Electric Tiki and Sideshow Collectibles have announced the latest characters in the Electric Tiki Classic Heroes Collection, GreenHornetandKato.GreenHornetandKato were sculpted by Ruben Procopio based on designs by Tracy Mark Lee. Each statue is han...
GreenHornet, The by Corona's Coming Attractions (Wed 06-09-2004)
Release Date: TBA Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony) Director: Not Available Screenwriter: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg Cast: Seth Rogen Genre: Action, Adventure Plot Summary: "The GreenHornet" made his debut on January 31, 1936 on WXYZ Detroit...
Miramax Films has acquired the rights to THE GREENHORNET after Universal cut their losses on a decade of development and let the project go.Word has it that after Uni chose not to renew the rights to the property, Paramount, Sony and Miramax went for it ...
L.A. Times Blog confirms that the reason Seth Rogen landed the 'GreenHornet' gig is because studios are looking for a lighter take on superheroes that contrasts with recent dark and moody films.
They're also reporting that Rogen is lobbying for 'Kung ...
Seth Rogen may seem like an unlikely candidate to play 'The GreenHornet', but fan befuddlement over the actor's attachment to the project hasn't stopped him and co-writer Evan Goldberg from diving in, at ease as far as the WGA strike allows.
Rogen told ...
ComingSoon.net caught up with Producer/Director/Actor/Superstar Stephen Chow ('Kung Fu Hustle") During press rounds for his new movie 'CJ7'. They asked him if he would consider the role of Kato in 'GreenHornet'.
Although there has been no conversat...
According to the LA Times, actor Seth Rogen is in final negotiations to star in the big screen adaptation of THE GREENHORNET. You'll know Rogen from his recent films, KNOCKED UP & THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN.
Seth Rogen has entered into final ...
With his new movie JERSEY GIRL opening in about a month, Kevin Smith has received the call to make the big screen adventures of THE GREENHORNET his next mission. Smith will write the script and direct the movie for Miramax Films as his next project, hopi...
While out promoting 'Pineapple Express' funnyman Seth Rogen talked about his take on the 'GreenHornet' movie, which many fans fear will make fun of the character rather than embrace it. But Rogen insists they aim to make a real action movie.
"I thi...
And I doubt the late great Bruce Lee would mind that choice at all. In an interview with the writer and star of The GreenHornet, Rogen told Heather Newgen that he's still looking for martial arts star Stephen Chow to lead the installment though since the...
Miramax co-chairman Harvey WeinsteinHarvey Weinstein has set his resident comicbook maven, Kevin SmithKevin Smith, to write and direct "The GreenHornet."
Smith expects to have a script ready in time to begin shooting scenes of the masked Hornetand his ...
It may not be much on this slow news morning but Sony Pictures has released their first gift to fans eagerly awaiting The GreenHornet. While the film is still two years away from hitting theaters, the studio has given the media what looks to be their fir...
While actor-writer Seth Rogen and his partner Evan Goldberg are gearing up for their work of The Pineapple Express, the duo did find time to talk with SHH's Scott Huver about the prospects of The GreenHornet. Both have completed the screenplay, will be w...
Speaking at Comic-Con international, actor/filmmaker Seth Rogen addressed fan concerns that his take on 'GreenHornet' would play the movie as camp.
Rogen told fans the 'GreenHornet' movie is "not a comedy, it's an action movie."
Kevin Smith answers questions about the GreenHornet in the Hornet Question and, in a separate topic revealed that it will not be his next movie. Instead he plans to film a "small project" and then go into production on 'GreenHornet.' More...
Columbia Pictures has optioned the rights to the classic crime fighting hero, The GreenHornet, and intends to produce a feature film based on the property.The studio acquired the rights from GreenHornet Inc through Neal H. Moritz, who will produce the f...
Another comedic filmmaker has come on board the long in-development 'GreenHornet' projects, says the Hollywood Reporter.
Seth Rogen, he of 'Knocked Up' and '40 Year Old Virgin' fame, along with writing partner Evan Goldberg are in final negotiations t...
Here's a scan of a blurb that ran in latest edition of "Hollywood Life". It's basically covering all the POSSIBLE casting of GreenHornet. Most names we've seen in print before...
"No, it really comes down to I'm really not talented enough to pull off a movie like that," says 'Clerks II' director Kevin Smith. "It was between that and 'Clerks II' and I drove toward 'Clerks II' in such a big, bad way and almost had to fight Harvey We...
Director Kevin Smith says the search for his "GreenHornet" is underway and he's got his eye on a leading man. "We had a really tremendous meeting," Smith said. "Hopefully he says yes."
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Writer-director Kevin Smith told SCI FI Wire that he and Miramax boss Harvey Weinstein are ready to move forward with Smith's big-screen adaptation of the old radio serial and comic book The GreenHornet. "I saw Harvey yesterday," Smith said in an intervi...
