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AHA! Moriarty admits that the HORNET still buzzes!!!

Hey folks, Harry here... It seems that my calling Moria... um... Drew out on my last GREEN HORNET posting has made him fess up. It takes a big man to admit his old boss was right. Truth be told, the two of us have always had a tenuous relationship. Once, while rehearsing for the Comedy Central AINT IT COOL Pilot - we realized that Drew couldn't appear on camera with me, because... and this is the absolute God-honest truth... When he looked at me, he had endearing affection for me. That's right. He wanted me. This never threatened me, but I think there was something about his love for me, that created this... this... how do I put it. This. Well, frankly I don't wish to embarrass him, but he knows I'm a fan of THE GREEN HORNET, and frankly - it's astonishing to me that he makes the claim that nobody of his Generation or Younger cares about THE GREEN HORNET or could honestly be a huge fan.

Well, Drew was born sometime in the late 50's I believe - so I can't really speak about his generation, but I was born in 1971. Like many kids of the seventies... BRUCE LEE was a big deal. Prior to motion control camera rigs and lazer swords... KUNG FU was the geek thing. Sure, there was STAR TREK... LOGAN'S RUN... That sort of stuff, but really - the cross-platform film thing that was causing mass geeking across cultural barriers was BRUCE LEE. By the time I was 3, the GREEN HORNET movie opened in theaters comprised of footage from various episodes. It's not a great movie, but man... at age 3, I knew ENTER THE DRAGON, FIST OF FURY, CHINESE CONNECTION... My parents were huge honking Bruce Lee geeks.

There were toys. There were posters. There were gum cards. There were Kato masks. And the show was shown on TV from time to time in syndication. I really really like THE GREEN HORNET, much more than I liked the Adam West BATMAN. Now that Drew has spoken with Seth Rogen regarding THE GREEN HORNET. Seth basically confirmed what we said, that it was still happening, and they were currently looking for the director for the project. Personally, I'd love to see James McTeigue take on this project.

I have to admit, in many ways - this script is the script I'm most curious to take a look at in Hollywood right now. Mainly because I don't really have a handle on what they are doing with the film. I'd love McTeigue to make a Green Hornet film that would just shock us. I know that most of you are thinking of Seth Rogen as that pot head porn obsessed goofy guy from KNOCKED UP and PINEAPPLE EXPRESS and ZACK & MIRI... but I'm getting a notion that Seth is on a path to transform his image and personality in Hollywood.

I hear that OBSERVE AND REPORT isn't simply a laugh riot. I hear it's actually quite a dark film. And a very good one at that. It won't at all be the drivel of PAUL BLART - and I hear his turn in FUNNY PEOPLE is surprising as well. I've also heard and if you've seen Seth in interviews recently, he's been working the flab off pretty viciously to get prepared for this role. Let's see what this film is. Right now, it might be something very different from what hearing Seth's name means. That definition could be changing.

