As the director of “ Green Lantern ,” Martin Campbell was far from the first, and certainly not the last filmmaker to deliver a stinker of a DC superhero film. But 14 years after its release, Campbell is unafraid to be honest about its shortcomings — especially the ones he takes personal responsibility for.

Superhero movies area powerful force in the entertainment industry, but they haven't all been winners. One somewhat infamous entry within the genre was Martin Campbell's Green Lantern (which is streaming with a Max subscription ). The filmmaker recently shared one big way he could have improved the blockbuster, and he's not wrong (in my opinion).

Marvel and DC have spent their entire existence trying to convince fans they are galaxies apart, despite orbiting the same comic cosmos. Yet, every time they clash at the box office, they somehow prove they are just different shades of the same spandex.

Director Martin Campbell has never been one to shy away from the reality of Green Lantern ’s legacy. In a recent interview with ComicBook , Campbell opened up about his experience making the 2011 film,