document_title: The Bold and the Beautiful cast members

question_text: who is the actress who plays zoe on the bold and the beautiful

text: The Bold and the Beautiful cast members

text: Current cast members

text: Main cast

text:
Actor

Character

Duration

Ref

Kiara Barnes

Zoe Buckingham

2018–

[4]

Adain Bradley

Alexander Avant

2018–

[5]

Darin Brooks

Wyatt Spencer

2013–

[6]

Scott Clifton

Liam Spencer

2010–

[7]

Don Diamont

Bill Spencer, Jr.

2009–

[8]

Jennifer Gareis

Donna Logan

2006–

[9][10]

Courtney Hope

Sally Spectra

2017–

[11][12][13]

Thorsten Kaye

Ridge Forrester

2013–

[14][15]

Katherine Kelly Lang

Brooke Logan

1987–

[2]

John McCook

Eric Forrester

1987–

[3]

Alley Mills

Pamela Douglas

2006–

[16]

Karla Mosley

Maya Avant

2013–

[17]

Annika Noelle

Hope Logan

2018–

[18][19][20]

Ingo Rademacher

Thorne Forrester

2017–

[21][22]

Nia Sioux

Emma Barber

2018–

[23]

Rena Sofer

Quinn Fuller

2013–

[24]

Aaron D. Spears

Justin Barber

2009–

[25][26]

Heather Tom

Katie Logan

2007–

[27]

Jacqueline MacInnes Wood

Steffy Forrester

2008–13, 2015–

[28][29][30]

text: Recurring cast

text:
Actor

Character

Duration

Ref

Obba Babatundé

Julius Avant

2015–

[31]

Kimberlin Brown

Sheila Carter

1992–98, 2002–03, 2017–

[32][33]

Ian Buchanan

Dr. James Warwick

1993–99, 2004, 2007–11, 2017–

[34][35]

Mick Cain

C.J. Garrison

1997–2004, 2007, 2010, 2017–

Crystal Chappell

Danielle Spencer

2012–

[36]

Dick Christie

Charlie Webber

2013–

Othello Clark

Othello

2011–

[37]

Andrew Collins

Jarrett Maxwell

2004–

[38]

Reign Edwards

Nicole Avant

2015–

[39][40]

Finnegan George

Will Spencer

2018–

[41]

Courtney Grosbeck

Coco Spectra

2017–

[42]

Theodora Greece

Alison Montgomery

2011–

Jacqueline Hahn

Dr. Caspary

2005–

Jon Hensley

Dr. Meade

2012–

[43]

Anna Maria Horsford

Vivienne Avant

2015–

[31]

Dan Martin

Lieutenant Baker

1997–

[38]

Chris McKenna

Dr. Hayden

2016–

[44][45]

Zach Rance

Zach

2014–

[46]

Lawrence Saint-Victor

Carter Walton

2013–

[47]

Rodney Saulsberry

Anthony Wallace

2010–

[38]

Scott Turner Schofield

Nick

2015–

[48]

Tigerlily and Ginger Siler

Rosie Forrester

2011–

Taja V. Simpson

Adele

2012–

[49]

Hunter Tylo

Taylor Hayes

1990–2002, 2004, 2005–14, 2018–

[50]

Jeremy Ray Valdez

Detective Sanchez

2018–

[51]

Sandra Vergara

Theresa Corazon

2013–

Stephanie Wang

Madison Lee

2007–

Fred Willard

John Forrester

2014–

[52]

Jacob Young

Rick Forrester

1997–99, 2011–

[53][54]

Andres Zuno

Rafael

2013–

text: Former cast members

text:
Actor
Character
Duration
Ref

Zane Achor
Will Spencer
2013–18
[41]

Marla Adams
Beth Logan
1991

Luigi Amodeo
Lorenzo Barelli
2002–03

Justin Baldoni
Graham Darros
2010

Judith Baldwin
Beth Logan
1987

Texas Battle
Marcus Forrester
2008–13

Kabir Bedi
Prince Omar Rashid
1994–95, 2005

Brandon Beemer
Owen Knight  Casper Knight
2008–12  2009

Drew Tyler Bell
Thomas Forrester
2004–10

Paulo Benedeti
Antonio Dominguez
2001–02, 2012–13, 2017
[55]

Tracey E. Bregman
Lauren Fenmore Baldwin
1992–99, 2002, 2004, 2007

Ashleigh Brewer
Ivy Forrester
2014–18
[56][57]

Peter Brown
Blake Hayes
1991–92

Sarah Joy Brown
Agnes Jones
2009–11

Agnes Bruckner
Bridget Forrester
1997–99

Sabrina Bryan
Alisa Cordova
2002

Nancy Burnett
Beth Logan
1987–89, 1994, 1996–98, 2000–01

Sarah G. Buxton
Morgan DeWitt
2000–01, 2005

Ashley Lyn Cafagna
Kimberly Fairchild
1998–2001

Brian Patrick Clarke
Storm Logan (#2)
1990–91

Robert Clary
Pierre Jourdan
1988–89

Darlene Conley
Sally Spectra
1989–2006

Felisha Cooper
Sasha Thompson
2015–17
[58]

Mace Coronel
R.J. Forrester
2013–14
[55]

Barbara Crampton
Maggie Forrester
1995–98

Patrika Darbo
Shirley Spectra
2017–18
[11][12][59]

Eileen Davidson
Ashley Abbott
2007–08

Tamara Davies
Tricia Quick
2002-03

Michelle Davison
Ruthanne Owens
1991–93, 1995, 1997

William deVry
Storm Logan
2006–08, 2012

Michael Dietz
Mark Maclaine
2002–05

Lesley-Anne Down
Jackie Marone
2003–12

Courtnee Draper
Mary Warwick
2002

Patrick Duffy
Stephen Logan
2006–11

Bobbie Eakes
Macy Alexander
1989–2000, 2001, 2002-03

Andrea Evans
Tawny Moore
1999–2000, 2010–11

Kayla Ewell
Caitlin Ramirez
2004–05

Jennifer Finnigan
Bridget Forrester
2000–03

Susan Flannery
Stephanie Forrester
1987–2012

Rome Flynn
Zende Forrester Dominguez
2015–17
[60][61]

Pierson Fodé
Thomas Forrester
2015–18
[62][63][64]

Adrienne Frantz
Amber Moore  April Knight
1997–2005, 2010–12  2003
[65][66]

