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Sony: Stephen Chow Will Not Play Kato!!

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A sad day. Stephen Chow won’t be directing Seth Rogen’s “The Green Hornet,” and he won’t be playing Kato. A statement from the studio:

"There was a mutual and amicable decision by both sides to move on. 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."

Could this be Jaden Smith’s lucky day?




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Lame
by El-Gorko
Jul 14th, 2009
06:38:03 PM
Still looking forward to this movie.
by Snookeroo
Jul 14th, 2009
06:38:06 PM
first or one of
by damiz707
Jul 14th, 2009
06:38:46 PM
whatever...
by gringostar
Jul 14th, 2009
06:39:38 PM
Chow down guys
by LightninBolt
Jul 14th, 2009
06:40:13 PM
WHAT TERRIBLE NEWS
by Trannyformers_Apologist
Jul 14th, 2009
06:40:40 PM
come on TJ
by damiz707
Jul 14th, 2009
06:41:12 PM
At Least Thor has some different elements...
by LightninBolt
Jul 14th, 2009
06:41:45 PM
there's always the inevitable THEY CALL ME BRUCE remake
by Six Demon Bag
Jul 14th, 2009
06:41:48 PM
I still say make Kato a female
by Logan_1973
Jul 14th, 2009
06:42:24 PM
Tony Jaa
by antonphd
Jul 14th, 2009
06:43:58 PM
And why exactly is Jaden Smith's name mentioned here?
by tylerzero
Jul 14th, 2009
06:45:58 PM
Chow's too good for this.
by Knuckleduster
Jul 14th, 2009
06:52:25 PM
Absolutely NO POINT to watching this film now!!! >:P
by TheGhostWhoLurks
Jul 14th, 2009
06:56:25 PM
Jaden Smith is mentioned because...
by TheGhostWhoLurks
Jul 14th, 2009
06:58:53 PM
Just announce Michael Cera already
by Larry Sellers
Jul 14th, 2009
06:58:54 PM
They should just get Kato Kaelin and be done with this POS
by RobertBaron
Jul 14th, 2009
07:01:05 PM
Everybody Quits
by A-COD
Jul 14th, 2009
07:01:36 PM
Do they seriously think this will be a hit?
by ackack
Jul 14th, 2009
07:01:39 PM
They'll make Kato a chick..
by palpatinefuckedmydog
Jul 14th, 2009
07:03:34 PM
They'll make Kato a chick..
by palpatinefuckedmydog
Jul 14th, 2009
07:03:37 PM
wow, thats great!! NO WAIT!!! ITS OLD FUCKING NEWS!!
by Mysterious_Volvo
Jul 14th, 2009
07:03:59 PM
They'll make Kato a chick..
by palpatinefuckedmydog
Jul 14th, 2009
07:04:38 PM
Stephen Chow is too good for this crap movie
by Devilman666
Jul 14th, 2009
07:08:32 PM
Fuck this stupid movie
by Star Hump
Jul 14th, 2009
07:12:11 PM
Sexyamo or Kid Yamamoto as Kato.
by Continentalop
Jul 14th, 2009
07:13:25 PM
FIRST: Tony Jaa all the way!...
by The_Genteel_Gentile
Jul 14th, 2009
07:24:49 PM
Wait a tic...
by Superzerotwo
Jul 14th, 2009
07:25:06 PM
And there goes any interest I ever had in this movie...
by KEVIN_COSTNERS_RECYCLED_PISS
Jul 14th, 2009
07:25:18 PM
Jason Scott Lee for Kato!
by redfern
Jul 14th, 2009
07:29:47 PM
Good.
by Roketopunch
Jul 14th, 2009
07:34:25 PM
Martial Arts knowledge not required
by Linguo_IS_Dead
Jul 14th, 2009
07:36:19 PM
Morgan Freeman?
by krod
Jul 14th, 2009
07:36:37 PM
damn it...
by hegele
Jul 14th, 2009
07:39:13 PM
Don't even bother
by TommyGavinsEgo
Jul 14th, 2009
07:40:51 PM
Justin Timberlake as KATO!
