
In April 2 posting on NewsAskew.com, reporting on an April appearance by Kevin Smith at Berkeley: "Kevin has been immersing himself in 'chop-socky' films to prep for Hornet...He dropped a couple hints, confirming the rumor that Jet Li is being saught for Kato, but surprisingly went off on loving, excuse me, f***ing loving Zhang Ziyi. Someone in the crowd yelled 'Zhang Ziyi as Kato' and Kevin got a big grin and 'zipped' his lip..."