Brian Gaskill
Oscar Marone
2003–04

Bryan Genesse
Rocco Carner
1987–89, 2009

Frank and Morgan Gingerich
Jack Marone
2010–11

Linsey Godfrey
Caroline Spencer
2012–18
[67]

Ricky Paull Goldin
Jesse Graves
2013

Charles Grant
Grant Chambers
1996–98

Adam Gregory
Thomas Forrester
2010–13, 2014

Dax Griffin
Shane McGrath
2006–07

Ken Hanes
Mike Guthrie
1993–98, 2010

Winsor Harmon
Thorne Forrester
1996–2016
[68][69][70]

Emily Harrison
Bridget Forrester
2004

Rick Hearst
Whipple Jones
2002, 2009–11

Danube Hermosillo
Darlita
2017–18
[11][12][71]

Ben Hogestyn
Harry Jackson
2006

Addison Hoover
Phoebe Forrester
2005–06

Alex Hoover
Steffy Forrester
2005–06

Jack Horan
R.J. Forrester
2011

Mykel Shannon Jenkins
Charlie Baker
2007–09, 2012

Joanna Johnson
Caroline Spencer Forrester  Karen Spencer
1987–90, 2001  1991–94, 2009, 2011–14

Ashley Jones
Bridget Forrester
2004–12, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018
[72]

Sean Kanan
Deacon Sharpe
2000–05, 2012, 2014–2017
[73]

Lesli Kay
Felicia Forrester
2005–11, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
[55]

Lauren Koslow
Margo Maclaine Lynley
1987–92, 2002

Lorenzo Lamas
Hector Ramirez
2004–06

Teri Ann Linn
Kristen Forrester
1987–90, 1992–94

Kristolyn Lloyd
Dayzee Leigh Forrester
2010–13
[74][75]

Mario Lopez
Dr. Christian Ramirez
2006

Kyle Lowder
Rick Forrester
2007–11

Constantine Maroulis
Constantine Parros
2007

A Martinez
Dr. Ramon Montgomery
2011–12

Joseph Mascolo
Massimo Marone
2001–06

Kim Matula
Hope Logan
2010–14, 2015, 2016
[76][77][78][79]

MacKenzie Mauzy
Phoebe Forrester
2006–08

Todd McKee
Jake Maclaine
1990–92, 2007–13, 2015–16, 2018

Daniel McVicar
Clarke Garrison
1987–92, 1996–2009

Tracy Melchior
Kristen Forrester
2001–06, 2008–09, 2012–13
[55]

Lilly Melgar
Claudia Cortez
1996-97

Carrie Mitchum
Donna Logan
1987–91, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001

Ronn Moss
Ridge Forrester
1987–2012
[80][81]

Dylan Neal
Dylan Shaw
1994–97

Clayton Norcross
Thorne Forrester
1987–89

Ashlyn Pearce
Alexandria Forrester
2013–15
[82][83][84]

Sydney Penny
Samantha Kelly
2003–05

Robert Pine
Stephen Logan
1988, 1994, 1996, 1997–98, 2001

Lindsay Price
Michael Lai
1995–97

Usher Raymond
Raymond
1999

Robin Riker
Beth Logan
2008–10

Victor Rivers
Ricardo Montemayor
2013–14

Chris Robinson
Jack Hamilton
1992-94, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005

Gina Rodriguez
Beverly
2011–12

Jane A. Rogers
Julie DeLorean
1990–92

Antonio Sabàto Jr.
Dante Damiano
2005–06

Francisco San Martin
Mateo
2017
[85]

Colleen Dion-Scotti
Felicia Forrester
1990–92, 1997, 2004

Mary Sheldon
Donna Logan
1991

Nancy Sloan
Katie Logan
1987–89, 1991, 1994–96, 1997–98, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004

Hillary B. Smith
Dr. Stacy Barton
2012

Jim Storm
Bill Spencer, Sr.
1987–94, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2009

Michael Swan
Adam Alexander
1998–2000, 2001, 2002–03

Marissa Tait
Becky Moore
1999-2000

Justin Torkildsen
Rick Forrester
1999–2006

Jeff Trachta
Thorne Forrester
1989–96

Anthony Turpel
R.J. Forrester
2016–18
[86]

Sandra Vidal
Sofia Alonso
2001–03

Lark Voorhies
Jasmine Malone
1995–96

Jack Wagner
Nick Marone
2003–12

Maitland Ward
Jessica Forrester
1994–96

Chris Warren Jr.
Jimmy Ramirez
2004–05

Ethan Wayne
Storm Logan
1987–89, 1994, 1997–98, 2000, 2001, 2003

Betty White
Ann Douglas
2006–07, 2008, 2009

Fred Willard
John Forrester
2014–15

Shanelle Workman
Gabriela Moreno
2005

Alex Wyse
Saul Feinberg
2017–18

[11][12][59]

text: Deceased cast members

text:
Actor
Character
Date of Death

Michael Fox
Saul Feinberg
June 1, 1996

Philip O'Brien
Minister / Rev. Marshall
January 9, 1999

Steve Allen
Himself
October 30, 2000

Lesley Woods
Grandma Helen Logan
August 2, 2003

Sandy Ward
Det. Roy Banks
March 6, 2005

Frank Gorshin
George
May 17, 2005

James Doohan
Damon Warwick
July 20, 2005  [87]

Perry Stephens
Steve Crown
September 8, 2005 [88]

Mark Roberts
Dr. Adams / Dr. Reston
January 5, 2006

Michelle Davison
Ruthanne Owens
April 2, 2006

Ric Mancini
Vendor #1
May 26, 2006

Don Snell
Clerk
December 2, 2006

Darlene Conley
Sally Spectra
January 14, 2007

Luciano Giancarlo
Waiter
July 16, 2007

Charlton Heston
Himself
April 5, 2008

Patricia Place
Nurse Busch
September 20, 2008

Richard Blackwell
Himself
October 19, 2008

Douglas Barcellos
Rico
December 24, 2008

Dick Gjonola
Wayne Garfield
October 25, 2009

Christopher Cazenove
Himself
April 7, 2010

Don Ross
Charles Barnes
January 15, 2011

Jeff Conaway
Mick Savage
May 27, 2011 [89]

Frank Marocco
Musician
March 3, 2012

Kathryn Joosten
Herself
June 2, 2012

Holly Lewis
Gladys' assistant
June 22, 2012

Phyllis Diller
Gladys Pope
August 20, 2012 [90][91]

