The Green Hornet

Actor-writer Seth Rogen co-writes and stars in the upcoming film featuring the comic book crime fighter The Green Hornet. The Green Hornet has a release date of January 14, 2011.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0990407/ Stephen Chow was first tapped to direct but he dropped the project over "creative differences." Chow was expected to appear in the film as the Hornet's sidekick, Kato, but was repleaced by Jaw Chou.http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=8116 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0990407/

Trade publication Production Weekly announced via Twitter on February 24, 2009, that Michel Gondry had been chosen to direct The Green Hornet. Gondry has directed music videos for artists such as The White Stripes, Radiohead and Paul McCartney, as well as films like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Be Kind Rewind. He was first approached to direct The Green Hornet a few years ago, but at the time, declined to accept the project over creative differences with the producers.http://blogs.indiewire.com/kohn/archives/2009/02/24/from_the_archives_michel_gondry_on_green_hornet

The film centers on Britt Reid, the playboy son of a media tycoon in Los Angeles. When his father mysteriously dies, Reid becomes determined to clean up the city of crime and corruption. He partners up with Kato, one his father's best employees, and the two set about arming themselves with high-tech gadgets and an indestructible car. They form a plan to pose as villains in an attempt to get close to the influential criminals in the city. The fame of the crime-fighters grows quickly and it's not long before Benjamin Chudnofsky, the criminal kingpin of the city, takes notice.http://www.fandango.com/thegreenhornet_v393767/summary

• Cameron Diaz as Lenore Case
• Seth Rogen as Britt Reid / Green Hornet
• Edward Furlong as Tupper
• Christoph Waltz as Chudnofsky
• Jay Chou as Kato
• Edward James Olmos as Michael Axford
• Tom Wilkinson as James Reidhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0990407/