ROTTEN TOMATOES: The Green Hornet: Written by (and Starring?!) Seth Rogen

The Green Hornet: Written by (and Starring?!) Seth Rogen

What if this guy saved your bank?

by Alex Vo | July 19, 2007

Seth Rogen helped carry a rom-com past the $100 million mark. He pulled director David Gordon Green out of his indie bubble with the upcoming Pineapple Express. Now, Rogen's scoring a plum writing gig with The Green Hornet. Dude, what's next, playing Brit Reid himself?

Stranger things have happened, reports L.A. Times. Not only has Columbia Pictures hired Rogen to pen The Green Hornet, but it's likely that he will even don the hallowed green mask. Considering the franchise's both camp and obscure these days, perhaps Columbia's looking for a tongue-in-cheek adaptation (somewhat in the vein of Edgar Wright's upcoming Ant-Man)?

The Green Hornet, originally a radio show from 1936 to 1952, chronicled the adventures of Brit Reid: newspaper publisher by day, crime fighter by night. The franchise has spread into television, comic books, and movie serials, but never as an official full-length feature.

Rogen is the latest name to be associated with the project. Kevin Smith and Ron Underwood were previously tapped to be directors, while George Clooney, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Wahlberg, and Jason Scott Lee were all rumored to play Reid at one point or another.

Barring any unforeseen (though probably likely) circumstances, The Green Hornet will be in theaters 2009.

Source: LA Times

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Cicatriz writes:
on Jul 19 2007 06:04 PM

steely dan can suck my balls

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arendr writes:
on Jul 19 2007 07:27 PM

This is a weird idea.

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Product_of_You writes:
on Jul 19 2007 07:55 PM

I'm not dissing on Seth Rogen's writing, because I have never read it. But he is only in comedies, so with him attached this seems to be going the comedy route which is very disappointing for me anyway. I also hope Antman doesn't end up being campy.

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Mr. Kong writes:
on Jul 19 2007 08:37 PM

He'd better not play him...

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JoshTee! writes:
on Jul 19 2007 08:38 PM

This reminds me of the rumor about Jack Black starring as Green Lantern.

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DanielLee8793 writes:
on Jul 19 2007 09:23 PM

Seth is one of the funniest up and coming actors now a days, so if he do this comic justice by acting in then good for him.

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Sputnik99 writes:
on Jul 19 2007 10:31 PM

I'm more interested in Ant-Man. At least it's a fresh idea. Here's hoping Seth can make an interesting Green Hornet.

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jasperoosterveld writes:
on Jul 20 2007 01:59 AM

Ant man? What the hell is that?
And they say transformers is childish

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High School With Money writes:
on Jul 20 2007 03:56 AM

Isn't this the one with Kato? Who'll play him, Rob Schneider?

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frogleg writes:
on Jul 20 2007 05:26 AM

I never had any attachment to Green Hornet, so I don't have a problem with this. I think Rogan's hilarious.

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DanielLee8793 writes:
on Jul 20 2007 06:54 AM

In reply to this comment (#952479)
your retarded...

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Baccus83 writes:
on Jul 20 2007 07:05 AM

In reply to this comment (#949653)
I believe it's "Steely Dan gargles my balls."

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highdough writes:
on Jul 20 2007 11:01 AM

In reply to this comment (#952639)
"your retarded..." what? I'm waiting for you to finish that sentence. It's obviously not complete as is.

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misterz007 writes:
on Jul 20 2007 05:12 PM

As long as they don't try to have Avril Lavigne cover the "Green Hornet Theme" I'm ok with this. And they should get John Cho from "Harold and Kumar" to be Kato, although no-one can ever match Bruce Lee.

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PlanBFromOuterSpace writes:
on Jul 20 2007 09:43 PM

The current Ant-Man title is actually a really, really good book right now. He's basically a low-level SHIELD (Marvel's superspy agency) desk jockey who, along with a friend, accidentally knocks out Dr. Hank Pym (original Ant-Man and one of the founding Avengers) during an attack on their headquarters, and jacks his newest version of the Ant-Man suit. The friend gets killed and then the new "hero" gets hunted down by the guy that the suit was originally intended for while using his newfound powers to do such non-heroic things as spy on Ms. Marvel (and pretty much any woman he meets) in the shower. He's a total jerk that just looks out for himself who just happens to accidentally help people out along the way. He's almost an anti-Spider-Man, and he'd probably be the best version of the character to make a movie out of, as long as they establish Hank Pym in one of the other Marvel movies first.

And to stay somewhat on subject, I think Rogan would be pretty good as the character if he pursues any further work in the superhero genre after Green Hornet.

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jasperoosterveld writes:
on Jul 21 2007 12:37 AM

Wasen't the green hornet always in the old batman show? with adam west and wasent bruce lee kato???

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Daffy Duck writes:
on Jul 21 2007 04:23 AM

Is R rated stoner comedy what they are going for?

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neoes writes:
on Jul 21 2007 06:17 AM

lol.....that would be weird. But Seth Rogen rules, so maybe he'll do justice.

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EmmG389 writes:
on Jul 21 2007 12:53 PM

Rogen could do dramatic acting, no one gives him credit for his tv work where he played the straight man instead of a huge stoner.

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