This is some of the strangest news I have heard. Seth Rogen is in final negotiations to star as the Green Hornet in a Columbia Pictures movie about the crime-fighting hero. Rogen is also set to co-write and co-executive produce along with writing partner Evan Goldberg.
I knew nothing about this particular super hero so I did a little research. The Green Hornet is about Britt Reid, a playboy who inherits his father's crusading newspaper, the Daily Sentinel, and fights crime by night with his sidekick, the martial arts master Kato. The concept started out as a radio serial and was popularized in a 1966
I read that some speculate that Columbia's decision to attach Rogen and Goldberg means the studio plans to take movie in a comic direction, but the only comment from those involved is that the film will be ''in the tradition of the Green Hornet.''
UPDATE:
This is really any more news but I found it interesting. It was posted on CHUD along with their story about Rogen being The Green Hornet. It is from an interview from 2005, while Knocked Up was filming.
Q: Are there any dream roles that you’re looking at? Knocked Up could be opening a whole new world to you.
Rogen: Any superhero in any capacity. I would be Namor.
Q: You would want to wear those Speedos?
Rogen: I would be anyone. If they’re in a comic book, I would be them.
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