by Linguo_IS_Dead
Jul 14th, 2009
07:42:50 PM
hate to say it but
by The InSneider
Jul 14th, 2009
07:45:30 PM
Ryan Reynolds is...
by Linguo_IS_Dead
Jul 14th, 2009
07:46:38 PM
still
by smiteboy
Jul 14th, 2009
07:47:12 PM
That's right, Ryan Reynolds is
by Linguo_IS_Dead
Jul 14th, 2009
07:48:11 PM
The Orange Spatula
by Linguo_IS_Dead
Jul 14th, 2009
07:48:56 PM
The Cerulean Blue Anal Wart
by Linguo_IS_Dead
Jul 14th, 2009
07:50:10 PM
The Off-White Pillowcase
by Linguo_IS_Dead
Jul 14th, 2009
07:51:20 PM
Whoops.
by Pompoulus
Jul 14th, 2009
07:54:04 PM
SONY: Will Smith will play Kato!
by Johnno
Jul 14th, 2009
07:55:31 PM
That is because he is the next SUPERRMAN.
by GibsonUSA Returns
Jul 14th, 2009
07:55:36 PM
Wasn't Kato hella serious in the show?
by damiz707
Jul 14th, 2009
08:03:59 PM
TONY JAA
by Nachokoolaid
Jul 14th, 2009
08:06:46 PM
Who the fuck cares????????????????????????? ?//
by crackerfarmboy
Jul 14th, 2009
08:07:51 PM
The Stupendous Silverfish!
by TedKordLives
Jul 14th, 2009
08:10:07 PM
They'll probably get a female like Michelle Yeoh
by GibsonUSA Returns
Jul 14th, 2009
08:14:07 PM
screw this
by mr. smith
Jul 14th, 2009
08:16:24 PM
I still don't think it'll ever happen...
by Stroker_Ace
Jul 14th, 2009
08:18:36 PM
Well, if Kato is a chick.... Gina Carrano! Hell yea...
by br1947
Jul 14th, 2009
08:20:13 PM
So What !!! Want people to see this ?
by j2talk
Jul 14th, 2009
08:21:43 PM
*Carano - yea, the more I think abut it the more I like it
by br1947
Jul 14th, 2009
08:24:46 PM
no Subtitles for Millionaire? who the fuck do you think we are?
by awepittance
Jul 14th, 2009
08:27:56 PM
SONY: GREEN HORNET PRODUCTION CANCELLED
by BringingSexyBack
Jul 14th, 2009
08:28:22 PM
THANK GOD STEPHEN CHOW IS OUT!
by fassbinder79
Jul 14th, 2009
08:30:52 PM
BOO HISSSSSS!
by D.Vader
Jul 14th, 2009
08:32:42 PM
A "name"? Seriously?
by Chief Joseph
Jul 14th, 2009
08:36:38 PM
Get Burt Kwouk (sp?)
by Ruddy Heck
Jul 14th, 2009
08:37:07 PM
praying this ends up
by frank cotton
Jul 14th, 2009
08:39:57 PM
How about we just not make this movie.
by Series7
Jul 14th, 2009
08:40:59 PM
Biggest mistake EVER - Chow is a genius!
by Professor_Monster
Jul 14th, 2009
08:41:41 PM
FASSBINDER - THEY'RE *MEANT* TO BE CHEESY
by BringingSexyBack
Jul 14th, 2009
08:42:12 PM
Zhang Zi Yi as Kato
by The_Floating_Skull_of_Robert_L oggia
Jul 14th, 2009
08:47:35 PM
Don't even mention the Kung-Fu Kid
by CherryValance
Jul 14th, 2009
08:47:42 PM
Triads probably didn't think it'd be a good idea for Stephen
by Super Rabbi
Jul 14th, 2009
08:50:33 PM
Not sad news. THIS IS GREAT NEWS!!!
by RioBravo
Jul 14th, 2009
08:53:50 PM
ERNIE REYES JR. FOR KATO!!!
by RioBravo
Jul 14th, 2009
08:55:40 PM
EFNY being made into vehicle fro Megan Fox!!!!! WTF!!!?