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and the hornet was still blow
by vaudeville villain
Jan 28th, 2009
12:36:34 AM
Don't insult Paul Blart...
by Alonzo Mosely
Jan 28th, 2009
12:36:39 AM
*will* still blow...
by vaudeville villain
Jan 28th, 2009
12:37:04 AM
Alonzo, Paul Blart will fuck
by comedian_x
Jan 28th, 2009
12:49:18 AM
If the Green Hornet is still made as a comedy I will
by crankyoldguy
Jan 28th, 2009
12:55:42 AM
Why would the studios want
by palpatinefuckedmydog
Jan 28th, 2009
12:55:44 AM
and a film better use that Billy May/Al Hirt theme
by crankyoldguy
Jan 28th, 2009
12:56:28 AM
I still don't buy it.
by Charlie_Allnut
Jan 28th, 2009
01:29:40 AM
1971: A Great year to be born.
by deanbarry
Jan 28th, 2009
01:38:08 AM
Can we get a couple more TBs about this, please?
by thebearovingian
Jan 28th, 2009
02:04:39 AM
Seth Rogan
by the telemarketer
Jan 28th, 2009
02:38:57 AM
Big red bush
by beerbaby
Jan 28th, 2009
03:09:55 AM
my only consolation...
by CENOBITE
Jan 28th, 2009
04:03:36 AM
"green hornet is still going. here's 700 words about me"
by ironic_name
Jan 28th, 2009
05:28:50 AM
love the general hospital adverts
by thecrimsoncurse
Jan 28th, 2009
05:30:13 AM
So, you diss Paul Blart ....
by m_prevette
Jan 28th, 2009
07:26:46 AM
what are u on about knowles??
by mynemaborat
Jan 28th, 2009
07:42:24 AM
What Is This, A Threat, Or A Promise...Or Both???
by Media Messiah
Jan 28th, 2009
07:54:36 AM
Any one of us could do his comedy..
by CharyouTree
Jan 28th, 2009
07:54:47 AM
harry's growing insanity...
by mynemaborat
Jan 28th, 2009
07:55:01 AM
Pointing to Scoreboard
by A-COD
Jan 28th, 2009
08:01:26 AM
CharyouTree: You Know You Are Right
by Media Messiah
Jan 28th, 2009
08:20:08 AM
Wow. So Harry still doesn't know what words mean
by Laserhead
Jan 28th, 2009
08:33:19 AM
Bring on The Brown Hornet!
by Stunt Vocalist 709
Jan 28th, 2009
08:38:43 AM
Drew is 100% right
by gringostar
Jan 28th, 2009
09:47:41 AM
The "trench-coated mystery men"-type heroes are cool
by Crimson Dynamo
Jan 28th, 2009
09:48:10 AM
Gringostar: Bruce Lee Was Kato
by Media Messiah
Jan 28th, 2009
09:50:19 AM
Um..I was born in '72...
by beatleMatt
Jan 28th, 2009
10:00:52 AM
brown hornet! with dylan lewis on vocals!
by ironic_name
Jan 28th, 2009
10:32:52 AM
born in 77
by ZO
Jan 28th, 2009
10:35:51 AM
It's The Feel-Good Comedy Hit...
by ericinwisconsin
Jan 28th, 2009
10:55:21 AM
Three Stooges Slap-Fest!
by Unscripted
Jan 28th, 2009
11:24:28 AM
MM: Improv comedy
by CharyouTree
Jan 28th, 2009
11:36:40 AM
Is it that planned?
by Unscripted
Jan 28th, 2009
12:11:12 PM
Adam West in animated Batman
by Unscripted
Jan 28th, 2009
12:16:20 PM
"Seth basically confirmed what we said"
by supertoyslast
Jan 28th, 2009
12:19:51 PM
CharyouTree: Yep
by Media Messiah
Jan 28th, 2009
01:13:53 PM
WE SAID ROGAN SUCKS. DID HE CONFIRM THAT TOO?
by BringingSexyBack
Jan 28th, 2009
01:24:49 PM
WHAT ABOUT PAUL BLART HAS AMERICA SO ENRAPTURED?
by BringingSexyBack
Jan 28th, 2009
01:34:29 PM

by LeviDTinker
Jan 28th, 2009
01:57:09 PM
Chef!
by CharyouTree
Jan 28th, 2009
02:06:27 PM
Honestly, Wan Williams
by Bob Cryptonight
Jan 28th, 2009
03:02:45 PM
Ooops...damn that extra finger! VAN Williams wasn't so great--
by Bob Cryptonight
Jan 28th, 2009
03:04:58 PM
POLBLART MOLKOP IS NOW A MEME
by dr sauch
Jan 28th, 2009
03:47:50 PM
Family Guy sucks TAINT!!!!
by maxxsterling
Jan 28th, 2009
03:50:26 PM
Born in 1973.
by Lou C.
Jan 28th, 2009
03:52:04 PM
Kudos on James McTeigue!!
by Twiggystar
Jan 28th, 2009
04:35:12 PM
IN BLART WE TRUST
by turketron
Jan 28th, 2009
04:40:05 PM
BSB
by Pompoulus
Jan 28th, 2009
05:33:10 PM
I'm sorry but I don't see Rogen as an Action Star
by #1 Zero
Jan 28th, 2009
07:45:40 PM
Needs more Blart
by JoeSixPack
Jan 29th, 2009
10:09:49 AM
Bruce Lee was awesome. And Brandon had great potential.
by JDanielP
Jan 29th, 2009
11:12:21 AM
DUH.
by Pompoulus
Jan 30th, 2009
02:30:59 AM

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