Stephen Chow Won't Direct Green Hornet He'll still play Kato in the action-com Source: Variety
Well, our enthusiasm levels for Seth Rogen’s The Green Hornet just dropped about 27%, with the news that Stephen Chow – the mad genius behind Shaolin Soccer and Kung-Fu Hustle – has dropped out of the director’s chair.
No reason has been given for Chow’s departure – but since he’s still attached to play Kato, the high-kicking sidekick to Rogen’s masked millionaire, Britt Reid, the split can’t have been too acrimonious.
Now, with a Spring start for filming and a 2010 release date looming large, Sony and producer Neal Moritz are now scrambling to find a director who can bring Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s script to life. It’ll be a surprise if they can find anyone whose action/comedy sensibilities match those of Chow’s, but we’ll wait and see.
And just to clarify, we’re still excited to see this – who doesn’t want to see Seth Rogen as a crimefighting superhero? – but Chow’s involvement as director had placed this right near the top of our must-see list. Now, it’s somewhere in the middle.
This is like when Greengrass was going to do Watchmen. It wasn't right, so it didn't happen.
When someone is prepared to approach it in a way that will ], then it might get revived, or not. Probably for the best, after Chow came on board and then almost immediately jumped overboard again... Not a good sign.
Best thing for them to do is use the time to improve the script, perhaps listen to Chow's and other's ideas, and come back later with a stronger pitch...
Or drop i... Read More
L: alank1975
L: blandstreetbloom
Get Kevin Smith back on board, he was going to write and direct it a few years back anywho.
100% agreed, but would he be able to resist Jason Mewes as Kato
evin smith is possibly the only choice worse than rogen for this project. theres a reason that he WAS going to make it in the past and didnt. ... Read More
L: blandstreetbloom
Get Kevin Smith back on board, he was going to write and direct it a few years back anywho.
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100% agreed, but would he be able to resist Jason Mewes as Kato ... Read More
L: adambatman82
i had a feeling this project would start to fall apart once te incredibly negative press about the spirit started leaking out.
link=http://click!]http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/01/24/ seth-rogens-green-hornet-may-not-happen-after-all/his project just seems destined to rot in development hell, i remember following the damn thing way back when, when kevin smith was attached to it. ... Read More
I'm wondering how there aren't more millionaires on this site. you all seem to know exactly how things that have not happened yet will unfold, so how come you havent all wont he lottery 5 times each?
the only thing I'm perplexed over is that I thought Jet Li was playing Kato. I was looking forward to Jet Li as Kato.
though I guess if they're doing it more comedic now, maybe Chow will be better placed to play him, so I'll do something unprecedented amongst most people who whine.. sorry.. p... Read More
Or that gimp Brett Ratner will stom in to direct it (or non-direct if you no what I mean) and make it a new Rush Hour - oh dear God NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! ... Read More
RE: Who really cares, this movie won't be any good
L: boredbluekoala
Unless it's one of the big superhero names that people have heard of, these kinds of movies suck. Hancock was a rare exception based more on the charm and appeal of it's lead actor. The Shadow, Daredevil, Electra,The Phantom, Ghost Rider... etc, etc. I'm sure those movies have their fans, but none of em are what you would call classic huh?
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When did Hancock become a classic? I missed that meeting.... ... Read More
