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THE GREEN HORNET Hits A Red Light At Sony...
Beaks here...
We were thrilled when Stephen Chow was announced as the director/co-star of THE GREEN HORNET. We were dismayed when he opted out of directing. And so we are indifferent upon learning that THE GREEN HORNET has been placed on "life support" at Sony.
This latest, not-entirely-unexpected news comes from HitFix's Scooter McWeeny, who's been told by a source "close to the production" that the film will most likely not shoot in 2009. Why? No clue. When the studio cited "creative differences" as the reason for Chow leaving the director's chair last December, I was a little surprised that the project wasn't scuttled then and there. It seemed strange that Chow would want to stick around and play Kato under someone else's direction.
Should Sony ultimately pull the plug, this will be the third failed development of THE GREEN HORNET in the last fifteen years (the first being Michel Gondry's take in the late '90s, the second being Kevin Smith's go at the property in 2004).
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Truly. I am.
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Wait, what? Who cares. Smith was right to bail on this.
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That's all I got !
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I wonder about all of the contributors. I'm guessing Beaks is in some kind of marketing/advertising, and Harry obviously profits from this site, but what about the other guys?
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I'm amazed this is the first i've heard about that.
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Who goes there?! SETH F@&%ing Rogen?! As the Green Hornet?! Who @ Sony was smoked out of their gourd to sign on to this in the first place?!
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This should be done as a kick ass send up to the 60's t.v. show. Period. No stoner comic actors as the Hornet please.
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Two words behind Sony's concerns.: The Spirit
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The Green Hornet is one of my all-time favorite heroes. GH and Kato deserve better than being Seth Rogen's vanity project.Either treat the characters with respect and give us a serious adventure film, or leave them to rest in peace as a part of pop culture history. Simple as that.
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...As a Jackie Chan "buddy" comedy.
Maybe Sony can borrow WB's squid for it. Since they're not, y'know, using it or anything.
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I can believe "creative differences" 100% Hollywood would never approve of Chow's humour and genius.
They would have tried to amercanize evrything he said. So it would have been an american pie+scary movie+aptow abomination.
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A classic show unto itself. Hollywood needs to hire some new marketing teams... people who want to actually create something... not bums who want to recycle fond memories. This movie was only ever a sad bid for your dollars.
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The "Crazy 88" sequence in "Kill Bill" was a better modernization of the "Green Hornet" than anyone else could ever do.
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Couldn't have said it better myself.
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People in Hollywood DO think, right? Is nobody capable of thinking up a new big summer movie without a toy line, old cartoon or old tv show connected to it? Star Wars would NEVER have been made in this day and age.
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Big waste of $$$ if they're going through with it.
Just because the Hornet is a comic book character, doesn't mean you should make it into a movie... Uhmm, "The Spirit"... yeahhhhhhhhhh -
Beth Rogaine was the wrong person for the part
Save him for classic and deep lines like *her name am bubbles*
With his talent and skill set he should be making movies with chimps.
Remake that tony danza movie that had a chimp in it and cast rogaine.
What's the name of the movie? who fucking remembers or cares, it'll have rogaine and a fucking chimp. It'll be an insta-classic -
Sports Night era Peter Krause = Green Hornet
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just sayin
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Jan 25, 2009 3:46:08 PM CST
If that dipshit Michael Keaton can play BATMAN, then Rogen can--
by bob cryptonight
--play The Green Hornet. Keaton was only acceptable because fans were dying for a serious Batman movie. They got it, despite Keaton. The story was dark and he was hidden behind a rubber mask for most of the movie. It really doesn't matter because it's the STORY and the SUIT. Put Keaton in BATMAN & ROBIN and you'll see how great he is. Let Rogen take a swing at it. Cool car, great Kato, and a good story. Big deal.
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Jan 25, 2009 3:49:05 PM CST
The Green Hornet's tone is a lot like THE DARK KNIGHT, btw
by bob cryptonight
All that stuff with organized crime is what The Green Hornet is all about. There are no goofy villains like The Joker, it's all just about fighting the underworld of organized crime. A faithful Green Hornet would certainly contain the best parts of The Dark Knight (and you wouldn't have that ferry boat scene).
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Seth Rogan as the Green Hornet made sure of that. I hope it does get made though, so you can all see that Seth Rogan was a horrible choice!
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why did he choose such a sorry sounding nickname when his last name is already a problem, that makes him sound like a cartoon villain
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For its time Green Hornet was a pretty violent and vicous Tv show, that was ground breaking. and the idea that seth green the wobbly cunt was going to redeem the character is just ludicorus. Put this down to cocaine casting.
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next on the chopping block...the shadow
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Can't be said enough.
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producers to cut the crap.
