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Is ‘The Green Hornet’ Movie On Life Support?
Screen Rant —
... scrambling… they have plenty of time - The Green Hornet is currently scheduled for a June 25, 2010 release, but if they wrote the movie with Chow in mind to direct and play Kato there’s going to be some serious re-writing going on I’ll bet. If they end up announcing Rogen’s other choice for Kato, Tony Ja, that might be a clue that they’re not going so much for the comedy angle - and that will be welcome news to me.
Source: AP ...
Stephen Chow Might Ditch The Green Hornet Entirely?
FirstShowing.net —
... would no longer be directing Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's The Green Hornet. Ultimately it was a bearable decision, especially considering he was reportedly still going to play Kato, Green Hornet's sidekick. Well according to Chow himself in an interview with the Associated Press, that might not happen either. Chow says that it was scheduling that made him pull out on directing the film, and that his involvement as Kato also depends on his schedule. Let's hope it works out or else this project might be ruined! ...
Green Hornet May Lose Its Kato
Cinema Blend News —
Green Hornet May Lose Its Kato Stephen Chows involvement, or lack thereof in The Green Hornet just got even more confusing. Last week word leaked that he was vacating the directors chair on the project over creative differences, but he was still supposed to co-star in the movie as Kato. Now it looks like even Kato may not happen. First though, Chow spoke to the AP about his reasons for not directing. He says, If I direct 'The Green Hornet,' the superhero comedy will have to be delayed for two years. The timing might not be right for a superhero comedy in two years. ...
Now Stephen Chow May Not Play Kato in 'Green Hornet'
Get The Big Picture —
... Chow told the
Associated Press that he if he directed
Green Hornet, he couldn't then make a superhero comedy with Jack Black for
two years, adding that the timing may not be right for that kind of story in two
years. Well, gee, I guess that explains the "creative differences" between the
writer-director-star of Kung Fu Hustle and the brass over at Columbia. ...
Stephen Chow Might Not Play Kato, Might Still Direct The Green Hornet?
/Film —
... 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 schedule conflicts. Sounds to me like Chow is graciously trying to step down from the role and from the project as a whole. But then Chow gives this curious quote about how he might still direct The Green Hornet, but two years down the line: ...
Stephen Chow Skipping Out On Kato?
Cinematical —
... Chow told the AP that he had abandoned directing the film in order to make a superhero comedy starring Jack Black. "If I direct The Green Hornet, the superhero comedy will have to be delayed for two years," Chow said. "The timing might not be right for a superhero comedy in two years. And I want to make a movie based on an original idea." ...
Newsbites: The comics and heroes edition!
FilmChat —
... may be the DC Comics superhero closest to getting a new movie right now. And reports indicate that the filmmakers may already be scouting locations in Australia. -- Collider.com, Sydney Morning Herald 3. Stephen Chow is no longer going to direct the new version of The Green Hornet, and he might not stick around to play the sidekick Kato, either, since he wants to make a superhero comedy with Jack Black. -- Variety, Associated Press 4. A new film based on Judge Dredd ...
Shortcuts: Chow Might Leave 'Green Hornet'?; Sigourney Weaver Not Sure About 'Ghostbusters 3'
:: The Playlist :: —
... Stephen Chow isn't directing the 'Green Hornet' anymore and just starring, right? Well, not he might ditch the entire project or at least he casts some doubt about the scheduling. "If I direct 'The Green Hornet,' the superhero comedy will have to be delayed for two years," Chow said. "The timing might not be right for a superhero comedy in two years. And I want to make a movie based on an original idea." [IHT/AP] ...
