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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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He was what I was most looking forward to about this flick.
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Chow or no Chow.
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TONY JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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this movie is unnecessary... as is the Green Lantern, Thor and Spiderman 4 (unless Mysterio is the baddie)
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I have nothing on this. I missed Michel Gondry's addition.. better check IMDB... general public will confuse Green Hornet and Lantern btw
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I'm sure it would have been a fine example of film making from Hollywood finest and most talented
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perfect break out role for him
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And a director who can direct actors (if not always complete a winning film)
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July 14, 2009, 6:41 p.m. CST
there's always the inevitable THEY CALL ME BRUCE remake
by Six Demon Bag
you know its around the riverbend.
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It worked for BATTLESTAR.
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Now that could be cool. Better than Chow, because Chow is funny. Tony would just be dead serious and totally over qualified looking for this retarded movie. Just like Bruce Lee in the retarded tv show.
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It'd better not be because he's in the running.
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They'll probably just cast Jackie Chan and replace Gondry with Ratner.
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July 14, 2009, 6:56 p.m. CST
Absolutely NO POINT to watching this film now!!! >:P
by TheGhostWhoLurks
With a chubby lard@$$ comic as The Green Hornet and no one of note as his butt-kicking sidekick, Kato, what reason is there to ever MAKE this movie, at this point?<p>Does ANYONE really want to pay money to see Seth Rogen play the Hornet??? REALLY??? All they have to do is hire Shia LaBeouf as Kato and the black hole of suckage that will be created will dwarf anything on Star Trek.
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Some Hollywood moron got strong-armed into casting that no-talent twerp as the new Karate Kid. Nepotism has its privileges, as Tori Spelling's employment continues to prove.
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Kidding. Should be Jason Scott Lee.
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July 14, 2009, 7:01 p.m. CST
They should just get Kato Kaelin and be done with this POS
by RobertBaron
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This movie will not get made, if it does the Box Office will make Land of the Lost look like Titanic. No one cares about the green hornet he's stupid.
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Did they not learn from Land of the Lost and Year One? These big budget, high concept comedies are not what people want. They want comedies that are funny. Plain and simple.
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July 14, 2009, 7:03 p.m. CST
wow, thats great!! NO WAIT!!! ITS OLD FUCKING NEWS!!
by Mysterious_Volvo
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..probably still a chink though. Kevin Smith is making Kato a chick in the comicbook.
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Like someone mentioned earlier, Chow is too good for this movie. Or any American movies..We need more Shaolin Soccer and Kung-Fu Hustle!
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It's going to sink like a stone.
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Yoshihiro Akiyama or Norifumi Yamamoto as Kato. Those guys are actual badasses (ok, maybe they can't act - I admit, that might be a detriment).
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SECOND: Don't even waste the time if it's just going to be another patronizingly camp mutation. You can keep your cute little parody movies like Starsky & Hutch, Wild Wild West, Dragnet, The Avengers, I-Spy, Brady Bunch, Charlies Angels, Dukes of Hazzard, Bewitched, Little Rascals, Land Of The Lost and all the rest of that contrived garbage. I want sober minded adaptations that actually respect their audience like The Fugitive, The Untouchables, Mission Impossible, The Dark Knight, Miami Vice and Maverick. "Don't condescend Me Man!" - Floyd
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I thought it was out there a while ago that he wasn't directing it and there is already someone else directing.
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July 14, 2009, 7:25 p.m. CST
And there goes any interest I ever had in this movie...
by KEVIN_COSTNERS_RECYCLED_PISS
Seriously Sony... WHAT WERE YOU THINKING??
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Sure he's working on the new live action TMNT, but did you see him in "The Rundown"? He's perfect for the role + he's been do Fu since he was an infant.
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After all, he played Bruce Lee in DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY, and appeared as Kato during the Making Of Green Hornet scenes.
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Chow is better than this shitpile.
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Seriously, their Kato casting call says that!!! What's the point of this movie again??? I pronounce this film...EPIC FAIL!
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worst news in months.
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No one outside the geek community knows what the fuck Green Hornet is! And, come to that, this Chow guy. And yep, the guy up there had it right: people will confuse it with Green Lantern. <p> <p> And am I the only one round here who thought Be Kind Rewind for five minutes of inspired riffs, and another hour-and-half of crap? Quirky for quirky's sake. It didn't work as some kind of urban fable, it didn't work as a comedy. It just meandered. <p> <p> With Gondry at the helm, absolutely no audience familiarity (at large) with the title, and the Lantern factored in, this will I'm afraid - if it ever gets made in the first place - sink like a stone.
