The Green Hornet

[Eggyman]

Have you ever seen the crossover with Batman, Tober?

 

[Octoberist]

I've seen bits and pieces on youtube. Or is that Hula? I'm not too sure - anyway, it was a very tongue in cheek episode from what I saw.

 

[Eggyman]

Very. It's just cool to think that Bruce Lee was in a Batman episode

 

[lou2099]

Very. It's just cool to think that Bruce Lee was in a Batman episode

It was a pretty good episode, and I'm sure you know the story behind the fight scene with Kato/Bruce vs. Robin/Burt Ward's stunt double.

 

[Eggyman]

Actually I don't. Care to share?

 

[lou2099]

Well, I'm drawing from memory, but I think Bruce Lee actually wanted Kato win the fight between him and Robin, but the producers wanted Robin to win. Since no one believed that either Burt Ward nor Robin could beat up Bruce Lee, they settled on a draw, even though the stunt double firmly believed he could hold his own against Bruce.

This is what I remember. Maybe someone with a better memory can confirm it better.

 

[Kent Allard]

Oddly enough -- Burt Ward had earned a black belt in karate before getting the part as Dick Grayson/Robin. If the producers had allowed it, Ward and Bruce Lee might have been able to put together a really memorable fight scene - at the very least it would've given Bruce a change of pace from the usual untrained opponents.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I take it this will be more of a comedy. With Sandler in this I can't take it seriously.

Though it will be neat to see Rogan loose all that weight and gain muscle and wear the suit and act serious...

 

[Watson]

http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=8116

News

Michel Gondry to Direct Green Hornet
Source:The Hollywood Reporter
February 24, 2009


Michel Gondry is in negotiations to direct The Green Hornet, Columbia Pictures big screen adaptation of the classic crime-fighting hero being played by Seth Rogen.

Stephen Chow had been tapped to direct but dropped out over creative differences. He is still expected to co-star as Kato, the Hornet's trusty sidekick and chauffeur.

The Hollywood Reporter says the studio is intent on making the feature one of its 2010 tentpoles.

Gondry's credits include Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Science of Sleep and Be Kind Rewind.

"Hornet" follows the adventures of Britt Reid, a bored playboy who inherits his father's crusading newspaper, The Daily Sentinel. By night he is a masked hero, fighting crime with his sidekick Kato, who has incredible martial arts skills.

Many of my serious doubts about this movie are gone. Gondry is awesome

 

[Dark Donnie]

http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=8116

Michel Gondry to Direct Green Hornet
Source:The Hollywood Reporter February 24, 2009


Michel Gondry is in negotiations to direct The Green Hornet, Columbia Pictures big screen adaptation of the classic crime-fighting hero being played by Seth Rogen.

Stephen Chow had been tapped to direct but dropped out over creative differences. He is still expected to co-star as Kato, the Hornet's trusty sidekick and chauffeur.

The Hollywood Reporter says the studio is intent on making the feature one of its 2010 tentpoles.

Gondry's credits include Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Science of Sleep and Be Kind Rewind.

"Hornet" follows the adventures of Britt Reid, a bored playboy who inherits his father's crusading newspaper, The Daily Sentinel. By night he is a masked hero, fighting crime with his sidekick Kato, who has incredible martial arts skills.

 

[Watson]

^heh, beat you to it

 

[Dark Donnie]

I always get beat by mere seconds

 

[War Party]

Wow, this is a great choice for a director.

 

[Ender Durden]

holy crap GONDRY?! now this movie is gonna take a very interesting visual/editing turn! im still bummed about chow not directing it tho.

 

[ABleedingCorpse]

A director is only as good as his last film....Be Kind Rewind??????????????????????????

 

[Double Down]

From the Archives: Michel Gondry on ‘Green Hornet.’

The news today that Michel Gondry will take over the directorial reigns from Stephen Chow on The Green Hornet, an adaptation of the popular comic book superhero starring Seth Rogen, has a certain poetic justice to it. When Gondry first moved from France to Los Angeles in the mid-1990s, he wanted to make lighthearted blockbusters, inspired by 80’s hits like the Back to the Future franchise. However, due to creative differences with the studio, Gondry wound up turning his interests elsewhere. That was probably a good thing, since he went on to create a distinctive visual style that’s all his own, rather than melt into the Hollywood formula. When I profiled Gondry for a New York Press cover story a few years back, here’s what he had to say about his initial Green Hornet experience:
“I wanted it to have the quirkiness of Superman III,” he says. “They wanted something sleek like The Matrix. I don’t see myself with this kind of darkness.” He gets increasingly impassioned as the memories flow back. “The producer was an idiot,” he says. “This guy thought I was a cool director. But I was not cool, even if I was popular with artists. It wasn’t about having an attitude. It was about not having an attitude.”

http://blogs.indiewire.com/kohn/archives/2009/02/24/from_the_archives_michel_gondry_on_green_hornet

 

[War Party]

A director is only as good as his last film....Be Kind Rewind??????????????????????????

I love that movie. Just makes you appreciate film.

 

[TheVileOne]

Quirkiness of Superman III . . . guys, I mean . . . Superman III?

 

[fu manchu]

I was only merely curious about this movie because of Chow but with Gondry in the director's chair is definitely a good sign it will be good.

 

[Octoberist]

A director is only as good as his last film....Be Kind Rewind??????????????????????????

I don't believe that for one second because it's different for everyone.

Every director has some sort of a downfall. I mean, Be Kind Rewind was an innocent and sweet movie that was strangely unfocused. It was an okay movie and to me, it was the lesser of Gondry's resume.

 

[Ender Durden]

Quirkiness of Superman III . . . guys, I mean . . . Superman III?

if this were an official Superman project with Brandon Routh, yea that would scare the crap outa me. But i mean cmon, its Seth Rogen and Steven Chow...

Plus, its Gondry. I completely trust him to keep the quirkiness at a likeable/not-too-over-the-top level like all his movies are.

 

[Dr Strange]

This is great news, i am a huge Gondry fan. After i heard that Chow was not going to be directing i was having my doubts about certain aspects of the film. But this i believe will add more visual flair to the film.

 

[Octoberist]

i agree. If Gondry can make it surreal and almost indie like, then it'll stand out as a movie.

 

[PWN3R]

This is so out of left field, but geez, talk about terrific choice. Gondry and the Green Hornet. That is pure .

 

[ABleedingCorpse]

I don't believe that for one second because it's different for everyone.

Every director has some sort of a downfall. I mean, Be Kind Rewind was an innocent and sweet movie that was strangely unfocused. It was an okay movie and to me, it was the lesser of Gondry's resume.

Be Kind Rewind just felt like someone took a film, chopped it up, re-edited with one eye closed, and said "Oh, this is great". It was a good film for a plot, but the total outcome felt so empty to me. Not his best work, but he's still only as good as his last film. So hopefuly him doing Green Hornet will fix things and Be Kind Rewind can stay just a 'lesser of his career' movie, instead of carrying over that direction to this film.