by JuanSanchez
Jul 14th, 2009
08:58:37 PM
Ernie is $cientologist, BTW.
by Chief Joseph
Jul 14th, 2009
09:00:08 PM
You know Gondry is going to be really reigned in on this
by ackack
Jul 14th, 2009
09:04:32 PM
i thought Cam Diaz had this in the bag already.
by Six Demon Bag
Jul 14th, 2009
09:11:47 PM
This vibe has been around for a while.
by hallmitchell
Jul 14th, 2009
09:12:36 PM
Surely Seth can find some bada$$ from...
by hallmitchell
Jul 14th, 2009
09:13:37 PM
hmmn, don't know if I care that much.
by OutlawsDelejos
Jul 14th, 2009
09:14:35 PM
Ernie Reyes for Surf Ninjas 2!
by Outlaw
Jul 14th, 2009
09:21:18 PM
scarlett johansson as kato.
by alice 13
Jul 14th, 2009
09:24:26 PM
Who cares.
by Rubiks Doob
Jul 14th, 2009
09:28:12 PM
Kato will be played by Gilbert Gottfried
by Orionsangels
Jul 14th, 2009
10:05:58 PM
I second the Surf Ninjas 2 notion
by StarchildAD
Jul 14th, 2009
10:14:11 PM
No one cares about the Green Hornet.
by Ash Talon
Jul 14th, 2009
10:15:10 PM
Seth Rogen sounds like a moron when he talks.
by Orionsangels
Jul 14th, 2009
10:18:57 PM
Jaden Smith looks ridiculous with his Diana Ross
by GIschmo
Jul 14th, 2009
10:19:00 PM
I'm with everyone else, WHO CARES!
by Orionsangels
Jul 14th, 2009
10:20:43 PM
Donnie Yen is still the best choice !!!!
by robrod55
Jul 14th, 2009
10:23:52 PM
They'll invented gadgets for Green Hornet...
by Orionsangels
Jul 14th, 2009
10:26:34 PM
WHO GIVES A RAT'S ASS
by Mr Spork
Jul 14th, 2009
10:38:03 PM
Get ZombieBruceLee
by ZombieHeathLedger
Jul 14th, 2009
10:38:35 PM
I was
by Berserkr
Jul 14th, 2009
10:46:23 PM
Continental Op
by TELF
Jul 14th, 2009
10:46:56 PM
Thank f*ck! Chow is worth more than Rogen anyday.
by Damien Chowder
Jul 14th, 2009
11:00:24 PM
SEXYAMA!!!
by GeneralJackCosmo
Jul 14th, 2009
11:00:49 PM
No! This guy is Kato - Bruce Lee Lookalike
by hallmitchell
Jul 14th, 2009
11:08:26 PM
John Cho!
by zen_tonto
Jul 14th, 2009
11:23:47 PM
Hollywood aborts another potential winner
by Cujo_Fugate
Jul 14th, 2009
11:27:58 PM
Call me when Rogen drops out
by YackBacker
Jul 14th, 2009
11:33:23 PM
No way studio would have cast Chow as Kato...
by InfiniteRegress
Jul 14th, 2009
11:35:32 PM
Lyoto Machida as Kato
by JoeSixPack
Jul 14th, 2009
11:42:31 PM
How is Mark Dacascos holding up?
by dailysportspages
Jul 14th, 2009
11:42:37 PM
Yay!
by SavageJuicebox
Jul 14th, 2009
11:52:44 PM
Forget Sexyama - have you seen his girl friend?
by Continentalop
Jul 14th, 2009
11:58:08 PM
It all started out so awesome
by DrPain
Jul 15th, 2009
12:14:22 AM
Twice now H'wood fucked Chow
by Chief Joseph
Jul 15th, 2009
12:15:21 AM
What Yackbacker said
by Triple_J_72
Jul 15th, 2009
12:34:33 AM
Kato Kalen for Kato!!! Just the kind of crazy shit Gondry
by JuanSanchez
Jul 15th, 2009
12:36:28 AM
Chow was too Good for this film
by Hafsol
Jul 15th, 2009
12:43:19 AM
So they kick out the chinese martial artist and keep the ugly Je
by Professor_Monster
Jul 15th, 2009
12:58:05 AM
This Movie Will Bomb As It More Than Deserves Too.