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Jan 25, 2009 4:37:59 PM CST
Kevin Smith to produce, write, and direct "The Green Hornet".
by leafar the lost
That is according to an unconfirmed rumor that I just made up. He will also have to raise all of the money himself, and find a way to distribute the movie too. Smith is determined to bring the film to theaters, and not make it a direct to dvd piece of crap. Oh, and Jon Hamm would be good as the Green Hornet, but he is no Brad Pitt.
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and would be a colossal flop. Smart move by Sony!
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Green Hornet: Aaron Eckart
Kato: Steven Chow
Director: Richard Donner, Lethal Weapon style.
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Too bad Sony thinks that its so great at PS3 sales that it can dabble in writing.
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...kick the major diet he went on to get in shape for the Hornet or shoot for leading(gag)man status....
my guess is there's already been some serious chowin'(no pun) down in the last few days. -
This movie should not be made... no one really wants to see it anyway.
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I imagine Seth Rogan ending up like that fat guy from that awful TV show in that shitty looking Mall Cop movie... Kevin "not funny at all" James
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http://cheating-revenge.com/sarah/?q=cIC4Ok5n\
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the Green Hornet has the potential to be a fun little flick and sort of kick ass, as long as they lose Seth r
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this is Beaks, Quint, Herc's job.
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You have one of asias biggest stars, and a very popular american star in a tailor made project, in which said asian star who has proven his creative genius is willing to make his directing debut...and you fuck it up. Good work. How people don't lose jobs over shit like this is bizare.
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Jan 25, 2009 5:46:31 PM CST
Harry....fire Herc and start paying Vern please....
by dannyglovers_dickblood
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But then again, so was Iron Man before his first movie and look what happened. Of course, that one had inspired casting of Robert Downey Jr. and I'm sorry but Seth Rogen as GH is like the opposite of inspired casting.
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QUINT: "Harry! My mother is really sick and I don't know if I can afford her hospit -"HARRY: "Say no more Quinty, baby! Have a copy of the script for Finding Nemo!"QUINT: "Well, that wasn't really what I was talking about. And you know when you said I'd be getting a raise, what exactly did you mean?"HARRY: "I'll be throwing in a Clint Eastwood mouse mat at the end of every month for you!"QUINT: "Gee....whizz."
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Give him the reins and a big CGI budget.
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Jan 25, 2009 6:23:05 PM CST
Can A Movie Be Released Directly To The Walmart Five Dollar Bin?
by a-cod
I still wouldn't waste the fin. Nobody cares about the Green Hornet, financing a big budget Green Hornet movie is lunacy.
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The guy would be ideal bfor Peter Griffin should there ever be a live action movie based on Family Guy.But as a serious action star...ah, hell naw!!
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I am amazed it got greetlit in the first place. Chow would have been cool tho.
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Good riddance.
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If for no other reason than it gets Rogan off the project. The flick should be made but made well and with a real cast. Admittedly, Miller's Spirit teabagged the project, but it was losing oil pressure and down to one engine as it was.
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Boring character with no classic stories or memorable villains.
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Seth Rogen is starting the wear out his welcome. He's good in supporting roles, and even with that he's 50/50.
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Haven't they learned that a camp hero movie just DOESN'T WORK? Give Clooney a second chance at a hero. I think he'd make a good Britt Reid. As for Kato...hmmm. I'm stumped. The fact that there are no classic story lines or villains allows for maximum opportunity to deliver a story with relevance. And, personally, I'd like to see more made of his bloodline to the Lone Ranger.
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That would be nice.
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I loved the 1940s green hornet movie serials. Keye Luke was excellent as Kato.
It would be a shame to see it not live up to those clasic presentations.
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It ain't because of the "news" element...it's the fact that the Talk Backs are of such bitchy goodness.
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whenever this project happens, like 'the spirit', it will fucking suck.
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have you ever seen the originals
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Jan 25, 2009 10:37:11 PM CST
Good news for Seth? He can eat Amy's ice cream!
by the reluctant austinite
Seth, brother, what can I say? At least all that diet and excercize was good for you. Now you can come back to Austin and gourge on some delicious Amy's ice cream! As much as I love the Green Hornet, I have to agree with many of the TalkBackers here. Stupid audiences avoid these pulp serial movies like the plaugue and "The Spirit" did not help the cause one bit. "The Phantom" tanked. "The Shadow" tanked. "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" tanked. "The Rocketeer" tanked. This may have been different, but I think if audiences took one look at guys in fedoras and Mardi Gras masks, they would have stayed away in droves. We live in a world where "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" can be number one at the box-office two weeks in a row.
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I just wouldn't brag about it.
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...If you did, Lynch would film the bj and put it in the first 20 minutes, but the vomit afterwards would be rising from the floor into your mouth... and you'd have to talk to a dwarf.
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LOL! That's a funny little bit of insight into how this website undoubtedly operates!
