Sep 19, 2008 by B. Alan Orange

Stephen Chow Is Kato in The Green Hornet!

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Seth Rogen has finally gotten his man. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rogen has long wanted Stephen Chow to be apart of his upcoming The Green Hornet adaptation, and now the legendary Asian actor has not only signed on to play Kato, but he will also direct the film.

The film will be shot in the style of Chow's classic martial arts masterpiece Kung Fu Hustle. It will be sort of a Looney Tunes meets Black Belt Theatre update of the classic 1966 TV show. Martial Arts master Bruce Lee originally portrayed Kato in the original series.

The film will be release on June 25th, 2010.

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Sources: The Hollywood Reporter

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Comments (37)

  1. ed_wood

    This is awesome news. Kung Fu Hustle is one of my favorites and his style of filmmaking will work with Rogans Green Hornet. Sounds perfect.

    3 years agoby @ed-woodFlag

  2. Lock and Stock

    This is going to be awsome,stephen chow is f*ckin awsome.Seth rogen+Evan goldberg+Stephen chow=awsome movie

    3 years agoby @m-man360Flag

  3. CelluloidDreams

    Stephen Chow...who!???! I'm not that familier with him...I just looked at his filmography & the only film I have seen is "Shaolin Soccer"! It was ok!

    3 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  4. The First Avenger: JohnnyBlaze

    wtf uratz? more like tdk? u obviously never seen chows movies. this is an action comedy spoofing a 60's tv show!an Jet lie a hack, a wire fighting hack. the original Lee never needed wires 2 kick ass. plus he already spoofed kato. remember black mask?

    3 years agoby @johnnyblazetb82Flag

  5. Shadow Of The Day

    Great news.

    3 years agoby @asifFlag

  6. Uratz

    Looks like another Flop coming. They should make it more like the Dark Knight instead of some funny guy character. Jet Li should be playing this role.

    3 years agoby @uratzFlag

  7. Spadicus

    A great choice, but I hope he finishes production on Kung Fu Hustle 2 first. Sorry, just not a big enough fan of the Green Hornet.

    3 years agoby @spazFlag

  8. Raoul Duke

    Sounds good.

    3 years agoby @raoulduke33Flag

  9. spideykea

    That's awesome, considering how funny Kung Fu Hustle was.

    3 years agoby @spideykeaFlag

  10. Soylent Green:The Devil's Eyes

    Oh, and they better not pull a f*cking Get Smart on us.

    3 years agoby @jcisawesomeFlag

  11. Soylent Green:The Devil's Eyes

    This is gonna be the greatest movie. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg + Stepehn Chow = possibly anamazingly amazing unny and kick ASS film. I can't wait.

    3 years agoby @jcisawesomeFlag

  12. MovieBuff

    Guess it could work in that style if done right. Look at The Mask with Jim Carrey. Comedy with a little looney tunes put in but you still had the guns and bullets and action. Have to wait and see to make a full judgement.

    3 years agoby @moviebuff123Flag

  13. glorious_dead

    if anything like kung fu hustle or shaolin soccer.. the movie will be amazing.. not to keen on Seth rogen.. he can only act in one dimension.. almost like nicolas cage..but if they are making it lonney tunesesque,he'll do fine.. V2K.. you have never heard of stephen chow?? where do you live man??? Chow is probably the most talented person in film today.. the guy can work on both sides of the camera.

    3 years agoby @glorious-deadFlag

  14. Vamp

    If this movie didn't have Seth Rogen, I'd consider it..... Other than that, I've never heard of Stephen Chow, so we'll just see how this works itself out.

    3 years agoby @vampire2000Flag

  15. Radimus-83

    Now thats f*cking good sh*t!! Chow is awesome, and funny!

    3 years agoby @radimus-83Flag

  16. Marcusx

    f*cking awesome! stephen chow is great! kung fu hustle is one of my favorite movies. shaolin soccer is funny too. all his tuff is grade A. cant wait for this. its gonna be hilarious as hell. rogen and chow? there is a god, and he is favorable

    3 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  17. DarkTower19

    I can dig it

    3 years agoby @darktower19Flag

  18. T.Clark

    hmmmmmmmm......

    3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  19. knobie09

    ...accion or comedy?

    3 years agoby @knobie09Flag

  20. knobie09

    i'm comfused!! is this...

    3 years agoby @knobie09Flag

  21. The First Avenger: JohnnyBlaze

    Not sure bout this 1. i mean Stephen chow is an awsome director. but this is the role that pretty much introduced the legend of Bruce Lee to America.granted the show was a campy rip off of the 60's batman tv show, t still intoduced us to the dragon.

    3 years agoby @johnnyblazetb82Flag

  22. Brian

    Yeah!

    3 years agoby @brianFlag

  23. Molemanjoop

    Nice...I wonder if Van Williams will make a cameo.

    3 years agoby @molemanjupeFlag

  24. The Dark Knight

    sure

    3 years agoby @thedarkknight23Flag

  25. John2347

    He is perfect for it.

    3 years agoby @john2347Flag

  26. XJWS79

    Interesting, I'll wait for a trailer before judgment is handed down.

    3 years agoby @xjws79Flag

  27. JR

    doctor stop commenting like that.

    3 years agoby @jokerrules33Flag

  28. syndicate

    They should of throught about using Jet Li, or at less ask him does he want to play the role.

    3 years agoby @syndicateFlag

  29. tatoro3274

    wowowo !! really?
    i never see him act serious movie..
    he always act comedy.
    cant wait to watch it..

    3 years agoby @tatoro3274Flag

  30. The Doctor

    And as for the style, God only knows who came up with that stupid idea.

    3 years agoby @ghettokidFlag

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