by Media Messiah
Jul 15th, 2009
01:38:08 AM
Jack Black MUST play this part
by lockesbrokenleg
Jul 15th, 2009
01:50:27 AM
Chow is Chinese.
by Seph_J
Jul 15th, 2009
03:00:26 AM
Danny Chan for Kato, with Donnie Yen choreographing
by Monkey_King
Jul 15th, 2009
04:40:08 AM
Rob Schneider or Eddie Murphy!!!!!
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Jul 15th, 2009
04:42:53 AM
sony: people less interested in movie!
by ironic_name
Jul 15th, 2009
05:00:29 AM
Cool...
by Karl Childers
Jul 15th, 2009
05:49:49 AM
REBOOT! But keep Gondry!
by spectrebeeyatch
Jul 15th, 2009
06:25:02 AM
the tuxedo is jackie in the kato role
by ironic_name
Jul 15th, 2009
06:51:04 AM
Is anyone really excited about this project?
by FLESHTONE
Jul 15th, 2009
07:17:38 AM
Tony Jaa is too brown
by sith_rising
Jul 15th, 2009
07:41:31 AM
dailysportspages
by El-Gorko
Jul 15th, 2009
09:12:15 AM
ill officially pass!
by idrinkyourmilkshake
Jul 15th, 2009
09:31:07 AM
Michel Gondry
by Series7
Jul 15th, 2009
12:13:08 PM
Make Kato a talking dog.
by BurnedNotice_Dude
Jul 15th, 2009
01:07:26 PM
Welp, you hire a fat-ass who won't work out for the role...
by venvariants
Jul 15th, 2009
01:11:45 PM
MICHEL..
by idrinkyourmilkshake
Jul 15th, 2009
01:39:51 PM
Hoos Stephen Chow?
by Sithdan
Jul 15th, 2009
01:39:56 PM
make KATO a robotic dog named DYNAMUTT
by Six Demon Bag
Jul 15th, 2009
02:16:49 PM
Stephen Chow's playing Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?
by MrMysteryGuest
Jul 15th, 2009
02:39:37 PM
Stephen Chow's playing Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?
by MrMysteryGuest
Jul 15th, 2009
02:39:39 PM
It's outta conTROL!!! Pippa, where are you?!?
by MrMysteryGuest
Jul 15th, 2009
02:40:17 PM
Jaden Smith? Awww Hewwlll NO!
by Otter
Jul 15th, 2009
02:50:29 PM
It really troubles me when "fans" say that The Green Hornet is u
by Otter
Jul 15th, 2009
03:14:04 PM
OTTER
by idrinkyourmilkshake
Jul 15th, 2009
03:36:28 PM
SAVE YOUR $
by idrinkyourmilkshake
Jul 15th, 2009
03:40:52 PM
Why not cast that Asian actor that they always cast?
by Fareal
Jul 15th, 2009
04:28:36 PM
In the direction this is going they cast Ken Jeong
by skimn
Jul 15th, 2009
04:33:55 PM
George Clooney
by LandonSmith
Jul 15th, 2009
05:32:50 PM
SONY: Stephen Chow will not Play Kratos!!
by Johnno
Jul 15th, 2009
05:40:50 PM
What a disappointment.
by Darkman
Jul 15th, 2009
05:57:18 PM
Mark Dacascos would be a cool Kato
by Meretean
Jul 16th, 2009
08:34:42 AM
Devon Aoki
by keter
Jul 16th, 2009
05:12:28 PM
SONY: Stephen Chow will not Play Kano!!
by Johnno
Jul 16th, 2009
09:37:34 PM
Steven chow
by Doitnowimhere
Jul 17th, 2009
02:28:28 AM
Kimbo Slice for Kato
by Kaladrax
Jul 17th, 2009
09:13:29 AM

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