Michael Clarke Duncan
Slash
September 3, 2012

Karen Kim
Maya
October 21, 2012

Zheng Cao
Herself
February 21, 2013

Jeanne Cooper
Katherine Chancellor
May 8, 2013

Jerry Ayres
Conway Weston, P.I.
May 14, 2013 [92]

Kirk Scott
Frank Leonard
November 16, 2013

Tony Genaro
Luis
May 7, 2014

Matthew Cowles
Curtis Love
May 22, 2014

Bern Bennett
Announcer
May 29, 2014

John Brandon
Ben Maclaine
August 25, 2014

R. J. Adams
David Johns Esq.
January 26, 2015

Jayne Meadows
Herself
April 26, 2015

John Carter
Richard Baker
May 23, 2015

Peter Brown
Blake Hayes
March 21, 2016

Anthony Addabbo
Tony "Rush" Carrera/Jonny Carrera
October 18, 2016

Joseph Mascolo
Massimo Marone
December 8, 2016

Alan Thicke
Rich Ginger
December 13, 2016

Erin Moran
Kelly DeMartin
April 22, 2017

Bruce Gray
Judge Morrissey
December 13, 2017

Joseph Campanella
Jonathan Young
May 16, 2018


document_title: Orange River

question_text: where does the orange river and vaal river meet

root

text: Orange River

text: Course[edit]

text: The Orange rises in the Drakensberg mountains along the border between South Africa and Lesotho, about 193 km (120 mi) west of the Indian Ocean and at an altitude of over 3,000 m. The extremity of the Orange River inside Lesotho is known as the Senqu. Parts of the Senqu River freeze in winter because of the high altitude there. This creates droughts downstream of it which mainly affect goat and cattle production.

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text: The Orande River then runs westward through South Africa, forming the south-western boundary of the Free State province. In this section the river flows first into the Gariep Dam (the largest in the country), and later into the Vanderkloof Dam. From the border of Lesotho to below the Van der Kloof Dam the river bed is deeply incised. Further downstream the land is flatter, and the river is used extensively for irrigation.

text: At the western point of the Free State, southwest of Kimberley, the Orange meets with its main tributary, the Vaal River, which itself forms much of the northern border of the province. From here the river flows further westward through the arid wilderness of the southern Kalahari region and Namaqualand in the Northern Cape Province to meet with Namibia at the 20th degree of east longitude. From here it flows westward for 550 km,[6] forming the international border between the province and Namibia's ǁKaras Region. On the border, the river passes the town of Vioolsdrif, the main border post between South Africa and Namibia.

text: In the last 800 km (500 mi) of its course the Orange receives many intermittent streams and several large wadis lead into it. In this section, the Namib Desert terminates on the north bank of the river, so under normal circumstances the volume of water added by these tributaries is negligible. Here the bed of the river is once again deeply incised. The Augrabies Falls are located on this section of the Orange, where the river descends 122 m (400 ft) in a course of 26 km (16 mi).

text: The Orange empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Alexander Bay, which lies about equidistant between Cape Town and Walvis Bay. Some 33 km (21 mi) from its mouth it is completely obstructed by rapids and sand bars and is generally not navigable for long stretches.

text: The river has a total length of 2,200 km (1,400 mi).

text: Catchment and rainfall[edit]

text: In the dry winter months the volume of the water in the river is considerably reduced because of the rapid run-off and evaporation. At the source of the Orange the rainfall is approximately 2,000 mm per annum but precipitation decreases as the river flows westward; at its mouth the rainfall is less than 50 mm per annum. The factors that support evaporation, on the other hand, tend to increase in a westerly direction. However, in the wet season (summer) the Orange river becomes an impetuous, brown torrent. The huge mass of sediment carried constitutes a long-term threat to all engineering projects on the river.[7]

text: The total catchment of the Orange River (including the Vaal) extends over 973,000 km², i.e. equivalent to about 77% of the land area of South Africa (1,268,5358 km²). Approximately 366,000 km² (38%), however, is situated outside the country in Lesotho, Botswana and Namibia.

text: History[edit]

text: Name of the river[edit]

text: The earliest pre-colonial inhabitants called the river Gariep'.[6] An early Dutch name for the river was Groote Rivier meaning "Great River." [8] The river was named the Orange River by Colonel Robert Gordon, commander of the Dutch East India Company garrison at Cape Town, on a trip to the interior in 1779.[6] Gordon named the river in honor of William V of Orange.[6] A popular but incorrect belief is that the river was named after the supposedly orange color of its water, as opposed to the color its tributary, the Vaal River ('vaal' being Afrikaans for pale or grey).[citation needed] Since the end of apartheid, the name "Gariep" has had greater favour in official correspondence in South Africa, although the name "Orange" has greater international recognition.[6] In Lesotho, where the river rises, it is known as the Senqu River.

text: Renaming the river[edit]

text: The Eastern Cape Geographical Names Committee has advertised its intention to consider a name change for that portion of the river that forms the border between the Eastern Cape and the Free State, with suggestions being IGqili or Senqu.[9][10] The advertisement placed in the Aliwal Weekblad newspaper states that the "present name is perceived to have a strong association with the history of colonial subjugation and has therefore no place under the current democratic dispensation."[10]

text: Economy[edit]

text: As the collection point for the majority of South Africa's water, the Orange River plays a major role in supporting agriculture, industry and mining. To assist in this, two large water schemes have been created, the Orange River Project and the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Historically, the river played an important role in the South African diamond rush, with the first diamonds in the country being discovered in alluvial deposits on the Orange. Today, several commercial diamond mines operate along the final stretch of the Orange River and around its mouth. Finally, because of the lack of dangerous animals and high water levels during summer, the river is used for recreational canoeing and rafting. Orange River Rafting has become very popular with many companies using their camps along the river to operate from. The most popular trips are a 4-day and a 6-day river trips that take place either along the gorge below the Augrabies Falls or along the Richtersveld area.

text: Orange River Project[edit]

text: The Orange River Project (ORP) was one of the largest and most imaginative projects of its kind in South Africa. It was constructed by Hendrik Verwoerd's government at the height of the apartheid era. The ORP was built to utilise the unused water of the Orange River — which, without the Vaal River, represents some 14.1% of the total runoff in South Africa — and in the process, to satisfy an increasing demand for water. The main objectives of the project were:

text:
to stabilise river flow,
the generation and transmission of hydro-electric power,
to provide a reliable water supply for users in the Orange river basin, and
to give a new lease of life to water-deficient areas in the Eastern Cape such as the Great Fish and Sundays River valleys.

