Sony is moving forward with what may be the most unlikely superhero film yet: The Green Hornet starring Seth Rogen. The Knocked Up star will play Britt Reid, a bored playboy who inherits his father’s crusading newspaper and spends his nights fighting crime with his sidekick, Kato. Additionally, Rogen is currently penning the film’s script with his writing partner, Evan Goldberg (Superbad); Sony has yet to hire a director for the project. Hornet is due in theaters on June 25, 2010.
Jun 3
2008
11:23 PM ET
Seth Rogen's 'The Green Hornet' gets a green light
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Oh oh…another superhero movie. I think I just heard Chris Nashawaty punch a wall.
Oh no, if it’s Seth Rogan that means it’s a comedy. Why can’t Hollywood respect the source material for this? Why do they have to turn it into a joke?
Hollywood is so unoriginal. Everyone is now getting on the “let’s cast the most unlikely person possible” for a superhero. Tobey McGuire & Christian Bale are good. Can’t we just leave it at that?
Actors can do serious work you know and I have complete faith in Seth Rogen — who should have gotten more award recognition for Knocked Up — the best comedy of last year.
you gotta be kiddin? this guy? I’ve been dreaming of this for the last 10 years and look what hollyweird pulled out of their ass.And It’s schedule for my 54th birthday.omg that’s a premier for me to poop on!
hmm Van Williams vs. Seth Rogan. yeah um no competition. I’m so extremely disappointed.
Listen up Negativity Nerds Seth Rogen rocks! This will be a great movie, and depending on the director, could be Freak’n AWESOME. Seth will bring an odd sense of realism, to a surrealistic situation. From a creative point of view this has a chance to be something really unique. Seth is slimming down for this role, and talked about the part of Kato, Here Seth will tell you: “I think what’s most important about the Kato part is it’s someone that you believe can kick the s#!t out of a lot of people. ['Kung Fu Hustle' star] Steven Chow is incredible. That was someone we had talked about. I’m a big Tony Jaa fan also.” Thanks Seth. Either choice there is a great one. Steven Chow is a freaking amazing director as well. Seth also addressed the negativity surrounding this film online: “Nerds love complaining. You go Ain’t It Cool News, and everybody complains about everything. They could find out Jesus Christ was making a movie with Frank Miller, and they’d say ‘That’s a terrible combination!”
If it’s done straight, I would have no problem with Seth Rogen headlining the project. After all, Michael Keaton was better known for comedic roles before he did “Batman.”
But if it’s a sendup a la Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller in the big-screen “Starsky and Hutch,” I don’t even want to be in the country when it’s released!
Seth Rogan has actually gone on record saying the movie is going to be played straight, not a spoof, not a comedy.
Give him the benefit of the doubt, he’s made good choices so far.
And Freaks & Geeks rocks.
Ceballos- lol!
I find Seth very attractive and even I was a little freaked to think of him in a tight suit. It didn’t help that EW decided to post the most unflattering image of him! But if he does slim down a bit, I think it could work really well. I love him enough to see it even if there’s a spandex-covered paunch involved!
Ok first of all, do some research people. The Green Hornet isn’t a superhero by the common definition. He doesn’t wear a costume short of a trench coat and a simple mask.(The Hornet is a blood relative of the Lone Ranger) Kato is his chauffeur as well as his sidekick and master mechanic. They’re just regular guys with no “powers” or abilities outside the humanly possible and some ingenious gadgetry. The Hornet is an anti-hero in that he isn’t always on the right side of the law with his tactics, and he usually only hunts mobsters and seemingly untouchable corporate scum in order to expose them. Though similar to Batman in terms of gadgetry and stealth, but also closely compared to a vigilante like Punisher, he is “smooth” and discrete in both costume and manner. Do you see now why Seth Rogen is a poor choice in every conceivable way?
I would give Rogen a chance — he wasn’t always “funny” on Freaks and Geeks, which was a terrific show, and I think although his persona is goofy, he may well prove capable of doing something serious and good. I am taking a “wait and see” approach.
Do you think he’ll do South Beach Diet or Master Cleanse?
The only person worse to cast in the role of Britt Reid would be Rosie O’Donnell. Boy, Sony – you blew it this time!