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Seth Rogen Serious About THE GREEN HORNET Bein' Funny!

Beaks here...

So much for Stephen Chow making his "kung-fu WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES".

Seth Rogen talked to the internet this past weekend, and put to rest any lingering doubts about the tone of THE GREEN HORNET. In short: Chow wants funny, so Rogen and Evan Goldberg are going to write funny.

Here's what Rogen told CHUD.com:

"One day we want to make a serious film and then Stephen Chow comes in with a good idea and we're like, 'Well it's funny.' Should we not do it because we originally wanted to do a serious film? We come from, nah fuck it, we'll just take the idea that seems good."

Very wise. Speaking of tone, Rogen talked OBSERVE AND REPORT with Collider.com. When I wrote about Jody Hill's excellent script last June, it was already shaping up to be a very... uncomfortable comedy. Turns out "uncomfortable" wasn't good enough for Hill and Rogen:

"It’s like a comedic TAXI DRIVER."

So it's THE KING OF COMEDY? I'll take that.

By the way, OBSERVE AND REPORT has test screened twice in Los Angeles, and we haven't received a single reader review (same goes for THIS SIDE OF THE TRUTH and that huge Portland preview of WATCHMEN). Kudos to WB and their new, "We're going to murder your happiness if you write in to AICN" non-disclosure agreements. Only took y'all, what, ten years? Sorry about THE AVENGERS.