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No wait...Ryan Reynolds just got it...also Green Hornet. Sorry, fat guy from Knocked Up.
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this movie has been plagued with issues from Day 1, and the thing is, no one even knows or cares who The Green Hornet is. It'll be about as big as Land of the Lost. There's Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Hulk and the Fantastic 4... and then there's everyone else. All these Deadpool, Green Hornet, Green Lantern movies are like Daredevil or Elektra. It'll be a miracle if any of them turn out well. But all the studios care about is if they make money. This, my friends, is the truth... and why you'll never see my ass at Comic-Con.
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The _______(insert color name) _______(insert insect,object, or venereal disease name)
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The Blue Herpe!!!
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that is all.
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This movie better pray for a fucking awesome preview, because my stake in it just disappeared.
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Film to be sorta like one of those white guy/black guy comedies where two different ethnicities come together in cooperation for some Awww Haaaale Naaaw moments.
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That'd be awesome.
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I could see some funny hostage shit going on and Jaa just comes in the room, whoops everybody's ass with knees and elbows, and goes back to the car.
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TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> TONY JAA <p> I think you get the point.
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Seriously, who cares about this on again, off again piece of shit?
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Come on Tony Jaa! Get those voice coaches on the phone!
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fer reelz
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Here's proof: http://tinyurl.com/lgcemk And yes, I have a ridiculous amount of time on my hands.
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yep, female MMA fighter (and former American Gladiator Crush). Actually, I kinda like that idea, she could do all her own stunt work and whip the ass of anyone in the room at any given time, so there fear factor would be very real.
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if the studio wants people to GO See this movie- a film about a long forgotten quasi super hero whose sole cultural relevance is for introducing Bruce Lee to American TV then THEY NEED TO CAST a NAME in the principle roles and lets face Stephen Chow aint it
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http://tinyurl.com/nhqtvb If its gonna be a female Kato, can't do much better
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July 14, 2009, 8:27 p.m. CST
no Subtitles for Millionaire? who the fuck do you think we are?
by awepittance
WE ARE AMERICANS WE ONLY SPEAK ENGLISH FUCK YOU!
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That announcement is inevitable.
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All of his films are the cheesiest CGI I've ever seen. And he's so overrated.
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Bruce Lee was a nobody to the American audience at the time of the '60s Green Hornet.
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from the pink panther films - he's already got Kato cred! Jokes... Go Ernie Reyes Jnr.
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in development hell
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Ever since the day Seth Rogan said he wanted to make this movie, which I think got the ball rolling, every day since has just been a waste of time and effort. I mean why drive right into a brick wall if you can avoid it, good call Chow.
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If they would have just let Chow make this film - direct it - there may have been a chance that Seth Rogan would finally be ini a good movie. Fuck this movie.
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How can a Stephen Chow movie possibly go over someone's head?
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Or whatever the fuck her name is. I want to eat her asshole with a spoon.
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I can barely deal with that crap as it is. Is this Green Hornet thing taking a long time or what? It seems like it's 5 years or something. How long has it been since Seth Rogen had a proper meal?
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July 14, 2009, 8:48 p.m. CST
fassbinder79, Pretty sure you missed most of the comedy.
by EvilWizardGlick
I gather there is a lot of word play and inside humor in Chiau Sing Ch films. I'm assuming you don't speak Cantonese and are unfamiliar with the culture. That explains why you do not appreciate the movies.
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What a bitch.
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July 14, 2009, 8:50 p.m. CST
Triads probably didn't think it'd be a good idea for Stephen
by Super Rabbi
Watch out for d'em fuckin' triads.
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Now sign Ernie Reyes Jr. for the role!!
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'nuff said.
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Get a damn article or whatever you call them up so I can complain!!!!
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Maybe he can fight Xenu.
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So, once again, what's the point? Gondry won't get to flourish because this is a big budget studio film, not a low budget thing where he could do what he wants like always. He'll basically be directing traffic and he might be able to do a couple of "neat" shots .
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Since announcing Stephen wasn't directing and despite Seth saying otherwise. It always looked like Stephen wasn't committed to the project. A shame.
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China, Korea or Japan? How about that bada$$ from ONG Bak. That guy from Thailand is kicka$$.
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I can't say I like him as an actor, I love how crazy and kinetic his films are. But acting and the ability to deliver a simple story aren't skills he posses readily.
