It’s official: “Thor 2” will open on July 26th, 2013. WHY???!!!
Well, it all has to do with money, and apparently $437 million worldwide is good enough for a sequel to this summer’s 2nd worst superhero film. However, Kenneth Branagh (who directed “Thor”) will not direct the sequel, which will make it three years in a row that Thor will appear on the big screen, with “The Avengers” opening next May.
The latest and worst summer superhero flick – “Green Lantern” – was supposed to get a sequel. However, a few days ago Warner Brothers backed-off the idea stating that they hadn’t officially made a decision yet, but that a 2nd “Lantern” still could be an option. WB, please say NO, and invest your time and money in something new. The “Green Lantern” character and his story simply isn’t strong enough to become a franchise.
But it’ll all come down to box office. The good news is that the movie is fading fast, so I would not expect it to gross enough domestically or worldwide to convince WB to green light another “Lantern”.