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Nicolas Cage in Talks for The Green Hornet

July 21, 2009

Columbia Pictures is in early talks with Nicolas Cage to play the gangster villain in The Green Hornet, reports Variety.

Cameron Diaz is negotiating to play a reporter and love interest in the Michel Gondry-directed film that stars Seth Rogen as the masked crime fighter.

The picture is moving full steam ahead for a fall start date, even as the studio looks to replace Stephen Chow, who was going to play sidekick Kato. Rogen and Evan Goldberg wrote the script and Neal Moritz is producing through his Original Films.

The Green Hornet is targeting a July 9, 2010 release

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COMMENTS (56)

Posted by:

claydog86

July 20, 2009

Tony Jaa as Kato! love him!

Posted by:

F*** Being First

July 20, 2009

He's gonna be ghostrider as the villain

Posted by:

Bruce Lee

July 20, 2009

@claydof86:
That is an awesome idea, I approve!!. Nick cage is not a bad choice either.

Posted by:

Jacko

July 20, 2009

Oh god. Not another Superhero franchise ruined by the Cage. The man cannot act and whenever he tries he seems to mumble and appear incredibly tired in everything he does and as a result that sucks the energy out of the frame

I seriously hope this remains as just talk.

Posted by:

Ern_diz

July 20, 2009

jaja nice, it might actully be an awsome movie

Posted by:

dylansdad

July 20, 2009

They should go with non-traditional casting and get Whoopi Goldberg to play Kato. Or else make him a CG character voiced by Liam Neeson.

Posted by:

First Slayer

July 20, 2009

Nice

Posted by:

Justin

July 20, 2009

Yeah Cage cannot act. But I'm still pretty pumped for this movie. Not even he can ruin it for me.

Posted by:

Neo Windu

July 20, 2009

Cage should be the Green Hornet. He has the height and build to play the roll. And the Green Hornet SHOULD NOT be a action comedy. The Hornet is more like Batman than Plastic Man. Nicolas cage as Green Hornet. Nuff Said

Posted by:

CHEST ROCKWELL

July 20, 2009

why dont they just get bruce lee's kid to play kato...wait.. nevermind