Green Hornet Scoop: Seth Rogen vs. Bruce Lee!
He’s already the unlikeliest leading man in Hollywood, but are you ready for Seth Rogen: Action Hero? He is, kinda, as he preps for his tights-wearing close-up in The Green Hornet, set for summer 2010. But do his Knocked Up fans even know the old comics or ’60s TV series?
“When you say The Green Hornet to people, the first thing anyone says is, ’Hey, Bruce Lee played [the sidekick] Kato on that show,’” Rogen told us recently, while out promoting The Pineapple Express.
Everybody knows the sidekick, see, but not the hero.
To introduce the world to Kato’s second fiddle, Rogen wrote the script with his Superbad and Pineapple partner Evan Goldberg. Here’s what they cooked up…
“For years we’d actually been trying to write a movie that was kind of about a hero and his sidekick,” Rogen said. “When we heard The Green Hornet movie was up for grabs, we thought that could be the most perfect way to do this story; he’s the only hero whose sidekick is actually more known than he is.”
But can the man known for making gay jokes and insulting Matthew Fox kick ass? He’ll just have to turn all his four letter words into explosions.
“In writing The Green Hornet, we have not hit many situations where you’re like, ’You know what would make this scene better, if Kato said c–ksucker.’”
Well, not yet, at least.
The Green Hornet Logo Revealed
It’s still another two years before Seth Rogens The Green Hornet appears on our screens, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be teased a little. Columbia Pictures have revealed the logo, which is rather green.
Check it out!
The Green Hornet Logo Revealed
Sony has launched a filler page for the upcoming Green Hornet movie written by and starring Seth Rogen. The film isn’t due for another two years, but they already have a logo. Why the long lead? I’m guessing they launched the preliminary website in advance of Comic Con next month, where Seth Rogen is already scheduled to appear to promote Pineapple Express. Will Rogen be answering questions regarding the masked crime fighter’s new adventure? We’ll keep you updated.
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are writing a Simpsons episode
Every time I see Seth Rogen, and that is quite often lately, I’m taken back to my first introduction to his work with Freaks and Geeks. Did you ever think back then that he was going to be the huge breakout star from the show? Apparently he is, as everybody wants to work with the artist formerly known as Ken Miller.
Earlier this week our pals over at Cinematical reported that Rogen and his writing partner Evan Goldberg now have a release date for their update of the cult classic Green Hornet. And now comes word that the pair, who previously worked together on Pineapple Express, Superbad, and Da Ali G Show, are writing an episode for The Simpsons. While talking with Collider, Rogen explains that after meeting James L. Brooks at a party he figured he had an in with The Simpsons. He was right, and after pitching 5 ideas for the show they got the gig. Animation schedules being what they are the episode won’t make it into the upcoming season, but it’s something to look forward to.