Journey to the West is, kinda, the new film from Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle star/director Stephen Chow. He co-wrote, co-directed and produced the film, but doesn't appear in the movie -- still, it bears his distinct influence. The movie features a bizarre collection of monsters and demon hunters, who collide in battles that are…
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If you don't have plans for the next couple of summers yet, you may be tempted to take some theme park trips after you read this post. After the jump: Disneyland Paris will get a Ratatouille attraction in 2014 Check out the first model image from Shanghai Disneyland Disney's Imagineers will be the subject of…
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Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week…
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Some of the best movie lore has to do with why projects didn't happen, rather than the stories behind ones that did. This is halfway to one of those stories. The Green Hornet opens this week as directed by Michel Gondry, but the film might have been very different. Stephen Chow was set to direct,…
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It's a slow news day, and that means rumor time! You might remember that, over a year ago, Stephen Chow stepped away from the director's chair for The Green Hornet, supposedly to work on his own big Hollywood movie. Shortly afterward, it was said to be a vehicle for Jack Black and Anne Hathaway, and…
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Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m…
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It would appear from a freshly surfaced casting call that the role of Kato in Michel Gondry's Green Hornet movie is currently vacant. After it was announced that Seth Rogen was to write, produce and star in a Hornet flick a heady cocktail of skepticism and intrigue flooded the web. Then, it was announced that…
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Since Sam Raimi and Quentin Tarantino sky-rocketed Stephen Chow's US reputation with their effusive praise of Shaolin Soccer, you'll probably find that the least well received picture in Chow's ouevre has been the sci-fi family film CJ7. Personally though, I absolutely love it, and this is in spite of its sometimes woeful CG work and…
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China.org.cn is reporting that Anne Hathaway is likely to star in Stephen Chow's next movie. When Chow bowed out of directing The Green Hornet, he said that he would like to free some time up to work with Jack Black on a different superhero comedy? Well this is it. Wei Dasen, a representative of Chow's…
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The Green Hornet. Well, well, well. What a bumpy ride this one's been getting in the press and on blogs. First of all there was a loud shout of skepticism about the casting of Seth Rogen, then euphoria at the signing of Stephen Chow, then Chow puled out of directing and rumours abound that he's…
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In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Devindra, and Adam lament the removal of Stephen Chow from The Green Hornet, discuss whether or not a Schwarzenneger cameo would be a good idea for Terminator Salvation, and evaluate the early movie careers of Seth Gordon and Frank Miller. Special guests Erik Davis and William Goss join…
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Last week it was announced that Stephen Chow would no longer be directing The Green Hornet, but that he was still attached to play the Hornet's sidekick Kato. However, that might not actually be the case at all. Chow tells The Associated Press that he might not play Kato in the film due to possible…
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Stephen Chow will no longer be directing Columbia Pictures' big screen adaptation of The Green Hornet after all. Apparently he has stepped down due to "creative differences". It's likely that Chow butted heads with the studio or producers/screenwriters Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Chow is still attached to play the Hornet's sidekick Kato. The studio…
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Last year there was a crazy rumor began to circulate that Will Smith's son Jaden Smith would star in a remake of The Karate Kid, with Stephen Chow attached to direct and take over the role of Mr. Myiagi. Sounded horrible then. Still sounds horrible now. And it turns out the crazy rumor wasn't so…
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Words are not sufficient to describe how epic this /Filmcast is. In this episode, Dave, Devindra and Adam are joined by Dan Trachtenberg from The Totally Rad Show to geek out about some recently watched TV and films, tear apart the 2008 Emmy awards with Myles McNutt, wage in on Seth Rogen and Stephen Chow's…
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Key words: "...and direct." We've known for more than a year that Seth Rogen wanted Stephen Chow to co-star as Kato in The Green Hornet, a role previously made famous by Bruce Lee, and today the casting was confirmed. What's surprising is that Chow, who's had considerable international success as a director with Shaolin Soccer,…
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Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that Sony is moving forward with Seth Rogen's The Green Hornet. Rogen is cureently working on the script with his Superbad co-writer Evan Goldberg. The story follows Britt Reid, a bored playboy who spends his nights fighting crime with his sidekick, Kato (Rogen has said that he wants Stephen Chow for…
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Why can't they leave the movies from my childhood alone? Months ago it was rumored that Will Smith's nine-year-old son Jaden was in talks to star in a modern day remake of The Karate Kid. The rumors were quickly denied by a spokesman for Smith. However it was confirmed that Smith's production company Overbrook Entertainment…
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Yesterday we reported that Knocked Up star Seth Rogen was in talks to write and star in a big screen adaptation of The Green Hornet. We marveled at how spectacular this bad idea was. And that is coming from a guy who has followed Rogen's career since Freaks & Geeks. We didn't think this idea…
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