With a budget projected at $70 million, twice that of any previous Smith film, this will be a high-profile production all the way. "I'm sure they're not going to let me set 'GreenHornet' in Newark," he said with a smile.
Kevin Smith, who is developing the original SF comedy movie "Ranger Danger and the Danger Rangers," told SCI FI Wire that the project has been delayed...now that he has accepted the job helming The GreenHornet.
"It'll probably be nice to work up to Rang...
Seth Rogen has briefly updated the situation on THE GREENHORNET, reports MTV. While talking to the site, he basically says that there will be two versions of this upcoming installment of the comic hero. One take is more comedic in script while the other ...
"Harvey [Weinstein of Miramax], who read the pages, called me, and said 'This is too good. I'm not letting you back out of this. It's time you grew up and pushed yourself by trying something different than all the talky flicks,'" filmmaker Kevin Smith sai...
Filmmaker Kevin Smith reports on the 'GreenHornet' script he wrote, stating that he'd hoped to include the Lone Ranger (uncle of the Hornet) in the movie, but licensing concerns wouldn't allow it.
"There is a third generation in the flick (well, secon...
Over at Ground Zero for Kevin Smith fans, the JERSEY GIRL director told his fans in his own words what the latest inside news was on Smith's newly announced GREENHORNET movie project.Smith explained that he had climbed onboard Miramax's superhero project...
Just a little tidbit of information for the upcoming GREENHORNET. Writer, producer & star, Seth Rogen, was at an Q&A session for SUPERBAD at the Comic Con. He answered some questions and one of them was what genre his Hornet will be given his pas...
Hagerty Insurance surveyed car enthusiasts nationwide to determine the Top 10 television and motion picture car stars.
The classic 1960s batmobile ranked #5 while the GreenHornet's Black Beauty was #10, but the "Dukes of Hazzard's" General Lee is the fa...
Both Dark Horizons and Empire Online are reporting that director Kevin Smith has gotten cold feet about helming THE GREENHORNET movie he's attached to.Smith told a crowd of fans in the United Kingdom yesterday that he fired off an email to Miramax head h...
From SCI FI Wire:
Seth Rogen, who will co-write and star in the film adaptation of the 1960s TV series The GreenHornet, told reporters that although he is known for comedy, the film will be more of a straight-up action movie.
"We're not doing like ...
It seems that the LA Times has some good sources close inside the Seth Rogen/Sony camps. First, they revealed that Rogen first pitched the story idea of the GREENHORNET to Sony. Yesterday, they broke the story that Rogen wou...
actor Jason Mewes may make an appearance in longtime collaborator Kevin Smith's latest venture, 'The GreenHornet.'
"I told him I wanted to use him in 'GreenHornet.' And he goes 'I knew it, dude. You want me to be the Hornet.' And I said 'No, dude. You'...
According to different scoopers, Matt Le Blanc has apparently had meetings to star in the 'GreenHornet' for the Weinsteins and Fox are eyeing up 'Sex and the City' star Jason Lewis to tackle the dual role of Prince Adam/He-Man. John Woo has apparently b...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION Ennio Morricone's hauntingly lovely score for the 1965 Italian horror film, AMANTI D'OLTRETOMBA (Lovers Beyond the Tomb, but best known under its USA release title, NIGHTMARE CASTLE; although also known as NIGHT OF THE DOOMED, T...
Kevin Smith is committed to talking about "GreenHornet" every day between now and the release of the second special edition DVD. Here's a quote from the latest interview:
"I've got to give him a villain, at least in this one, because having him go after...
In May 2007, DC Direct will release their JLA COVER TO COVER: GREEN LANTERN Statue. It was sculpted by Jonathan Matthews.The statue is based on the cover of GREEN LANTERN #166 (art by Gil Kane) and stands approximately 9.875" high (including base) and is ...
Director: Matt Greenfield
Translator: Josh Cole
Studio: ADV Studios
Kei Kurono - Voiced by Chris Ayres - A high school student and childhood friend of Masaru Kato. Although he talks tough when he’s thinking, he keeps it inside most of the time, and...
DRADIN, HAPPIER THAN HE HAD BEEN SINCE DROPPING the fever at the Sisters of Mercy Hospital, some five hundred miles away and three months in the past, sauntered down Albumuth, breathing in the smell of catfish simmering on open skillets, the tangy broth o...
If anything, Marvel has been showing a momentum that both the company and the comics industry hasn’t seen for a while with software deals, the Ultimate Marvel line of comics, internet deals, and now, as reported in Variety, a joint venture agreement with ...
What They SayThe carnage erupts as the surviving plays in the Gantz\'s twisted game find themselves facing two kinds of aliens! As both novice and experienced players are mercilessly slaughtered, the unarmed and unsuited Kurono\'s only hope lies in someho...