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text: The Gariep Dam near Colesberg, named the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam when built, is the main storage structure within the Orange River. From here the water is supplied in two directions: westward along the Orange River (via hydro-electric power generators) to the Vanderkloof Dam which was previously named the PK le Roux Dam, and southward through the Orange-Fish Tunnel to the Eastern Cape.

text: Hydro-electricity[edit]

text: Eskom operates hydro-electric power-stations at both the Gariep Dam and the Vanderkloof Dam. The hydro-electric power station at the Vanderkloof Dam was the first power-generation station in South Africa situated entirely underground. The towns Oviston and Oranjekrag were established to facilitate the construction and operation of the new infrastructure.

text: Irrigation[edit]

text: Irrigation in the vast area downstream of the Vanderkloof Dam, which has turned thousands of hectares of arid veld into highly productive agricultural land, was made possible by the construction of the Gariep Dam and the Vanderkloof Dam. Old, established irrigation schemes such as those at Buchuberg, Upington, Kakamas and Vioolsdrif have also benefitted because regulation of the flow is now possible. On the Namibian side of the river, Aussenkehr produces grapes with the help of water from the Orange.

text: In recent years the wine producing areas along the Orange River have grown in importance. Irrigation in the Eastern Cape has also received a tremendous boost, not only from the additional water that is being made available but also owing to improvement in water quality. Without this improvement the citrus farmers along the Lower Sundays River would almost certainly have continued to suffer losses of productivity.

text: Lesotho Highlands Water Project[edit]

text: The Lesotho Highlands Water Project was conceived to supplement the water supply in the Vaal River System. Water is delivered to South Africa by means of the Delivery Tunnel which passes under the Lesotho South Africa border at the Caledon River and then under the Little Caledon River south of Clarens in the Free State and discharges into the Ash River about 30 km further to the north. The scheme became viable when water demands in Gauteng reached levels that could no longer be supported economically by alternative schemes such as the Tugela River-Vaal River pumped storage scheme, which utilized the Sterkfontein Dam, located near Harrismith in the Free State.

text: Alluvial diamonds[edit]

text: In 1867, the first diamond discovered in South Africa, the Eureka Diamond, was found near Hopetown on the Orange River. Two years later, a much larger diamond known as the Star of South Africa was found in the same area, causing a diamond rush. This was soon eclipsed by the diamond rush to mine diamonds directly from kimberlite at Kimberley in 1871, although alluvial diamonds continued to be found in the Orange. Today, several commercial diamond mines operate on the last stretch of the river, as well as the beaches around its mouth. Diamond mines also operate on the middle stretch of the river.

text: Rafting and canoeing[edit]

text: During the temperate months of March and April, given good rains and the sluices of the dams being open a canoeist (or rafter) can easily travel 30 km per day. The lower reaches of the river are most popular, because of the spectacular topography. Commercial tours are available and these expeditions depart from the border town of Vioolsdrif.

text: Wildlife[edit]

text: Fish species[edit]

text: The Orange River has a relative paucity of species diversity. A 2011 survey of 13,762 fish found only 16 species of fish present.[11] Three of these, the common carp, the Mozambique tilapia and the western mosquitofish are non-indigenous.[11] Another exotic species, rainbow trout, is found in the river headwaters in Lesotho.

text: Seven species are endemic to the Vaal-Orange River system:[11]

text:
Rock-catfish (Austroglanis sclateri)
Maloti minnow (Pseudobarbus quathalambe)
Namaqua barb (Barbus hospes)
River sardine (Mesobola brevianalis)
Smallmouth yellowfish (Labeobarbus aeneus)
Largemouth yellowfish (Labeobarbus kimberlyensis)
Orange River Mudfish (Labeo capensis)

text: Larger animals[edit]

text: The Orange River has no large animals. It lies outside the range of the Nile crocodile, and although hippopotami were once abundant, they were hunted to extermination in the 1800s.[12]

text: Literature[edit]

text: Thomas Kruchem: Orange~Senqu. Artery of Life. Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Eschborn, Germany 2012, ISBN 978-3-86099-884-7.


document_title: Breathe (Faith Hill album)

question_text: who sings backup on breathe by faith hill

text: Breathe (Faith Hill album)

text: Track listing[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length

1.
"What's in It for Me"
Bekka Bramlett, Billy Burnette, Annie Roboff
5:36

2.
"I Got My Baby"
Bob DiPiero, Roboff
3:31

3.
"Love Is a Sweet Thing"
Brett James, Troy Verges
3:56

4.
"Breathe"
Stephanie Bentley, Holly Lamar
4:09

5.
"Let's Make Love" (with Tim McGraw)
Marv Green, Chris Lindsey, Bill Luther, Aimee Mayo
4:11

6.
"It Will Be Me"
Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick
3:46

7.
"The Way You Love Me"
Michael Dulaney, Keith Follesé
3:06

8.
"If I'm Not in Love"
Constant Change
4:02

9.
"Bringing Out The Elvis"
Leif Larsson, Louise Hoffsten
3:34

10.
"If My Heart Had Wings"
J. Fred Knobloch, Roboff
3:35

11.
"If I Should Fall Behind"
Bruce Springsteen
4:32

12.
"That's How Love Moves"
Jennifer Kimball, Ty Lacy, Fitzgerald Scott
4:14

13.
"There Will Come a Day"
Lindsey, Luther, Mayo
4:15

Total length:
52:27

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text:
International version bonus tracks

No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length

14.
"This Kiss" (Radio version)
Beth Nielsen Chapman, Lerner, Roboff
3:16

15.
"Breathe" (Hex Hector Radio Edit #1)
Bentley, Lamar
3:57

16.
"The Way You Love Me" (Love to Infinity Edit)
Dulaney, Follesé
2:59

text:
Australian version bonus tracks

No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length

14.
"This Kiss" (Radio version)
Chapman, Lerner, Roboff
3:16

15.
"Let Me Let Go"
Steve Diamond, Dennis Morgan
4:25

16.
"Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me" (with Tim McGraw)
Diane Warren
4:28