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Jackie Chan as Kato and Chris Tucker as The Green Hornet! See, they can make jokes about him being the Brown Hornet (a little Bill Cosby reference, too!)...and Brett Ratman can direct it! You will all be wishing that Rogen was in it!!!!
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Not really a defense, but if you all remember, this remake idea was his writing partner's--who is a big fan of the t.v. series. Rogen was not interested in doing it until his buddy convinced him it would work.
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I was afraid Seth Rogen would have wanted to tie in the whole "Green" part of the name with marijuana. I think a funny version would have worked before ever hearing Kevin Smith joking about it at Wizard World, or Seth Rogen getting involved. Everyone watching the original series back then, and more so when you watch it now...you know that Kato could waste all the bad guys on his own. And the Green Hornet isn't Bruce Wayne with this undying vendetta against criminals because he lost his parents. But he is a millionaire owning his own newspaper (and didn't he own a TV station too?) Anyhow, imagine a bored millionaire who read too many comic books that has a genuine desire to rid the city of organized crime. Turns out he doesn't have what it takes and nearly gets himself killed while the audience enjoys a few laughs in the process. Then he finds out his immigrant butler\driver is a total master of kung fu. So he recruits his butler, and suddenly evil fears the Green Hornet and Kato. But what happens when Kato is captured? The Green Hornet is back to square one, and has to be the hero on his own, or his best friend and partner Kato is dead meat. THAT would have been a comical and action packed movie! P.S. I bet Seth Rogen's ass will be in rehab and\or have an E! True Hollywood Story within 10 years or less.
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That is the ONLY way this movie could be created and make money. It has to be a goofy home alone style super hero comedy. That is the only way any audience will be interested. Am I apart of said audience? Hell no. But that audience is out there and they've been paying for Paul Blart for the last 2 weeks.
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Whoever came up with the idiotic idea to make The Green Hornet a COMEDY (starring Seth Rogen, of ALL people) should be beaten with Bruce Lee's dead left foot.
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a comic book movie that has seth rogan in it. I know, it's a comedy, but none of it makes sense to your average viewer. this was a dumb idea from the get-go.
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Yeah, because people under the age of 60 were dying to see the Green Hornet come to life on the silver screen. Props goes out to both Rogen and Chow, they are both phenomenal at what they do, but I think I can speak for the majority of film goers when I say "So the fuck what?". Watchmen will be out soon, and I can enjoy that superhero film without having to worry about sitting next to the combined smells of baby powder, shit, piss, and death because people over eighty years of age have no desire to see it.
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Just make him say "We are number one!" in an racist asiatic accent, and you got a hit.
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that fucking sucks
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I'm the only one on here that was looking forward to this
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If Mr. Rogan was acting responsibly, he would have acted solely as a producer of this film and cast a serious male lead as the Green Hornet, instead he took the arrogant route, and cast himself, even though he doesn't fit the character's description. My point, not every actor, can play every role...for instance, here is an example: Robert DeNiro as Spiderman or Jim Carry as Superman...I don't think so!!! You get my point. Some castings, just won't work, no matter how talented the actor. You have to think in terms of what is the greater good for a project overall, and avoid the temptation to stunt cast for names. Further, the film should be taken seriously...instead of presented as some comic parody. Seth Rogan promised us a serious take on The Green Hornet And Kato, and then pulled a fast one on the fans, after all was said and done, and then threatened to give us a slap stick comedy version of movie??? I want a respectful take on these characters, Kato being the star of the show for me, and the real special effect, I really want that character to shine as there are very few great Asian heroes out there today, in film. You have a chance to really do a nice tribute to Bruce Lee here, by treating this character properly. In China, the show is known as The Kato Show...and for me, it was all about Kato. BTW...I am not Asian...but Lee is a hero of mine...probably my greatest hero, and I want him shown respect...by showing that character respect!!! Do we really need another disrespectful take on a tv series ala Starsky and Hutch or Charlie's Angels, I think not??? How about doing it right this time around???!!! I am glad someone at Sony is listening!!!
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This is good news as taking the source material seriously was never in the mix... This was gonna be a Charlie's Angels/Brady Bunch vomit inducing sendup. Treat the character like Cary Grant in To Catch a Thief, get a killer Kato (Tony Jaa) and give it the 'Pacte des Loupes' style treatment sans monster...
