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Is Seth Rogen's Green Hornet Dead?

January 24, 2009

Drew McWeeny of the fledgling entertainment site HitFix had been hearing from various unnamed sources at the Sundance Film Festival that Seth Rogen's plan to bring the '30s pulp hero The Green Hornet may have stalled with the departure of Stephen Chow as the film's director, as reported last month.

Drew says:

Ever since Stephen Chow started to waffle about his participation in the film, I've been hearing rumors that there were major hesitations at Sony. Then at Sundance, I heard several people say that the film was off completely. I spoke this afternoon with a source close to the film, and while they didn't call it completely dead, they did say it is "highly unlikely" that the film will shoot in 2009 at all.

Currently, Sony still has The Green Hornet listed on their release schedule for June 25, 2010 giving Rogen plenty of time to find a new director and a new Kato, but if it gets moved or pulled from that great summer release date, we can probably start taking these rumors more seriously.

From ComingSoon.net

Edward James Olmos Boards Green Hornet
Stephen Chow Exits Green Hornet Completely
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First Look at Kato in The Green Hornet!
Christoph Waltz to Play Green Hornet Villain!

Other Movie Sites

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The Green Hornet Starts Principal Photography
First Look at Kato in The Green Hornet!
Christoph Waltz to Play Green Hornet Villain!
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COMMENTS (34)

Posted by:

MANiK

January 24, 2009

First the worst, second the best!!

I still think that Stephen Chow would have been good.

Posted by:

dva

January 24, 2009

And after Seth Rogan lost ALL that weight.

Posted by:

huffmaster

January 24, 2009

I can hear Seth Rogen getting fat again.

Posted by:

Thong Bender

January 24, 2009

Two words:

Thank G-d!
or
Good Riddance!

You pick.

Posted by:

Craig R

January 24, 2009

I really enjoy Seth Rogen and company films, I hope this one gets made asap. Why the sudden hate on Rogen, he's the funniest guy out there. Do hilarious movies like Superbad, Knocked Up, and Pineapple Express make him a bad guy. If the Green Hornet is dead then that will allow Rogen to start on Jay & Seth vs The Apocalypse.

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PAY HOMAGE TO BRUCE LEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

January 24, 2009

All super-hero movies make cash, even the campy Batman and Robin took in hundreds of millions. Stephen Chow was a comedic martial artist which is anti-Bruce Lee. It would not be the hard to bring in a chinese Bruce Lee type since a billion kids in China grew up wanting to be him. All they need to do is bring in a great Micheal Bay type than the film is guaranteed to make bank.

Posted by:

ceaser chavez

January 24, 2009

great micheal bay ... isnt that an oxymoron

Posted by:

Zack

January 24, 2009

NOOOOOOO!!!

SETH ROGEN PLEASE RECONSIDER!!

Posted by:

joe

January 24, 2009

What's wrong with Bay ? Did you recently direct something we can compare . If we didn't have commercial directors like bay you wouldn't have a theater to see your art house movies .

Posted by:

JoJo

January 24, 2009

Excellent news! Thank God!!! I hope the studio starts from scratch and makes a serious action movie with quality actors.