Green Hornet Just Became The Most Eagerly Anticipated Superhero Film Of 2010

Now that “ superhero movies ” have become Hollywood ’s biggest summer genre , we ’re conk out to see a overflow of films deconstruct superhero tropes in various ways . But the most exciting superhero revamp may not be Watchmen or Kick - Ass , but rather the Green Hornet , the Batman - esque action at law - comedy asterisk co - writer Seth Rogen . Why ? Because of its new mysterious weapon , co - star and film director Stephen Chow . Rogen order all along he wants Green Hornet to be about an action Cuban sandwich who ’s less far-famed than his sidekick . Which take in gumption , given that everybody remembers Bruce Lee as chauffeur / buddy Kato from the 1960s telly show , and absolutely nobody remember the guy who play the Green Hornet himself . So it ’s really amazing news show that Stephen Chow , a comedy hulk with a string of movies like Kung - Fu Hustle and God Of Cooking under his belt , will work Kato . And since Chow is also directing , he can presumptively verify Kato gets the limelight . Says Chow :

I ’m excited to be taking on ‘ The Green Hornet ’ – evidently , I ’ve been a huge lover of the show since I was a kid . The idea of step into Bruce Lee ’s shoes as Kato is both humbling and thrilling , and to get the chance to direct the task as my American movie unveiling is but a pipe dream get along rightful .

Says Rogen :

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Stephen was always my and [ co - screenwriter ] Evan [ Goldberg ] ’s first choice for director and to run Kato . We just hope that he never finds out we ’re not the Wachowski Brothers .

I ’m also stoke because this makes Chow ’s 2d science fiction - y movie , after CJ7 . I ’m still hoping this spur a tendency in Chinese picture show , away from kung - fu epic poem and towards scifi ones . I just trust they keep all the scifi touch modality , like the Hornet ’s gun that sprays knock - out gasolene , and his electric stun weapon acknowledge as the “ Hornet ’s Sting . ” ( Actually , the latter sounds a bit like a taser , come to think of it . ) Also , lease ’s hope the Green Hornet is still a newspaper publishing house by day — I altogether want to see Arthur Ochs Sultzberger fighting crime . [ MTV ]

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