17.
"Breathe" (Hex Hector Radio Edit #1)
Bentley, Lamar
3:57

text: Personnel[edit]

text: From Breathe liner notes.[8]

text: Musicians[edit]

text:
Tim Akers - keyboards
Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
Lisa Cochran - background vocals
Eric Darken - percussion
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
Dann Huff - electric guitar
Gordon Kennedy - electric guitar
B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
Lonnie Wilson - drums

text:
Bekka Bramlett - background vocals
Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
Michael Landau - electric guitar
B. James Lowry - electric guitar
Brent Mason - electric guitar
Steve Nathan - keyboards
Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
Dennis Wilson - background vocals
Lonnie Wilson - drums
Glenn Worf - bass guitar

text:
Tim Akers - keyboards
Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
Lisa Cochran - background vocals
Eric Darken - percussion
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
Dann Huff - electric guitar
Gordon Kennedy - electric guitar
B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
Gene Miller - background vocals
Lonnie Wilson - drums

text:
Bekka Bramlett - background vocals
Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
Stuart Duncan - fiddle
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
Michael Landau - electric guitar
B. James Lowry - electric guitar
Brent Mason - electric guitar
Steve Nathan - keyboards
Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
Lonnie Wilson - drums
Glenn Worf - bass guitar

text:
Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
Michael Landau - electric guitar
B. James Lowry - electric guitar
Brent Mason - electric guitar
Tim McGraw - guest vocals
Steve Nathan - keyboards
Kim Parent - background vocals
Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
Gary Smith - piano, organ
Lonnie Wilson - drums
Glenn Worf - bass guitar

text:
Stephanie Bentley - background vocals
Bekka Bramlett - background vocals
Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
Michael Landau - electric guitar
B. James Lowry - electric guitar
Brent Mason - electric guitar
Steve Nathan - keyboards
Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
Lonnie Wilson - drums
Glenn Worf - bass guitar

text:
Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
Stuart Duncan - fiddle
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
Michael Landau - electric guitar
B. James Lowry - electric guitar
Brent Mason - electric guitar
Nashville String Machine - strings
Steve Nathan - keyboards
Lonnie Wilson - drums
Glenn Worf - bass guitar

text:
Tim Akers - keyboards
Lisa Bevill - background vocals
Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
Lisa Cochran - background vocals
Eric Darken - percussion
Dann Huff - electric guitar
Terry McMillan - harmonica
Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
Lonnie Wilson - drums

text:
Bekka Bramlett - background vocals
Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
Michael Landau - electric guitar
Brent Mason - electric guitar
Steve Nathan - keyboards
Kim Parent - background vocals
Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
John Willis - electric guitar
Lonnie Wilson - drums
Glenn Worf - bass guitar

text:
Bekka Bramlett - background vocals
Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
B. James Lowry - electric guitar
Brent Mason - electric guitar
Steve Nathan - keyboards
Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
Lonnie Wilson - drums
Glenn Worf - bass guitar

text:
Tim Akers - keyboards
Steve Brewster - drums
Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
Lisa Cochran - background vocals
Eric Darken - percussion
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
Dann Huff - electric guitar
Gordon Kennedy - electric guitar
B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
Gene Miller - background vocals
Nashville String Machine - strings

text:
Bekka Bramlett - background vocals
Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
Michael Landau - electric guitar
B. James Lowry - electric guitar
Brent Mason - electric guitar
Steve Nathan - organ, synthesizer
Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
Gary Smith - piano
Lonnie Wilson - drums
Glenn Worf - bass guitar

text: Technical[edit]

text:
Jeff Balding - recording (tracks 1, 3, 9, 12)
Derek Bason - recording (tracks 1, 3, 9, 12)
Byron Gallimore - production (all tracks except 1, 3, 9, 12)
Carl Gorodetzky - string contractor (tracks 8, 12)
Mark Hagen - recording (tracks 1, 3, 9, 12)
Faith Hill - production (all tracks)
Dann Huff - production (tracks 1, 3, 9, 12)
Ronn Huff - string arrangements, conducting (tracks 8, 12)
Julian King - recording (all tracks except 1, 3, 9, 12)
Chris Lord-Alge - mixing (tracks 5, 11 only)
Doug Sax - mastering
Mike Shipley - mixing (all tracks except 5 and 11)
Shawn Simpson - digital editing

text: Charts[edit]

text: Album[edit]

text:
Chart (1999–2000)
Peak
position

Australian Albums (ARIA)[9]
7

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10]
43

Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[11]
26

Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12]
15

French Albums (SNEP)[13]
63

German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]
76

Italian Albums (FIMI)[15]
36

New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16]
3

Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17]
3

Scottish Albums (OCC)[18]
11

Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19]
12

Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20]
38

UK Albums (OCC)[21]
38

US Billboard 200[22]
1

US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[23]
1

text: Awards[edit]

text: Grammy Awards

text:
Year
Winner
Category

2001
"Breathe"
Best Country Album

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

"Let's Make Love"
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

text:
Preceded by
The Battle of Los Angeles by Rage Against the Machine
Billboard 200 number-one album
November 27 - December 4, 1999
Succeeded by
Issues by KoЯn

Preceded by
LeAnn Rimes by LeAnn Rimes
Greatest Hits by Kenny Chesney
Top Country Albums number-one album
November 27 - December 10, 1999
October 28 - November 24, 2000
Succeeded by
Come On Over by Shania Twain
When Somebody Loves You by Alan Jackson

Preceded by
Come On Over by Shania Twain
Fly by Dixie Chicks
Fly by Dixie Chicks
Two Against Nature by Steely Dan
RPM Country Albums number-one album
November 29 - December 5, 1999
June 12–25, 2000
July 3 - August 6, 2000
September 4–10, 2000
Succeeded by
Come On Over by Shania Twain
Fly by Dixie Chicks
Fly by Dixie Chicks
Coyote Ugly by Various Artists


document_title: Molotov Plan

question_text: the soviet union's economic response to the marshall plan was the

question_tokens: the soviet union 's economic response to the marshall plan was the

text: Molotov Plan

text: The Molotov Plan was the system created by the Soviet Union in 1947 in order to provide aid to rebuild the countries in Eastern Europe that were politically and economically aligned to the Soviet Union. It can be seen to be the USSR's version of the Marshall Plan, which for political reasons the Eastern European countries would not be able to join without leaving the Soviet sphere of influence. Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov rejected the Marshall Plan (1947), proposing the Molotov Plan –  the Soviet-sponsored economic grouping which was eventually expanded to become the COMECON.[1] The Molotov plan was symbolic of the Soviet Union's refusal to accept aid from the Marshall Plan, or allow any of their satellite states to do so, because of their belief that the Plan was an attempt to weaken Soviet interest in their satellite states, through the conditions imposed, and by making beneficiary countries economically dependent on the United States.