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Believe it when I see it...
by Aloy
Oct 20th, 2008
01:19:11 PM
Here we go...
by Karl Childers
Oct 20th, 2008
01:25:26 PM
They're not winning me over...
by TheGhostWhoLurks
Oct 20th, 2008
01:27:29 PM
Don't take credit for Avengers failure
by ShiftyEyedDog2
Oct 20th, 2008
01:28:15 PM
Avengers wasn't screened for critics
by Big Jim
Oct 20th, 2008
01:44:13 PM
Rogen? Toilet Humor?
by TiVo1138
Oct 20th, 2008
02:03:53 PM
At least the Spirit movie will be serious.
by theonecalledshoe
Oct 20th, 2008
02:04:21 PM
Spirit is going to be so serious and hardcore
by blindambition238
Oct 20th, 2008
02:09:23 PM
I'm Not Interested. This Is The Last Nail In The Coffin!!!
by Media Messiah
Oct 20th, 2008
02:24:26 PM
NDA's
by viewdrix
Oct 20th, 2008
02:31:25 PM
This will actually be worse
by Django The Bastard
Oct 20th, 2008
02:31:28 PM
The Avengers?
by Lloytron
Oct 20th, 2008
02:50:15 PM
ROGEN IS A FAT UGLY NERD
by Dick Bahls
Oct 20th, 2008
02:53:31 PM
Funny Superhero Success Stories: Because Audiences Demand Them.
by EriamJH
Oct 20th, 2008
02:53:40 PM
Now everyone hates him?
by Emperor_was_a_jerk
Oct 20th, 2008
03:13:21 PM
Humorous = good
by skimn
Oct 20th, 2008
03:15:09 PM
Seth Rogen funny, talented
by C0ns
Oct 20th, 2008
03:19:08 PM
Rogen
by fartedinthefaceofhollywood
Oct 20th, 2008
03:43:42 PM
Don't want a "Comedy"
by Sci_Fi_Wasabe
Oct 20th, 2008
03:59:14 PM
What a waste of time and money..
by CeejayNightwing
Oct 20th, 2008
04:13:59 PM
C0ns correct, astute
by slone13
Oct 20th, 2008
04:34:15 PM
It won't matter because The Green Hornet is a lame character
by Bob Cryptonight
Oct 20th, 2008
04:40:54 PM
As long as the keep the squid I'll be happy.
by Bob Cryptonight
Oct 20th, 2008
04:41:50 PM
Rogen serious about Hornet being shit
by the milf lover
Oct 20th, 2008
05:01:33 PM
It's Seth Rogen and Stephen Chow.
by Mosquito March
Oct 20th, 2008
05:03:04 PM
I'll watch it as long as . . .
by idonotseekabanning
Oct 20th, 2008
05:06:25 PM
Oh, and . . .
by idonotseekabanning
Oct 20th, 2008
05:07:37 PM
Bob Cryptonight..
by CeejayNightwing
Oct 20th, 2008
05:08:16 PM
Depends on the type of humor
by Steepdog1
Oct 20th, 2008
05:11:07 PM
Don't worry whiners. Chow is an expert in dramedy.
by Damien Chowder
Oct 20th, 2008
05:11:47 PM
Maybe they don't write to AICN
by drturing
Oct 20th, 2008
05:19:21 PM
Chow+masked crimefighters+big production=wow
by pipergates
Oct 20th, 2008
05:36:30 PM
I hope it's a bomb-turb....what a
by crankyoldguy
Oct 20th, 2008
05:59:14 PM
idonotseekabanning
by The Brains
Oct 20th, 2008
06:00:49 PM
If ya wanna make a funny kungfu movie make it, but...
by Orionsangels
Oct 20th, 2008
06:12:00 PM
just remember Will Smith in
by crankyoldguy
Oct 20th, 2008
06:25:51 PM
The '60s TV show will shine next to it
by crankyoldguy
Oct 20th, 2008
06:29:54 PM
Comedy?
by JamesT
Oct 20th, 2008
06:34:28 PM
I think Seth Rogen is funny and talented
by Continentalop
Oct 20th, 2008
07:17:10 PM
Oh, and Bob Cryptonight...
by Continentalop
Oct 20th, 2008
07:20:34 PM
suck
by MrNotHere
Oct 20th, 2008
07:29:07 PM
Good points, Continental...
by crankyoldguy
Oct 20th, 2008
07:30:02 PM
Just Let Chow run the show
by picardsucks
Oct 20th, 2008
07:45:18 PM
I thought this dude was going to take some time off????
by Turd Furgeson
Oct 20th, 2008
08:38:08 PM
Rogen's 15 minutes ARE over
by Speed Fricassee
Oct 20th, 2008
08:41:30 PM
Yea, we get to HEAR Rogen's voice again!
by Fa Fa Fooey
Oct 20th, 2008
08:43:00 PM
I'm just curious here...
by Rain_Dog
Oct 20th, 2008
08:44:07 PM
CeejayNightwing...
by Bob Cryptonight
Oct 20th, 2008
09:29:17 PM
GH has a Kato, and so does Britt Reid...
by Bob Cryptonight
Oct 20th, 2008
09:32:11 PM
Bob Crytonight
by Continentalop
Oct 20th, 2008
09:57:18 PM
"as overexposed as Jenna Jameson's vagina"
by the milf lover
Oct 20th, 2008
10:29:14 PM
Nerd hatred is so thick that it could be poured over pancakes.
by ChuckImania
Oct 21st, 2008
01:09:41 AM
The Milf Lover And ChuckiMania That's Funny Stuff!!!
by Media Messiah
Oct 21st, 2008
01:36:45 AM
ouch!! Green Hornet below Aquaman??
by the milf lover
Oct 21st, 2008
01:40:03 AM
The Avengers and AICN
by Sprout
Oct 21st, 2008
02:18:27 AM
Wonder Woman would break our mortal love sticks
by ChuckImania
Oct 21st, 2008
02:19:55 AM
My interest is gone.
by Toonol
Oct 21st, 2008
02:24:44 AM
beeh katie Holmes
by the milf lover
Oct 21st, 2008
02:49:29 AM
They'll all be on Rogans grundle sack again... just wait...
by ChuckImania
Oct 21st, 2008
03:23:58 AM
So the Green Hornet now tells lame Dick Jokes?
by hatespeech
Oct 21st, 2008
09:15:12 AM
Massive FUCK YOU to the Rogan Haters
by quantize
Oct 21st, 2008
09:22:53 AM
M-O-O-N. That spells "big fat liar"
by TomCullen
Oct 21st, 2008
09:31:45 AM
TomCullen
by quantize
Oct 21st, 2008
09:35:39 AM
"He's ten notches below aquaman and one notch above Spawn."
by Big Jim
Oct 21st, 2008
09:51:37 AM
M-O-O-N. that spells "douche"
by TomCullen
Oct 21st, 2008
09:51:55 AM
when he means is "WE think its funny"
by ArcadianDS
Oct 21st, 2008
10:09:11 AM
ROGEN IS A FAT UGLY NERD
by Dick Bahls
Oct 21st, 2008
10:47:44 AM
If you want to see a real Green Hornet movie go here:
by SteveAudio
Oct 21st, 2008
11:11:08 AM
Comedy or not
by Abominable Snowcone
Oct 21st, 2008
11:41:41 AM
Bill
by Series7
Oct 21st, 2008
01:00:04 PM
did they shelf the avengers idea?!
by brandon11
Oct 21st, 2008
01:11:41 PM
Green Hornet might not be as well known...
by Continentalop
Oct 21st, 2008
02:09:08 PM
80s had Chevy Chase, 90s had Jim Carey, now we get Seth Rogen...
by RandySavage
Oct 21st, 2008
02:34:26 PM
brandon11
by Sprout
Oct 21st, 2008
02:51:09 PM
Katie Holmes as Wonder Women? Somebody take
by GQtaste
Oct 21st, 2008
05:50:33 PM
Well back in the day!
by ChuckImania
Oct 21st, 2008
06:25:26 PM
If you want to do a funny superhero movie...
by Continentalop
Oct 21st, 2008
10:50:13 PM
TalkBack volume to bomb theory
by nerosday
Oct 21st, 2008
11:01:56 PM
I feel you
by ChuckImania
Oct 21st, 2008
11:32:02 PM
TomCullen
by quantize
Oct 22nd, 2008
02:10:11 AM
Where has the Rogen hate come from?
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Oct 22nd, 2008
09:34:49 AM
I genuinely enjoyed The Avengers
by Tin Snoman
Oct 22nd, 2008
11:03:48 AM

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