Green Hornet and Kato on the big screen!

Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:53 pm

This could be excellent if the studio doesn't screw it up:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070321/ap_ ... n_hornet_2

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anonymous · Post by **anonymous** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:46 pm

It will be interesting to see what tact they will take on this. It was in the headlines a ccouple of years back, as Kevin "Clerks" Smith was attached to this as the screenwriter and possibly director, but he left the project to do Clerks II and some other projects.

This has been in development hell since then, so I was surprised to see them pushing it. Maybe they have someone attached to it or the license/option got resold.

-M

Omote · Post by **Omote** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:51 am

Green Hornet has fallen through so many times now, that any Green Hornet news will have to be taken with a grain of salt. YES, I would love to see a big screen adaption, but I'll believe it when... so on and so forth.
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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:17 am

Haha, prolly Kato will be the key to casting and the movie's success!
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johns · Post by **johns** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:26 pm

Quote:
... if the studio doesn't screw it up:

Oh well. Old heroes and their ideals rarely make it unscathed onto the modern screen. I suppose it has always been so.

I wonder if they'll mention the Green Hornet's famous uncle.

Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:42 am

johns wrote:
Oh well. Old heroes and their ideals rarely make it unscathed onto the modern screen. I suppose it has always been so.

I wonder if they'll mention the Green Hornet's famous uncle.

Yes, good point on the modern screen version of some of our favorite TV shows or cartoons - and heh, indeed the famous relative!
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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:39 pm

Before Brandon Lee's unfortunate death, I always hoped he would be the next Kato. Now, I find it very hard, if not impossible, to pick someone to do it. Jet Li? No. Chow Yun-Fat? No. Jackie Chan? Hell no. An "Americaninja?" Bag it and stuff it in the incinerator.

So, there is a glimmer of a hope that whomever is "next" is decent.

Oh, I know... they should get a real Kato. Like... that dude from the OJ trial.

Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:11 am

serleran wrote:
Before Brandon Lee's unfortunate death, I always hoped he would be the next Kato. Now, I find it very hard, if not impossible, to pick someone to do it. Jet Li? No. Chow Yun-Fat? No. Jackie Chan? Hell no. An "Americaninja?" Bag it and stuff it in the incinerator.

So, there is a glimmer of a hope that whomever is "next" is decent.

Oh, I know... they should get a real Kato. Like... that dude from the OJ trial.

OMG, yes. It was fuzzing in my mind. Your post triggered the choice for me. You mentioned men and maybe one who is too old.

And so, I thought of my fellow alumnus Ang Lee and his star in Crouching Dragon, Hidden Tiger:

Ziyi Zhang

Perfect!! http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0955471/
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:16 pm

Rhuvein wrote:
Ziyi Zhang

Thats an interesting idea, and actually a very good one. (hey, they did it with Starbuck ).

But really, there are a bunch of good actors from Hong Kong that could pick up the roll, but language barriers still remain a problem. My suggestion would be the incomperable Donnie Yen! Great martial artist, very charismatic and becoming a better actor with each film.

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johns · Post by **johns** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:56 pm

Or Kato could be CGI! After all, every action movie that gets made nowadays has to have something CGI in it.

Jason Vey · Post by **Jason Vey** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:36 pm

I'm really, really embarassed that I don't know this...but who is the famous relative?

And I agree that Donnie Yen would be a good choice for Kato.

That is, if they can't get Mickey Rooney.

*ducks and covers*

Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:16 am

The Grey Elf wrote:
I'm really, really embarassed that I don't know this...but who is the famous relative?

Ahh, don't be silly. Only weirdos/trivia freaks/bizarro fools, etc. like me would know or care!
So:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lone_Ranger

Hiyo, Silver!!!
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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:18 am

The Grey Elf wrote:
That is, if they can't get Mickey Rooney.

*ducks and covers*

Rooney is a fantastic and seriously underated and "taken for granted" actor. His work is legendary!
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