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Hollywood, get on this bitch chop suey!!!
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Seth Rogen is a dork...
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losers
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Instead of a gamegear, its a psp. I think they need to stop hiring the asian actors and just cgi replace all the american actors eyes with asian eyes. Get all the fat hollywood players and put them in a movie, replace their eyes making them fat asians and you got a fat cgi asian eyed features exstraveganza. RUFIO! RUFIO! RUFEES! RUFEES!
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Despite Gondry's involvement, this will not be good. It'll certainly be a commercial failure. Maybe artistic too. The only hope it has is to be WAY OUT THERE. And even if it is, it'll fail at the box office.
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No one is going to take him seriously as the Green Hornet.
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hairstyle. Will somebody take some hedgeclippers to that coif already.
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They're desperate and scrapping from the bottom of the barrel when a green hornet movie is top priority.
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Stephen Chow wasnt right for this.. you have to go with Donnie Yen, or even Mark Decasco.
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as an excuse to overuse CG. Because the public wants more CG! Oh no, GIJOE is made up of normal humans, with normal human abilities, but we want to over use CG in this movie. I got it! Let's give the joes excelerator suits! That way we can create fantastical over the top CG effects, that we think will impress someone. Maybe a 5 year old. Yeah we can do Matrix style jumps! Good job everyone! The movie can now have an incredible amount of CG!
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GO TO CHINATOWN AND HIRE SOME RANDOM ASIAN GUY. THE MOVIE IS GONNA SUCK ANYWAY.
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Hiii-ya!
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Really excited for this film, now not at all, Stephen Chow is a genius, i like Gondry, but Chow is what a movie like this needs.
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Has the right idea. Sexyama for the win.<p>Jaa can't do it - he's under lock and key to the Ong Bak producers.<p>Now, Continental - which is it? The Underground or Sherdog....?
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Chow knew he couldn't go the route of that chinese sell-out monkey known as Jackie(do anything in a western movie)Chan. Chow has integrity. <p> Now to cast Jaden Smith for Kato! Hell yeah that would suck so much it would be cool.
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Fucker's got a broken orbital and is on medical suspension until January...plenty of time to shoot the movie!!! And Sexyama can do anything.
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A new AICN Catch Phrase has been born.
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http://tinyurl.com/mtnqjz Danny Chan Kwok-Kwan. Ring him now Seth!
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He'd be a perfect Kato, just look at his performance in Star Trek.
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Until then, this movie has no meaning to me.
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...everyone knows an Asian can't open a movie. Fingers crossed for Shia or Michael Cera.
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Perfect casting, just don't give him many lines.
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He was pretty much the Kato to the main character in Brotherhood of the Wolf.
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Now Chow can go on and make an actual good movie to crush this one.
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Jesus fucking Christ am I jealous. <P> http://tinyurl.com/klx2ka
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then it went down hill fast. Chow would have been a great Director and co-star. I guess Sony didn't learn nothing from Spider Man 3 after all.
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They ignored all input he gave to that Dragonball abortion and ended up walking off the project. I'm sure the same thing happened here.
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That is all.
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July 15, 2009, 12:36 a.m. CST
Kato Kalen for Kato!!! Just the kind of crazy shit Gondry
by JuanSanchez
Loves
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Stay in your Homeland mate and shows these idiots just how great you are.
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July 15, 2009, 12:58 a.m. CST
So they kick out the chinese martial artist and keep the ugly Je
by Professor_Monster
in a movie that calls for a chinese martial artist and not a diamond merchant.
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They are not going to get my ticket money.
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He needs another shitty movie to add to his resume.
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I don't know the man, but I am sure he read the script and he was like "No fucking way I am gonna be part of this shit."
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the naked guy from the Hangover.
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Therefore it is sensible to keep him away from the set. Wallets and things might have started to go missing. <p> Cast one of those poor unfortunate people who LOOK Chinese instead.
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He looks the most like Bruce Lee, played him in the LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE produced(horribly) by Shannon Lee and starred in Steven Chow's Shaolin Soccer and Gong Fu(Kung Fu Hustle). He's perfect!
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They have very successfully pulled off asian characters in recent flicks.
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Stay as far away from the mediocrity that is Seth Rogen is a great career move on his part.
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I love that guy! Seth Rogen needs to be dropped quick. I know the studio thinks Hornet will get the nerds in and Rogen will get everyone else. Did they see Observe and Report? He is not a BO magnet he looks out in getting good roles. Recast Rogen and get Tony Jaa and there you go.