text: The plan was a system of bilateral trade agreements which also established COMECON to create an economic alliance of socialist countries.[2] This aid allowed countries in Europe to stop relying on American aid, and therefore allowed Molotov Plan states to reorganize their trade to the USSR instead.[3] The plan was in some ways contradictory however, because at the same time the Soviets were giving aid to Eastern bloc countries, they were demanding that countries who were members of the Axis powers pay reparations to the USSR.

text: List of nations which took part in the Molotov Plan[edit]

text:
Poland
Czechoslovakia


document_title: Green Lantern (film)

question_text: who played the green lantern in the most recent movie

text: Green Lantern (film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Billions of years ago, beings called the Guardians of the Universe used the green essence of willpower to create an intergalactic police force called the Green Lantern Corps. They divided the universe into 3600 sectors, with one Green Lantern per sector. One such Green Lantern, Abin Sur of Sector 2814, defeated the malevolent being Parallax and imprisoned him in the Lost Sector on the desolate planet Ryut. In the present day, Parallax escapes from his prison after becoming strengthened by an encounter with crash survivors on the planet, feeding on their fear to gain strength before pursuing and nearly killing Abin Sur, who escapes and crash-lands on Earth where he commands his power ring to find a worthy successor.

text: Hal Jordan, a cocky test pilot working at Ferris Aircraft, is chosen by the ring and transported to the crash site, where the dying Abin Sur appoints him a Green Lantern, telling him to take the lantern and speak the oath. Jordan says the oath and is whisked away to the Green Lantern Corps home planet of Oa, where he meets and trains with veteran Corps members Tomar-Re, Kilowog, and Corps leader Sinestro, who believes he is unfit and fearful. Jordan quits and returns to Earth, keeping the power ring and lantern.

text: Scientist Hector Hammond is summoned by his father, Senator Robert Hammond, to a secret government facility to perform an autopsy on Abin Sur's body under the watchful eye of Amanda Waller. A piece of Parallax inside the corpse enters Hammond, giving him telepathic and telekinetic powers at the cost of his sanity. After discovering that he was chosen for the secret work only due to his father's influence, Hammond attempts to kill his father by telekinetically sabotaging his helicopter at a party. Jordan saves the senator and the party guests, including his childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris. Back at the government facility, Hammond uses telekenisis to successfully kill his father by burning him alive. Hammond also elevates Waller high above the floor. As she's falling, Jordan arrives and saves the injured Waller by creating a pool of water which whisks her away out of further danger. During the encounter Jordan learns of Parallax coming to Earth.

text: On Oa, the Guardians tell Sinestro that Parallax was one of their own until he desired to control the yellow essence of fear, only to become corrupted. Arguing that the way to fight fear is with fear itself, Sinestro requests that the Guardians forge a ring of the same yellow power, preparing to concede Earth's destruction to Parallax in order to protect Oa. Jordan appears and tries to convince the Guardians that fear will turn the users evil if its power is used, but they reject his pleas, and he returns to Earth to try to defeat Parallax on his own.

text: Jordan saves Ferris from Hammond after a brief showdown. Parallax arrives, consumes Hammond's entire life force, and then wreaks havoc on Coast City. After a fierce battle, Jordan lures Parallax away from Earth and toward the sun, destroying and killing Parallax. He loses consciousness after the battle and falls toward the sun, but is saved by Sinestro, Kilowog, and Tomar-Re.

text: The entire Green Lantern Corps congratulates Jordan for his bravery. Sinestro tells Jordan he now bears the responsibility of protecting his sector as a Green Lantern.

text: In a mid-credits scene, Sinestro takes the yellow ring and places it on his finger, causing his green suit and eyes to turn yellow.

text: Cast[edit]

text: Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern:

text: Gattlin Griffith as young Hal Jordan.

text: Blake Lively as Carol Ferris:

text: Jena Craig as young Carol Ferris.

text: Peter Sarsgaard as Dr. Hector Hammond:

text: Kennon Kepper as young Hector Hammond.

text: Mark Strong as Thaal Sinestro / Green Lantern:

text: Angela Bassett as Dr. Amanda Waller:

text: Tim Robbins as Robert Hammond:

text: Temuera Morrison as Abin Sur / Green Lantern:

text: Geoffrey Rush as the voice of Tomar-Re / Green Lantern:

text: Michael Clarke Duncan as the voice of Kilowog / Green Lantern:

text: Taika Waititi as Thomas Kalmaku:

text: Clancy Brown as the voice of Parallax:

text: Additionally, Jon Tenney plays Martin Jordan, Hal Jordan's father; Jay O. Sanders portrays Carl Ferris, an aircraft designer and father of Carol Ferris; Mike Doyle is cast as Jack Jordan, Hal Jordan's older brother; and Nick Jandl is cast as Jim Jordan, Hal Jordan's younger brother.[29][30]

text: Actors Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively met while filming Green Lantern and began dating after it was completed; they married in 2012.[citation needed]

