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Stephen Chow Directing Seth Rogen's Green Hornet!
FirstShowing.net —
... This is a dream come true for Seth Rogen and his writing partner Evan Goldberg! Stephen Chow, the Chinese director known for Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle, will star in and direct The Green Hornet. For the longest time, Chow had been rumored to be Rogen's top choice for the character of Kato, the Green Hornet's sidekick. But now we learn that not only will he take on that role, but he's going to direct the film as well, which might just be the best news we've heard all month! I was already looking forward to seeing ...
Seth Rogen as "The Green Hornet"?
Film Gecko —
Seth Rogen as a superhero? I’m sure even HE finds this casting amusing. He’s set to play The Green Hornet in the upcoming film about the masked crime fighter. But hey, great way to break out of the sex-and-drugs movies he’s usually known for doing. It could work.
The news today is that Stephen Chow has signed to direct and co-star in “The Green Hornet”. Chow, who directed and starred in Kung Fu Hustle, is a big-fish in Asian cinema and has enjoyed crossover success with films like — ...
Geek Daily: 'The Green Hornet' Shapes Up and 'Tintin' Stumbles
Cinematical —
... Games and Game Movies, ImagesIt looks like another quiet week in the land of the geek -- particularly since all my friends are off at Fantastic Fest. If you're one of the lucky people attending, eat a Wild at Artichoke Hearts pizza for me at the Alamo Drafthouse. I lie awake at night thinking about it, and wishing for the skill to replicate it.
The biggest news of the weekend was a story that hit Variety late Friday night: Stephen Chow has landed the role of Kato in The Green Hornet and the director's ...
Stephen Chow Won't Direct 'Green Hornet'
Get The Big Picture —
You might not put it in the "disturbance in the Force"
category, but I don't like the news that
Stephen Chow
won't be directing ...
Stephen Chow No Longer Directing Seth Rogen's Green Hornet
FirstShowing.net —
... in September that Stephen Chow was set to direct Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's big screen Green Hornet movie, he has apparently stepped down citing "creative differences" as his reason for leaving. Chow will still play Kato, Green Hornet's sidekick, but won't have any involvement in directing. Columbia Pictures and producer ...
Stephen Chow Might Ditch The Green Hornet Entirely?
FirstShowing.net —
... What exactly is going on here? A week ago we reported the rather depressing news that Stephen Chow 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 ...
Now Stephen Chow May Not Play Kato in 'Green Hornet'
Get The Big Picture —
We were disheartened to hear last week that
Stephen Chow
wouldn't be directing the upcoming but long-in-the-pipeline film adaptation of ...
Stephen Chow Skipping Out On Kato?
Cinematical —
I have the sneaking suspicion that Seth Rogen's The Green Hornet remake may go the way of its failed predecessors. Over the weekend, Monika reported that Stephen Chow was no longer directing the film -- now comes the news that Chow may not remain as Kato, either. 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 ...
'The Green Hornet' Stung?
Get The Big Picture —
... were writing a script, and Rogen was set to star as The Green
Hornet. The Sony had a fit of genius and signed Kung Fu Hustle auteur Stephen
Chow to direct and to co-star as the trusty sidekick, Kato. That's gold. ...
Seth Rogen Refutes 'Green Hornet' Rumors
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... is an ideal superhero, although with him co-writing the script, you can expect it to be more of an action comedy. That's why bringing in Stephen Chow was such a great move. ...
Hathaway, Black in Stephen Chow's Superhero Comedy
Get The Big Picture —
Whether or not he makes The Green Hornet, Stephen Chow will most certainly make a
superhero comedy, and to that end, China.org (via Cinema Blend) has revealed that Anne Hathaway is set to star in
Chow's other, homegrown action comedy.
A source says the film, Chow's first foray into Hollywood, will be similar in style to Kung Fu Hustle, and that it
will also ...
Michel Gondry to Direct 'Green Hornet'!
Cinematical —
... The Green Hornet has been plagued by issues ever since Seth Rogen announced he'd be writing the screenplay with Superbad pal Evan Goldberg and starring as The Green Hornet too. In fact, Rogen's lost a lot of weight for the role so far, and looks to be in pretty good shape (did you see him at the Oscars?). Meanwhile, Stephen Chow had originally signed on to direct and play Green Hornet's sidekick Kato, but backed out due to him wanting to direct his own superhero movie -- but according to THR, he's still expected to take on the role of sidekick (and we ...
Gondry directing Green Hornet
Filmstalker —
... and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, seems to be in negotiations for a film that you might not expect him to be directing, The Green Hornet. Yes Seth Rogen's film version of the television series The Green Hornet is looking for a new director after losing Stephen Chow over creative differences, so now Gondry is in the forefront for the role. I have to say that if Stephen Chow found creative differences then I wonder what ...