What They SayRound Two - KILL!
The violence erupts as the second game not only pits the resurrectees against aliens, but against each other as well! As the new group of players fight amongst themselves, a newer and deadlier alien menace is thrown agains...
Your daily Kevin Smith, "GreenHornet" quote:
"It was because of ['Jersey Girl' that I got 'GreenHornet']. In fact, Harvey [Weinstein] flat-out said that it was because of this movie that he felt safe enough to give me 'GreenHornet.' 'You've grown as a...
What They SayHe thought he was dead. The last thing Kei remembers is the train running over his own body. But now he is in a room filled with strangers, all resurrected by a strange, featureless black sphere known only as the Gantz. Caught in a strange re...
It’s time for another edition of Mania’s Most Maniacal Rumors, where we blow the lid off the week’s juiciest gossip and hush-hush industry whispers.
If you have a rumor you want to contribute, we’re all ears. Just send it to jarro...
Happy Halloween. If you haven’t been properly scared yet today, then just check out your credit card bill from buying or renting all the great movies I’ve covered this month. But don’t put that plastic away yet, even if the edges are starting to melt. ...
Writing a history of science fiction, horror and fantasy film winners at the Academy Awards is much simpler than it should be. Quite simply, there just aren’t that many winners. Comedic actors like Bob Hope used to complain about being overlooked in favor...
Writing a history of science fiction, horror and fantasy film winners at the Academy Awards is much simpler than it should be. Quite simply, there just aren’t that many winners. Comedic actors like Bob Hope used to complain about being overlooked in favor...
What on Earth can I say about Alan Moore`s historic run on Saga of the Swamp Thing that hasn`t been said a thousand times already? What critical observation can I make that has not been made by far more capable pens than mine? Picking up the trade paperba...
Starting on Thursday, the No. 1 "Black Beauty," the crime fighting sedan of the 1966 TV series "The GreenHornet," will be up for sale by Hollywood memorabilia auctioneer Profiles in History.
Perusing the 12 pages of items I found Captain Marvel, Atom ...
Scott Taylor returns with another edition of Page One, Panel One and this week he's chasing Kevin Smith and The GreenHornet, plus sounding off on the state of the comic marketplace in general.
With Image Entertainment's recent release of the classic cartoon ROGER RAMJET on DVD, Cinescape got the chance to catch up with Gary Owens, the voice behind Roger and many other characters. Today, we present the final part of our talk with Owens.While Ram...
Kevin Smith's huge interview with Hero Realm. Aside from talk of "Jersey Girl", the "GreenHornet" came up and he spoke a LOT about how Miramax will be involved in the production process
Bowen Studios has unveiled the next upcoming statue in their increasingly impressive Marvel license. Spider-Man will be getting the special treatment this March with an all new statue by sculptor supreme himself, Randy Bowen.Here is their description of ...
What They SayThis time, they thought they were ready for anything the Gantz could throw at them. They were wrong. The third horrifying game rips into the resurrectees, decimating their ranks as wave after wave of deadly opponents exact their bloody toll. ...
What They SayA new beginning. A new threat...
Uprisings over the treatment of a wave of Asian immigrants threaten the political landscape, and the new Prime Minister brings in Section 9 to offer their services - but on a much tighter leash than they\'re ...
The summer draws near, and comic publishers saturate fans with news and previews of upcoming films, conventions, and merchandise of all stripes. Compared to the Bronze Age and earlier, comic fandom has much more to offer. Back then, fans could b...
OPINION: First off, my thanks to Justin Campbell, who wrote in to tell me that the silent classic THE GOLEM has indeed been released on DVD. I'll have to get Brian Thomas to review that sometime... On the subject of parallel continuities, or the idea that...
What They SayBaki has become the champion of an underground circuit known for employing some of the best fighters in the world. Tokugawa, the commissioner of the circuit, throws the best competitors he can find in Baki\'s path, to no avail: The Champ seem...
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What They SayThe violence erupts as the second game not only pits the resurrectees against aliens, but against each other as well! As the new group of players fight amongst themselves, a newer and deadlier alien menace is thrown against them. Against th...
What They SayHidden deep in the ancient Himalayan Mountains, a beautiful princess is found in the ice. Dr. Aikawa revives the sensual princess in his own special way. Now that the lovely Princess Surya has been brought back to life, the fun begins. With ...
I recently ran across a job board posting requesting someone to oversee a company's "genre cluster content". You see a lot of corporate doubletalk in these ads, but this one really stumped me. Just what the hell is "genre cluster content"? To me, it seems...
What They SayIs someone kidnapping your local virgins? Are mysterious entities sucking the souls out of the peasants? Do you have a sorceress infestation that just won?t go away?
Big Momma has the perfect cure, a rough and ready team of Sorcerer Hunters...