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: In early 1997, Warner Bros. approached cult filmmaker and comic book writer Kevin Smith, who had then just finished writing Superman Lives, to script a Green Lantern film. Smith turned down the offer, believing there were more suitable candidates to make a Green Lantern film.[31] At one point Quentin Tarantino was offered the chance to write and direct.[32] Warner also considered the property as an action comedy; by 2004, Robert Smigel had completed a script which was set to star Jack Black in the lead role. However, the studio dropped the comedy idea following poor fan reaction from the Internet.[33][34] David S. Goyer was offered the chance to write and direct either a Green Lantern or Flash film after Warner Bros. was impressed with his screenplay for Batman Begins, but he opted to direct the latter.[35] Actor-writer Corey Reynolds, a comic book fan of the John Stewart character, pitched Warner an idea for a trilogy, with him starring as John Stewart and performing screenwriting duties. Reynolds intended to introduce Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern Corps and Justice League in possible sequels.[36][37] He finished the script for Green Lantern: Birth of a Hero in June 2007, receiving positive feedback from Warner Bros. with a potential 2010 release date.[38] However, the studio abandoned Reynolds' concept, and in October 2007, Greg Berlanti signed to direct the film and co-write it with comic-book writers Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim.[39] A draft of the trio's 2008 script, leaked on the Internet, revealed a story that included the hero's origin and included the characters Carol Ferris, Kilowog, Sinestro, and Guy Gardner in a cameo appearance, and appeared "to set up Hector Hammond as Hal Jordan's ... first major nemesis...."[40] Shortly afterward, Guggenheim said that the script would contain characterizations inspired by the Denny O'Neil-Neal Adams run on the comic in the 1970s, and Dave Gibbons' work in the early 1980s. He added that he and his co-writers also looked to the 2000s Geoff Johns stories, saying, "It’s been interesting because we finished a draft just before [Johns'] 'Secret Origin' [story arc] started up. "So I’ve been reading 'Secret Origin' with a real interest in seeing 'OK, how did Geoff solve this problem?' There are certain elements just for anyone trying to retell Hal’s origin for a modern day audience has to address and grapple with. For example, why the hell was Abin [Sur] flying in a space ship when he's a Green Lantern? You don't ask that question back in the Silver Age, but when you're writing in the Modern Age, you have to answer these things."[41]

text: Pre-production[edit]

text: By December 2008, the writers had written three drafts of the screenplay and Warner was preparing for pre-production.[42] However, Berlanti was forced to vacate the director's position when Warner Bros. attached him to This Is Where I Leave You, and in February 2009, Martin Campbell entered negotiations to direct.[43] The release date was set as December 2010, before being moved to June 17, 2011.[44]

text: Bradley Cooper,[45] Ryan Reynolds,[45] Justin Timberlake,[45] and Jared Leto[4] were the producers' top choices for the starring role in July 2009. On July 10, Warner announced that Reynolds had been cast as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern.[4] A website reported on January 7, 2010, that a crew-member had written on her blog that the film was greenlit the day before and that filming would begin in 10 weeks.[46] Also in January, Blake Lively was cast as Carol Ferris,[11] Peter Sarsgaard was in negotiations to portray Hector Hammond,[14] and Mark Strong was in negotiations to play Sinestro.[16] In February, Tim Robbins joined the cast as Senator Hammond.[20] The following month, New Zealanders Temuera Morrison and Taika Waititi had joined the cast as Abin Sur and Tom Kalmaku, respectively.[21]

text: Filming[edit]

text: With a production budget of $200 million,[47] Green Lantern was initially scheduled to begin filming in November 2009 at Fox Studios Australia.[48] The start date was pushed back to January 2010,[4] but the production moved to Louisiana, where, on March 3, 2010, test footage was filmed in Madisonville involving stunt cars.[49] Principal photography began on March 15, 2010 in New Orleans.[50] Nine days after filming began, Angela Bassett joined the cast as Dr. Amanda Waller, a government agent who is a staple of the DC Comics universe.[18]

text: In April 2010, Jon Tenney revealed that he would play Hal Jordan's father, test pilot Martin H. Jordan.[29] By June 2010 filming had begun at New Orleans Lakefront Airport.[51] In the same month it was reported that Mike Doyle has been cast for the role of Jack Jordan, the older brother of Hal Jordan. In July 2010 it was reported that Ryan Reynolds was injured while shooting scenes for the film, separating his shoulder and was in "lots of pain".[52]

text: While promoting Deadpool (in which Reynolds portrays another famous comic book superhero), Reynolds said that filming Green Lantern itself had been frustrating, "You really need a visionary behind a movie like that, but it was the classic studio story: "We have a poster, but we don't have a script or know what we want; let's start shooting!"[53] The Deadpool film itself references Reynolds' time as Green Lantern in two scenes, the opening scene which features a drawing of Green Lantern, and a later scene where his character (who has the ability to Break the fourth wall) insists that his suit be neither "green, or animated!"

text: Post-production[edit]

text: Geoff Johns confirmed on his Twitter account that the film had ended principal photography on August 6, 2010 and entered post-production.[54] In an interview with MTV News, director Martin Campbell was asked about the film's effects-heavy epic scale and commented "It's daunting, just the process, (there are) something like 1,300 visual shots, it's mind-blowing, quite honestly".[55] When asked about the constructs created from the power rings, Campbell stated "One of the nice things is, we'll all sit down and say, 'Well, what are we going to do here?' Really, it's as much as your imagination can go to make the constructs".[56] The studio also confirmed to MTV News that the film would have a 3-D release.[57]

text: In January 2011, it was reported that Green Lantern had begun re-shoots for key scenes at Warner Bros. Studios in Los Angeles, California.[58] In March 2011 it was reported that Geoffrey Rush had joined the cast as the voice of the CGI-created character, Tomar-Re.[23]

text: In April 2011, Michael Clarke Duncan entered negotiations to voice Kilowog.[25] Also in April it was reported that Warner Bros. raised the visual effects budget by $9 million and hired additional visual effects studios to bolster the ranks of the team that had been working overtime to meet the film's June 17 launch.[59]

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text: The soundtrack was released in stores on June 14, 2011. The soundtrack was composed by James Newton Howard, who also worked on the other Warner Bros/DC Comics based films Batman Begins and The Dark Knight with Hans Zimmer. The soundtrack was published by WaterTower Music.[60]

text: Release[edit]

text: The world premiere of Green Lantern took place on June 15, 2011 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California,[61] and was released in North America and the UK two days later on June 17.[62]

text: Home media[edit]

text: Green Lantern was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 14, 2011. The Blu-ray release includes an extended cut, which adds an extra nine minutes of footage to the running time, totaling 123 minutes.[63][64]

text: Marketing[edit]

text: Marketing and promotion of the film cost $100 million.[65] The first footage of the film was shown at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con. The footage was widely released online in November 2010 with thirty seconds of footage airing the following day on Entertainment Tonight.[66] The first full theatrical trailer for the film was shown before screenings of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1[67] and became available online in November 2010.[68] This initial trailer was met with a poor reception from fans and, as a result, the film's marketing campaign was delayed. Sue Kroll, the studio's worldwide marketing president stated, "Part of the reason the response to the first trailer was lukewarm was that the big-scale sequences weren't ready to show, and we suffered for it. We can't afford to do that again."[69] In April Warner Bros. debuted nine minutes of footage at the 2011 WonderCon in San Francisco. The Hollywood Reporter reported that the footage wowed the audience. A four-minute cut of the WonderCon footage was later released online.[70]

