OK, nerd rant! Here we go: so there have been many rumors floating around the feature film adaptation of the '60's TV series The Green Hornet. Released around the same time as the iconic Batman series, the show played a more serious angle compared to the cheeseball star-studded Caped Crusader. This adaptation was announced to be a comedy-action flick - probably a loose comedic adaptation like Starsky and Hutch, Wild Wild West (*shuddering at the fact I'm referencing this film), or even The Brady Bunch Movie. Comedic actor Seth Rogan announced he'd be co-writer and play the lead character, while there was talk that Stephen Chow would not only play Kato but also direct the film. Now it's up in there air of whether the film's still alive and if Chow will even be in the film, sounds like he's probably not going to direct. I'd really love to see Chow in this film, it would be a disappointment to me if this film is a comedy and someone like Jet Li gets attached to this movie (Li already did Black Mask). My only apprehension with Chow being director is that it would be his first American film and I'm not sure if he'd get the freedom to direct his usual slapstick work that you see in his Chinese films. Here's hoping that if this film does get made, it's not the usual star-studded schlock remake of a franchise aimed at a generation that has no idea of its origins (The Longest Yard).TONS OF VIDEO!
Not familiar with The Green Hornet? Here's the intro to the show:
I never really watched The Green Hornet, although I do remember the crossover episode where Hornet and Kato appeared in Gotham City on Batman. Here's a clip about the controversy surrounding who would win a Green Hornet vs. Batman duel. Everyone knows Bruce Lee's not going to lose! Apparently they couldn't get their martial arts straight in the '60's (wait, nothing's changed).
Here's an ad I'm guessing Fox used for syndicating The Green Hornet and Batman to TV channels:
Last but not least, if you're still with me, here's the whole Batman-Green Hornet crossover..... in all its ridiculousness:
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Ah, I probably should haven worn my kato costume next halloween then...
Now people who were at the party and may never see you again have a respect for you that you were ahead of the game....or you can reuse it next year or sell it at an elevated price on eBay if the film becomes a hit.
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