Huh? Michel Gondry to Direct 'Green Hornet'
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... If you'll recall, the movie was set to go with director Stephen Chow, who was and might still be playing Kato opposite ...
Rogen talks Gondry's Green Hornet
Filmstalker —
... on the project. “Me and [co-writer] Evan [Goldberg] have always been gigantic fans of [Gondry]...We just like anyone who thinks outside the box, and there's really nobody who thinks more outside the box then he does; he's really a magician in a lot of ways.” Well Stephen Chow certainly did that too, and he's created some great martial arts action sequences, and he's a huge fan of the legendary ...
Rogen Admits 'Green Hornet' Still Needs a Kato
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Perhaps it's because I strongly believe that Stephen Chow would be the only
reason to see The
Green Hornet, but all the news that's popped up in the past three months or so
has really soured me on the TV superhero update. Chow was going to direct (brilliant) and play Kato, a role
originated back in the 1960s by Bruce Lee. Then he wasn't directing and he wasn't so sure about Kato, either.
So until this week, all we knew was that Chow might play Kato, that ...
Seth Rogen Talks 'Green Hornet'
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... ) and star for some time, and it looked
incredibly promising late last year when Stephen Chow was announced as the new Kato as well as
the film's director. That's not going to happen, at least the last part. Whether or not he's
Kato is still up in the air. ...
Cameron Diaz in Talks to Join 'The Green Hornet'
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... ? I've earmarked the film as troubled because of a directorial defection by
Stephen Chow that may or may not also leave
the action comedy without a valuable second banana, the recent release date change that
makes me suspicious that Sony is trying to bury it, and the very real possibility that the
combination of ...
Could a New Kato Casting Call Completely Doom 'The Green Hornet'?
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... star vehicle picked up steam with the spot-on selection of Stephen Chow to not only play The Green Hornet's trusty bad-ass manservant Kato but also to direct. It's perfect. That didn't last, though. Chow walked away from directing, dropping hints that he might not even be in the film. ...
Chow Says Ciao To 'Green Hornet'
Cinematical —
... star, writer and director Stephen Chow was attached to play the role, and it would have been one immaculately suited for the longtime fan of ...
Stephen Chow is Entirely Out of Seth Rogen's Green Hornet
FirstShowing.net —
... that contained, simply, a copy/pasted line from a casting call for the role of Kato in Green Hornet. There was no information - just a description of the character. But the last we knew, Stephen Chow had been cast in that role. Seth Rogen had been ...
Seth Rogen Says 'Green Hornet' is "Going Great"
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In case you're interested, Seth Rogen talked to Sci Fi Wire about the crumpled remains of his Green Hornet movie now that Stephen Chow is off the project. I won't rehash everything here, but I wish they'd just quit while they're only significantly behind.
Rogen, on the other hand, is reassuring. "It's going great," he said this weekend. "In my head, we lost Stephen Chow in April, so it's ...
Who is the new Kato?
Come Back Shane! —
... . If he turns out to great I'll eat my words. Anyway, Stephen Chow had originally been cast as Kato, but dropped out a few weeks ago. Now, according to ...
'Green Hornet': Singer-Actor Jay Chou is Kato
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The search for a replacement for Stephen Chow in the role of Kato is over, and now Jay Chou will team up with Seth Rogen in Michel Gondry's The Green Hornet. Who's Jay Chou? I asked myself that same question looking at the press release from Colubmia. He's a Taiwanese singer and actor who actually appeared in Curse of the Golden Flower along with several other films in the Asian market. ...
The Green Hornet gets a new Kato
Come Back Shane! —
Looks like Kwon Sang-woo didn't get the part like earlier reports suggested he might. Instead Taiwanese actor Jay Chou will replace Stephen Chow to play Kato. Chou is a classically trained singer-songwriter, and later made his way into acting in 2005 and has starred in a total of four films. He has also directed on film and over a dozen music videos. You might remember him as Prince Jai in Zhang Yimou's Curse of the Golden Flower. Director Michel Gondry ...
The Green Hornet set video
Filmstalker —
... 's Inspector Jacques Clouseau and his assistant Kato. The more I heard the more it went this way, oddball director, comedy lead and writer, Stephen Chow , the perfect man to bring back Bruce Lee's character, off the project, the fears were growing. Then, the other day, one of the characters says something about the story line up and talks about the set-up for the film. There's a little about the comedy aspect, and the more they talked about it, the more it sounded as though they were heading this direction. So the more I read about it the more I'm thinking that ...
