Based on the standards he set himself over the last dozen years, it’s been a suspiciously long time since Green Lantern, so we were well overdue.
Returning to familiar territory for the umpteenth time, The Flash as well.
As he tends to do, Reynolds has used his marketing savvy to place both DC productions in the firing line, recruiting Grant Gustin to play fictional Chief Performance Officer Seymour Roas in a new promo for MNTN, which does at least manage to hold off on the superhero references for a good 10 seconds or so.
In addition to checking off the shot fired at Green Lantern.
“That hurts, Seymour” is all the Deadpool headliner can muster to such a biting comeback, and then it’s all over. Even by Reynolds’ ongoing MO, shilling one of his many extracurricular endeavors, prodding the misfortunes of Warner Bros.’ $200 million misfire, and acknowledging his own costumed calamity in the space of just 41 seconds is quite the achievement.
Published: Nov 1, 2023 11:39 am