As Marvel slowly increased its reach in the early 2010s, competitor DC hoped to launch its own extended franchise, starting with 2011's Green Lantern. Unfortunately, even the charm of Ryan Reynolds couldn't save the movie from too many story and CGI flaws, resulting in a flop that killed hopes of launching a unified universe from this movie. One good thing did come out of it, though: Reynolds met his future wife, Blake Lively, working on this movie!