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Sony has launched a filler page for the upcoming Green Hornet movie written by and starring Seth Rogen. The film isn’t due for another two years, but they already have a logo. Why the long lead? I’m guessing they launched the preliminary website in advance of Comic Con next month, where Seth Rogen is already scheduled to appear to promote Pineapple Express. Will Rogen be answering questions regarding the masked crime fighter’s new adventure? We’ll keep you updated.
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June 23rd, 2008 at 12:59 am
just a simple logo …….. again.
June 23rd, 2008 at 1:58 am
What wait whoa is Seth Rogen the Green Hornet, I’ll never see that movie.
BS BS BS. This must be a bad dream.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
June 23rd, 2008 at 2:09 am
And that logo sucks. Average very average. Like pavement.
June 23rd, 2008 at 5:10 am
Haha. Excellent.
June 23rd, 2008 at 6:48 am
Lets look at some facts that have been overlooked or pushed under the rug by SOOO many here and in Hollywood.
1. The character predated Batman and the ONLY tie in was in 1966 when the same producer for the TV show did the TV Green Hornet.
2. The Character is not a superhero, he has no super powers, no super villains, he is at best a masked crime fighter. Really he is no different than any TV/Film crime fighter except he happens to have a secret identity.
3. The Character did not come from the comic world; comics only explored their version of the story after the radio show was already established. The later 90’s Comic series further explored an alternate universe of the Green Hornet world. Not too uncommon for the comic world but not congruent with the characters true origins and world.
4. The character is a hard driving young (33) successful businessman who is dedicated to fight crime in his community and wherever it occurs. NOT a lazy billionaire playboy that is pure recent media hype.
5. He is seen as a criminal in the criminal world so law enforcement is always after him. The criminals hate him because they fear him, Kato, and the Black Beauty.
6. The Green Hornet is a brilliant strategist and foils his foes in a well played out mental chess game (SEE Jason Borne or James Bond) Kato assists in strategy, weapons development and construction and muscle when needed.
5. The Green Hornet is fully capable in hand-to-hand combat in most every situation. He has a totally different style than Kato. He is in top physical condition.
6. Kato is fully competent in any situation of combat. He is so confident that his attitude comes across as smug. But make no mistake he takes crime fighting and combat very seriously. It would be a very rare occurrence if he were bested in hand-to-hand combat.
7. The TV series was canceled because the producer was not allotted enough TV time to further develop the character. ABC only allowed 30m and Dozier insisted on 60m for the second season. ABC refused so dozier canceled the series.
8. Production costs were out of control on Batman (A Huge hit) and budgets were getting tight so this was also a factor in sidelining the Green Hornet.
9. Keaton worked as Batman because he has shown he an actor that has depth and intensity. It makes no difference that he was in a comedic role prior. He is/was capable of VERY serious roles and can be very dark, which is needed for the Dark Knight. Same goes for Robin Williams as Joker, Riddler. He has proven himself in serious roles and can also be a believable villain and can also be very dark. Seth??
10. The Green Hornet does not exist in the DC or Marvel universe.
11. Seth has in the past said this will be a comedy then said it will be an action film just like Pineapple Express (due out this fall), so who knows what he/they will decide on.
The were able to hold the elements together for Spider-man, Fantastic Four, Elektra, Daredevil, Hulk, Iron Man, X-Men, Batman, Superman, Punisher, Blade so why not do the same for the Green Hornet? The Hornet is more like a Jason Borne, or a James Bond without the MI5-CIA connection. Hard fighting, mental strategy game, interesting gadget technology.
Anything less that what the character is or was created to be is just a slap in the face to all of fandom and aficionados of the genre. People do not want something different they want something familiar but updated to take advantage of the wonderful film technology we have today.
Filmgoers want to leave the film after paying their $10 saying “…damn that was awesome!” Not “Damn I could have blown that $10 bucks elsewhere and been happier.”
Fans are not looking for another Rush Hour film, they did that and it was fine for what it was.
Impress us Seth! Don’t rip us off!
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:24 am
I grew up on green hornet episodes along with the old batman show…I find it odd that the goofy batman show become a character taken seriously and the more serious character “green hornet” is becoming a goofy character….make me wonder what’s going on here…if Chow gets the role of Kato I’m praying he at least plays it somewhat seriously…those are Bruce Lee’s shoes don’t make a mockery of the legend…
I hope Seth’s script doesn’t resemble the Drillbit Taylor one.
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:33 am
why is “Seth Rogen” suddenly a selling point, capable of carrying a project?
Are these execs insane? Dude’s an unshaven, pothead. Not to mention that he’s not funny in the least.
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:02 am
So stupid. Why even bother.
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:32 am
Great! Another stupid movie about a dumb white male superhero, written by a dumb white male loser!
June 23rd, 2008 at 11:22 am
“Seth Rogen is” not likely to get my money if this turns into some kind of stupid comedy. The only way I’d buy into him being the Green Hornet is if this was some animated flick and he was doing the voice.
June 23rd, 2008 at 12:30 pm
So is Kevin Smith doing anything on this movie?
R.I.P George Carlin
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:00 pm
@Angry
what does race have to do with this?
June 23rd, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Man, I really wanted this to be good. But seriously I don’t care if it’s funny as all hell, it’s just not what we wanted.