text: Animation[edit]

text: In March 2010, Comics Continuum reported that an animated Green Lantern film was in the works at Warner Bros. Animation and would be part of a direct-to-video project that was timed for release of the live-action Green Lantern movie in the summer of 2011. The Green Lantern animated project would likely take a look at the origins of the Green Lantern Corps, including the first ring wielders.[71] In an interview with Bruce Timm, the producer revealed that a sequel to the Green Lantern animated movie had been discussed but cancelled because of the picture not achieving the immediate success that they had hoped for. However, Timm did hope the live-action film would renew interest in a sequel.[72] The animated movie entitled Green Lantern: Emerald Knights was officially announced in June 2010 instead.[73]

text: Comics[edit]

text: DC Entertainment began releasing a series of Green Lantern Movie Prequel comics the week before the film was released, covering the lives of the characters before the events of the film, written by members of the film's production team. Five comics were made, covering Tomar-Re by Marc Guggenheim, Kilowog by Peter J. Tomasi, Abin Sur by Michael Green, Hal Jordan by Greg Berlanti and Sinestro by Michael Goldenberg and Geoff Johns. A free excerpt of the Sinestro prequel comic was released online as "Secret Origin of the Green Lantern Corps #1" two days before the release of the film.[74]

text: Roller coaster[edit]

text: Six Flags debuted two roller coasters named Green Lantern at Great Adventure and Magic Mountain in 2011 to coincide with the film's release.[75] A third ride, Green Lantern Coaster, also opened in November of the same year at Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia. Although this ride was more based on the original comic.

text: Video game[edit]

text: Warner Bros. Interactive produced a tie-in video game, Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters, for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 by Double Helix Games, with versions for the Nintendo Wii, the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo 3DS by Griptonite Games.[76]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: Green Lantern opened on Friday, June 17, 2011 in North America, earning $3.4 million in 1,180 midnight runs.[77] The film went on to gross $21,386,523 its opening day, but fell 22% on Saturday for a weekend total of $53,174,303, earning it the No. 1 spot.[78] In its second weekend Green Lantern experienced a 66.1% decline, which was the largest second weekend decline for a superhero film in 2011.[79] Green Lantern grossed $116,601,172 in the U.S. and Canada as well as $103,250,000 internationally bringing its worldwide total to $219,851,172.

text: Many industry analysts felt that Green Lantern "failed to perform to expectations".[80][81][82] The Hollywood Reporter speculated that Green Lantern needed to make approximately $500 million to be considered financially solid.[83]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: Green Lantern received generally negative reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 26% based on 226 reviews with an average rating of 4.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Noisy, overproduced, and thinly written, Green Lantern squanders an impressive budget and decades of comics mythology."[84] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 39 out of 100 based on reviews from 39 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[85] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.[86]

text: Justin Chang of Variety gave Green Lantern a mixed review, stating, "Martin Campbell's visually lavish sci-fi adventure is a highly unstable alloy of the serious, the goofy and the downright derivative."[87] Manohla Dargis of The New York Times said, "Green Lantern is bad. This despite Ryan Reynolds's dazzling dentistry, hard-body physique and earnest efforts, and the support of fine performers like Peter Sarsgaard ... Mark Strong ... and Angela Bassett".[88] Christy Lemire of the Associated Press called it a "joyless amalgamation of expository dialogue and special effects that aren't especially special."[89] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times had mixed feelings, stating, "Green Lantern does not intend to be plausible. It intends to be a sound-and-light show, assaulting the audience with sensational special effects. If that's what you want, that's what you get."[90] British newspaper The Telegraph named The Green Lantern one of the ten worst films of 2011.[91]

text: Conversely, Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter gave it a positive review, saying the film "serves up all the requisite elements with enough self-deprecating humor to suggest it doesn't take itself too seriously".[92] Reviewer Leonard Maltin felt that "the film offers a dazzling array of visual effects, a likable hero, a beautiful leading lady, a colorful villain, and a good backstory. It also doesn’t take itself too seriously."[93] Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times said, "More science-fiction space opera than superhero epic, it works in fits and starts as its disparate parts go in and out of effectiveness, but the professionalism of the production make it watchable in a comic book kind of way".[94]

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
Award
Category
Recipients
Result

2010 Scream Awards[95]
Most Anticipated Movie

Won

2011 Teen Choice Awards[96]
Choice Movie Actor - Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Ryan Reynolds
Nominated

Choice Movie Actress - Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Blake Lively
Nominated

2011 Scream Awards[97]
Best Superhero
Ryan Reynolds as the Green Lantern
Nominated

38th People's Choice Awards[98]
Favorite Movie Actor
Ryan Reynolds (along with The Change-Up)
Nominated

Favorite Superhero
Ryan Reynolds
Won

Favorite Action Movie Actor
Ryan Reynolds
Nominated

text: Canceled sequel and franchise[edit]

text: In 2010, director Martin Campbell confirmed the possibility of a Green Lantern trilogy. Warner Bros. originally planned on Green Lantern being the first entry of a new DC film franchise, and commissioned a script for a sequel from Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, and Marc Guggenheim while filming for the first film was underway.[99] In August 2010, Michael Goldenberg was still attached to write the screenplay, based on the sequel treatment.[100] The scene in the film's end credits showing a resurgence of the yellow power ring of fear, with Sinestro becoming corrupted by its dark power, teased the planned sequel.[101] In September 2011 Warner Bros., dismayed by the film's negative reviews and disappointing box office return, abandoned plans for sequels.[102]

text: Reboot[edit]

text: In June 2013, David S. Goyer confirmed that Man of Steel is the first film in the DC Extended Universe. This confirmed that should the Green Lantern property be featured in an upcoming DC film, it will be a rebooted version.[103] Later that year Goyer stated that he had interest in making a new feature film based on the titular character.[104] In July 2015, Warner Bros announced plans to release a solo Green Lantern film titled Green Lantern Corps, with a release date scheduled for June 19, 2020. The film will be the eleventh installment of the DC Extended Universe. Hal Jordan and John Stewart will reportedly be the Green Lanterns focused on in the movie.[105][106] In January 2016, it was reported that Goyer and Justin Rhodes will be writing the film's script and will also produce the film, with Geoff Johns and Jon Berg as executive producers.[107]