Originally posted by pr1983
hope the new guy does well, u wanna create it or should i?
Yeah it would be a shame to have great people like Kevin Smith and Jet Li involved and for the person who plays Green Hornet to ruin it all.
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Smith Says Green Hornet Script Not Done
Source: About.com
October 15, 2004
About.com interviewed Kevin Smith at the premiere of Ben Affleck's "Surviving Christmas" and asked him what the status was of his script for Miramax's The Green Hornet:
"I'm 100 pages in. And my wife was just like, "Well, great. So that means 20 pages until you are done." I'm like, "I don't think so. I think there's another 100 pages left to tell the story."
There's much more of the interview at the link below!
http://romanticmovies.about.com/od/directorinterviews/a/hornet101404.htm
I've heard Seth rogen is set to star as the hornet
from wiki
On March 20, 2007, Columbia Pictures confirmed they had bought the film rights to the character with a possible release slated for summer 2009 which Variety reported on July 20, 2007 that Seth Rogen had been hired to produce (and possibly write and star in).
Cameron Diaz in Talks for Green Hornet
Source:Entertainment Weekly July 8, 2009Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Cameron Diaz is considering an offer to play the female lead in The Green Hornet, opposite Seth Rogen.
The magazine says a deal hasn't been sealed yet, but that she is in early talks for the role.
Michel Gondry is set to direct the film based on a script by Rogen and his writing partner Evan Goldberg. Columbia Pictures is planning a July 9, 2010 release
Stephen Chow is out
Stephen Chow Exits Green Hornet Completely
Source:Columbia Pictures July 15, 2009First he was going to direct and co-star as Kato in Columbia Pictures' Green Hornet, then he was only set to play Kato, and now Stephen Chow has exited the film completely due to scheduling conflicts.
"There was a mutual and amicable decision by both sides to move on," said the studio in a statement. "We are out now to cast a new Kato and remain fully committed to Michel Gondry's exciting vision for the film, which will begin production this September
Nicolas Cage in Talks for The Green Hornet
Source:Variety July 20, 2009Columbia Pictures is in early talks with Nicolas Cage to play the gangster villain in The Green Hornet, reports Variety.
Cameron Diaz is negotiating to play a reporter and love interest in the Michel Gondry-directed film that stars Seth Rogen as the masked crime fighter.
The picture is moving full steam ahead for a fall start date, even as the studio looks to replace Stephen Chow, who was going to play sidekick Kato. Rogen and Evan Goldberg wrote the script and Neal Moritz is producing through his Original Films