variety.com - 12/19/2008
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Actor will still play Kato in Columbia film There's been another change in the "Hornet" nest: Stephen Chow has dropped out as director of "The Green Hornet" but will still play Kato in Columbia Pictures' latest bid to get the crimefighter to the bigscreen. The studio and producer Neal Moritz are ...
variety.com - 12/19/2008
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variety.com —
Actor will still play Kato in Columbia film
There's been another change in the "Hornet" nest: Stephen...
Chow has dropped out as director of "The Green Hornet" but will still play Kato in Columbia Pictures' latest bid to get the crimefighter to the ...
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Chow no longer to direct 'Hornet' - Entertainment News, ...
iht.com - 12/23/2008
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iht.com —
HONG KONG : Hong Kong comedian Stephen Chow
said he will no longer direct the Hollywood adaptation...
of "The Green Hornet" and may not star as Kato, a character made famous by Bruce Lee in the short-lived TV series. Chow, whose credits include "Shaolin ...
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Chow drops out as director of 'Green Hornet' - ...
comingsoon.net - 12/20/2008
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comingsoon.net —
Stephen Chow has dropped out as director of
The Green Hornet but will still play Kato in...
Columbia Pictures' comic book adaptation, reports Variety . The studio and producer Neal Moritz are in the process of setting a new director to keep the ...
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Chow Will No Longer Direct Green Hornet
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The Green Hornet loses director
Filmstalker —
... the film taken in a direction that you didn't want? More to the point see you told to act out a major role in a way that you didn't agree with? I find that hard to understand, and if I was the person who was put in that situation I'd probably be backing out of both roles, even if the role in the original television series of The Green Hornet was performed by one of my idols and obvious comparison in the film industry – in this case Bruce Lee . The story comes from Variety and tells us that Stephen Chow will no longer ...
Stephen Chow Will Not Direct 'The Green Hornet'
Cinematical —
... Variety reports the film has lost Chow (of arse-kicking Kung-Fu Hustle fame) as director. Why? The dreaded creative differences. I was both puzzled and not very thrilled with the choice of Rogen, but have pretty much lost all hope if Chow isn't happy with the way things are going. There is the possibility that Chow is the one with the off-kilter vision, or that he just wanted to execute it all in a wacky way, but we're talking about ...
Newsbites: The comics and heroes edition!
FilmChat —
... , and he might not stick around to play the sidekick Kato, either, since he wants to make a superhero comedy with Jack Black. -- Variety, ...
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