{
  "id": 5375542,
  "title": "After Years of Mocking the DC Flop, Ryan Reynolds Now Says ‘I Owe Everything’ to Green Lantern",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/after-years-of-mocking-the-dc-flop-ryan-reynolds-now-says-i-owe",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-03T16:31:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/ryan-reynolds-owes-everything-green-lantern"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "For over ten years, Ryan Reynolds has been ridiculing his 2011 DC film, Green Lantern, with a notable example being a post-credits scene in Deadpool 2. However, with the arrival of the HBO series Lanterns, the actor appears to have changed his tune, stating, \"I owe my entire career to that movie.\" During a red carpet event for his new movie Mayday, Reynolds was asked if he'd consider a cameo in Lanterns. He enthusiastically responded, \"I would totally do a cameo in that. I love it. I learned so much making that movie.\" He acknowledged that while some lessons were about avoiding mistakes, making such a large-scale project taught him valuable insights. Reynolds confessed that he owes everything to Green Lantern, praising the experience and even mentioning his wife, Blake Lively, whom they met during the filming of this film.",
  "summary": "After years of poking fun at Green Lantern, Ryan Reynolds admitted he owes his career and personal life to the infamous 2011 DC superhero movie.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}