Feb 24, 2009 by Brian Gallagher

Michel Gondry in Talks to Direct The Green Hornet

It seems a new superhero film might be getting an arthouse director. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) is in negotiations to direct The Green Hornet.

Stephen Chow was set to direct and co-star as Kato in the film, but he dropped out of his directorial duties, citing creative differences, although he will still appear as Kato. Seth Rogen has been set to star as the title character and will write and executive produce the film alongside his writing/producing partner, Evan Goldberg.

The Green Hornet follows the exploits of Britt Reid, a wealthy heir to his father's newspaper franchise, The Daily Sentinel, who fights crime in the city at night, alongside his trusty martial-arts expert sidekick, Kato.

The Green Hornet was released January 14th, 2011 and stars Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, Tom Wilkinson, Christoph Waltz, David Harbour, Edward James Olmos, Jamie Harris. The film is directed by Michel Gondry.


Sources: The Hollywood Reporter

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Comments (17)

  1. Moviemaniack1993

    I loved Gondry's Be Kind Rewind and so I think he may be the right choice for this.

    3 years agoby @moviemaniack1993Flag

  2. Rock

    I enjoy Gondry but its too bad Stephen chow got replaced has director , he was a perfect choice for directing that film

    3 years agoby @elrochoFlag

  3. -comrade-

    My pleasure.

    3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag

  4. Twisted Smile (The Untold Smile)

    Thank you Mr.Comrade for letting me know that. I thought it was going to be a full fledge comedy.

    3 years agoby @twistedsmileFlag

  5. nitti21

    I'm sure alot of people said the same about sam raimi when he got the spiderman job. Good choice in my opinion.

    3 years agoby @nitti21Flag

  6. -comrade-

    Diagma, this isn't a DC adaptation. Due to the new MW policies and the fact that I like you, I'll refrain from my usually reaming.

    While similar to the sixties Batman TV series in its serialized adventure context, The Green Hornet always took itself more seriously, and for good reason. It was usually a far superior show.

    3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag

  7. The Narrator: The Better Man

    ?? I am not sure about this.

    3 years agoby @narratorFlag

  8. ed_wood

    I'm still interested in this one.

    3 years agoby @ed-woodFlag

  9. Diaigma

    I can't put my finger on it, but movieweb has been so very pleasant since Sunday night. I wonder why :P

    Yeah. I have little faith in DC adaptions at this point, save for batman and maybe wonder woman.

    3 years agoby @diaigmaFlag

  10. ZanyZap

    What Vis said...

    3 years agoby @zanyzapFlag

  11. Shelley

    Hmm.

    3 years agoby @shelleyFlag

  12. Err

    michel gondry seems like an odd choice, but im not complaining.

    3 years agoby @err2005Flag

  13. -comrade-

    No. It will be an action with comedy elements. Think more serious Pineapple Express, sans weed.
    Rogen's losing weight, he looks good for the part.

    3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag

  14. rogenismyhero

    gondry is not a bad choice at all, i lost interest once chow back down but this choice just got me interested again

    3 years agoby @rogenismyheroFlag

  15. T.Clark

    Who the f*ck knows what this is gonna be anymore. I've lost interest

    3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  16. Twisted Smile (The Untold Smile)

    Is this going to be a comedy?

    3 years agoby @twistedsmileFlag

  17. Diaigma

    ...

    3 years agoby @diaigmaFlag

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