SciFiScoop.com, as well as a few other sites, have posted an interview with Alan Burnett, writer of the upcoming DVD "Green Lantern: First Flight." Mania describes it as coming from "From Warner Bros. Publicity Materials," though, sadly, ComicList.com did not receive said publicity materials.
Q. What made Alan Burnett the perfect choice to write Green Lantern: First Flight?
Alan Burnett: They had been going through some ideas for Green Lantern stories and none of them were quite working out and I came up with this notion that I thought would be interesting. So, I just pitched it to them in one line. “Have you ever done Green Lantern as Training Day?” with the idea of the Denzel Washington role being Sinestro. They said, “That sounds pretty good - start writing.” And that’s how it began.
Q. So this is a police story?
Alan Burnett: We’re treating all the sectors of the universe as precincts and there’s, I believe, about 3,600 Green Lanterns - one for every precinct. Hal Jordan covers our section. The story is essentially Hal Jordan’s first day on the beat as a cop and he’s partnered with Sinestro. He’s seeing the universe for the first time, and we get to look at the universe through his eyes. It’s a bizarre place, but it’s also pretty recognizable.