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I mean really? There's maybe 3 people that post on AICN who are old enough to remember the original. And this project has the stink of fetid taint all over it (after repeated restarts and stars being attached / falling out). This film is truly not a wise decision.
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racist, but true. looks WAY too South Asian.
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Mark Dacascos is too busy determining whose cuisine reigns supreme. No man in their right mind would give up that gig.
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this has MESS written all over it.skinny-non-pot-smoking seth rogen...Michel Gondry???!...and no Stephen Chow...AND Cameron Diaz...man....this has PLUTO NASH syndrome (which is a studio film lacking any actual need to be made)
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Will be quiting this soon. Well hopefully.
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Just like that dog in MIB:2. I would like that. Or maybe a talking pig like Babe. Pork jokes galore.
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July 15, 2009, 1:11 p.m. CST
Welp, you hire a fat-ass who won't work out for the role...
by venvariants
This started stinking the minute what's his face got the lead role. You can't hire a plumper who has enough clout to bow out of the physical training for the role and expect things not to go down hill. A fat Spidey? No. A fat Supes? No. Those guys have to train like mad. Rogen, though? Not a drop of sweat for this role. Bad news. It will tank just like The Phantom and The Shadow and The Spirit. Sad truth, folks. Sad truth.
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I BEG YOU-make another film with Charlie Kaufman.Something clever-your TOO GOOD for this caca.It's like steve spilberg directing TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE reboot.Although....it would be cool to see a "SWEDED" copy of this film from you for fun!
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*Shrug*
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and change green hornet's costume into a blue falcon. viola instant ramen.
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July 15, 2009, 2:39 p.m. CST
Stephen Chow's playing Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?
by MrMysteryGuest
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July 15, 2009, 2:39 p.m. CST
Stephen Chow's playing Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?
by MrMysteryGuest
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Regis...
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Not the spawn of the Antichrist himself!! No!
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July 15, 2009, 3:14 p.m. CST
It really troubles me when "fans" say that The Green Hornet is u
by Otter
For all the TV & action fans on this site, very few of you know anything about the Green Hornet. I really think that "Rogaine" and Gondry will royally fuck this property up. Here are a few facts about the Hornet: 1) He, like Batman is on an avenging crusade against crime to avenge his father's death. Like the ending of The Dark Knight, he is thought to be a villain, even though he is actually a hero. He uses this as an advantage in his crusade. 2) He is the great grandson of John Reid, The Lone Ranger. 3) The show was not campy at all; more like Batman meets The Untouchables. Some episodes had a sci-fi theme, but very few. All of the actors & scripts were played straight. 4) Green Hornet was much cooler than Batman, even though he had some great gadgets: revolving garage floor, hornet sting; which could send a shockwave to push away a gun or open a locked door, a stopwatch, which sent a vibration (like a beeper) to the D.A.'s glasses, The Black Beauty, a rolling arsenal with missiles, satellite imagery, radar and many other features (brooms that wipe away treadmarks from the car!) Kato had nunchakus, and Hornet Darts that could impale a gunman's hand when flung fast enough. 5) Like Batman, The Hornet was non-lethal. His gun shot out knockout gas. He was also adept at hand to hand combat. 6)Kato wasn't his sidekick; on the show, they were played as equals, even though Kato posed as Reid's valet. 7)A few people actually knew who the Hornet was; his secretary Lenore "Casey" Case, and the district attorney. For all of you unfamiliar with the Hornet, try checking out some episodes on YouTube or try to find a collection online or at a convention. I think you'll be impressed.
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It's a relic. I don't think it will translate well. Plus, seth rogen??? come on dude-wakeup! there going for a comedy.THAT'S mostly what sucks.
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Watch Darren Arrofonsky's HOBO-COP(tm) instead.
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and he can played as gay and annoyed.
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Was talked about being the green hornet back in 1996.
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But they might get Jet Li instead who... seems it's hard to find white martial artists around that can swings things balleticly from chains and look like one of the members from System of a Down...
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Stephen Chow directing and playing Kato...I was genuinely excited for this movie. Now, I could care less.
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I still have visions of his amazing skills in Drive. Mark's fight in the bedroom: http://tinyurl.com/mrngmr
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That is all.
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Mortal Kombat 3 will remain in development hell...
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must bow.....2 us all
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Kimbo's gotta eat....and yes I am kidding.
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