IONCINEMA.com presents: Green Hornet, The (2010)

CAST AND CREW

Cast (alphabetical order):

Seth Rogen

The Green Hornet

Release Date: Jun 25, 2010 - Wide Release
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Film Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime
Country: United States

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"The Green Hornet" made his debut on January 31, 1936 on WXYZ Detroit, the creation of the station's George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, who also created the Lone Ranger. The series, which ran until 1952 on the Mutual and NBC Blue networks, followed the adventures of Britt Reid, a bored playboy whose life is changed when he inherits his father's crusading newspaper, The Daily Sentinel. He saves the life of Kato, a Japanese man with incredible technical and martial-arts skills, who becomes Britt's closest ally -- and transforms Britt's car into the supercharged Black Beauty, which gives them an edge as they search for evidence to expose the city's underworld in the newspaper. When Britt and Kato witness a brutal mob hit, Britt invents his secret identity -- taking his name from his powerful car's defective horn. A skilled fighter and expert marksman, the Green Hornet uses two special, non-lethal guns to subdue criminals: one fires a potent knock-out gas while the other produces the "Hornet's Sting" -- an electric shock.

TRIVIA

"Hornet" was born during the golden age of radio, making its debut on Jan. 31, 1936, on Detroit's WXYZ. He was the creation of the station's George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, who also created the Lone Ranger. The series ran until 1952 on the Mutual and NBC Blue radio networks, in comic books and in two films from Universal Pictures in the early 1940s.

MOVIE NEWS ITEMS

2007-07-19
Variety reports that Seth Rogen is finalizing a deal to write, and likely star in the project which he will exec produce, along with co-writer and frequent collaborator Evan Goldberg.

2007-03-21
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Columbia Pictures has optioned the rights to the property. Neal H. Moritz is producing via his Original Film banner.

2004-03-18
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Smith has met with actor Jake Gyllenhaal about taking the title role.

2004-02-18
Miramax has announced that Kevin Smith will write and direct the film version of the classic comic book character. George Trendle, the son of Green Hornet creator George Trendle, will executive produce the film along with Harold Berkowitz.