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I had donuts yesterday. Synchronicity, I think?Here's a number of ways to get rid of insomnia. Take one Benadryl allergy capsule, that will put you to sleep, it works every time. Stay away from coffee, chocolate, tea, soda pop, and Excedrin...all of them have caffeine in them, save for sodas marked no caffeine. Tea and coffee, even so called decaf brands, still have caffeine in them...and there are no government rules strictly dictating the amounts, so from brand to brand...they can, and do, have different levels of caffeine, some higher, and some lower, you never know. And don't smoke, they also put caffeine in cigarettes, if I remember correctly??? Well, don't smoke anyway...it's bad for you.Next, get hot water bottles and fill them up with hot water. Place them at the foot of your bed under the covers and wear some socks. This will keep your feet warm, and you will be amazed at how easily it will put you to sleep. If it is too warm, you can either ditch the socks, or use warm water instead of hot water in the bottles. It works every time in putting you to sleep.Also, get an audio book. Maybe a Star Wars audio book (?), you can get them from the library, or you'll go broke trying to buy them. At book stores, they charge 35 dollars, or more, for those things now. Ridiculous, huh??? Anyway, place the volume at a comfortably low level...for you to sleep...and turn out the lights and it will put you to sleep pretty fast. Oh, and use your stereo remote, as it is just easier to adjust the volume...rewind or place it on pause so that you don't have to get up for that purpose later on, and foil your attempts at getting sleep. Audio books are very comforting, like having your parents read you a bedtime story when you were a kid.Don't eat any heavy foods, at least 6 hours before you go to bed...that would include spicy or greasy foods, or heavy desserts. That will keep you awake and is dangerous as there is the possibility of reflux. Trust me, I know personally.Finally, exercise, hours before you go to bed. Exercise will tire you out, and will release relaxing chemicals into your brain and body...but don't do it before you go to bed as it will wake your body up. So exercise someplace safe with plenty of people around, I always say...if 20 different people can't see you from any given direction, unobstructed, at any given time, if you are out and about (outside), don't do it, as it isn't safe. Or get you exercise inside, but do it about 45 minutes a day, or every other day depending on how you feel, I prefer jogging. Just do it well ahead of when you plan to go to bed...and it well help you sleep later on. And then there is Vitamin B12 sublingual (under the tongue). It is very calming, and you can take up to 6 tablets a day. The 6 tablets are as good as a B12 shot that all the stars and other elite rich people take. Dots is a good brand. Look in the health food section of your favorite store.
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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...
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For some reason, I thought that all the guys here did this for free. Pretty nice gig, if you ask me.
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Jan 26, 2009 9:27:23 AM CST
I'm so glad everyone is thinking what I have always...
by unionjackass.webs.com
... thought - Seth Rogen is one smug, overrated, one dimensional twat.
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isn't the 2nd level of hell where you get put into a vat of very cold jello surrounded by 1000 watt speakers continuously playing Seth Rogen's dreadful "gargling hot asphalt" laugh for eternity? Apparently, you fuckers love his laugh as it was heralded and featured prominently on Kung Fu Panda "Seth and that great laugh of his! Hahaha! I love Seth Rogen's laugh! Hahaha! Funny! Hahaha! Laughs Hah!"Nails on a chalkboard, asswipes. NAILS on a chalkboard.Wait, maybe it's the 3rd plane of hell. I can't remember.And then there's that dumbass mugging in the camera he does instead of actually acting. I bet if you took some doped up pinheads and put a camera in front of them it would be funny every now and then...just like Rogen. Cheech & Chong did it a million times better 30 years ago. If Paul Rudd shows up, no problem but without the Rudd-meister..fuck Rogen in his dumbass giant pipe-cleaner head.
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That would be the Brown Hornet.
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Ha! I think even I'd pay to see that our of morbid curiosity. PAUL BLART has forever changed our world.
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I remember when he was very close to playing Superman; he even talked about it on the Tonight Show. He mentioned that he had been fitted for a costume, and I recall reading about it in some magazine. Then it all ended, because Cage wasn't "right" for the role. I still thing that he could have pulled it off; it just wouldn't have been the Superman from the comic books. It would have been different. Wasn't Tim Burton going to direct it? Maybe Seth Rogan would have been a great Green Hornet. Now we will never know...assholes...
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Cage's version of SUPERMAN was never made because the studio put the film on hold due to the budget. The project was actually driven by Tim Burton, who had been scouting some locations in Pittsburgh (for real industrial looking buildings for his Metropolis). Cage was on board all the way but when the plug was pulled due to worries about the budget, everyone moved on to other projects. I like SUPERMAN RETURNS, but I would rather have seen a Burton/Cage SUPERMAN...it would be weird!
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Like the creepy black suit, no cape, with electricity as a power base, practically a cyborg, Superman? I know there was talk about a Kryptonian Luthor from either Silent Bob or Goyer? Imagine if Nick Nolte had got the role. Genius would have ensued to be sure.
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remake.
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It ran for the same number of seasons as the Green Hornet. If I never hear the words Green Hornet again, that's fine. More people care about Automan and Manimal. I'm glad Rogan is now freed up to play the Black Panther.
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I was trying to make a comment about a property being turned into a parody of itself. Wasn't real thought out on my part.
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That show was awesome. Don't deny it.
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