Apparently, Stephen Chow has left The Green Hornet completely and now the studio has open a casting call for someone else to play Kato. Here is what they are looking for according Spoiler TV:
[KATO] ALL ASIAN ETHNICITIES, Male, 20's - early 40's. Brit Reid's manservant/chauffeur by day and Green Hornet's martial arts-skilled sidekick by night. Actor doesn't have to have Martial Arts experience.
With Chow gone, so too is my interest for the Green Hornet. The only reason I ever care for this movie was his involvement. Maybe Chow is better off not participating in this movie. Sony really dropped the ball when they won't allow Chow full creative freedom as the director, even after his blow-out success in Asia. I trust Chow's decision to leave was understandable and justifiable. If you look at the history of Asian actors crossing over to Hollywood, the roles that they got were usually meaningless duds. I personally think it would of been a big slap to the face to see Chow play second fiddle to a lesser comedic actor in Seth Rogen when you compare both their track record but hey, that's just me. Bottomline: Its Sony loss.
Michel Gondry is the director, so I'm still very interested.
"I personally think it would of been a big slap to the face to see Chow play second fiddle to a lesser comedic actor in Seth Rogen when you compare both their track record but hey, that’s just me. Bottomline: Its Sony loss."
Well said. I completely agree.
agree with NinjaZeroEight. Also, not interested in seeing Seth Rogen. With Mr. Chow leaving, really wish that Sony would go with no name actors and not make it a comedy. jmo
As long as Rogen is involved, I hope it doesn't happen at all. This will be like Farrel in Land of the Lost. Horrible garbage with no reason to exist outside of raping what fans loved about the license in the first place.
I agree with Pelle. I like Chow, but Gondry's the bigger draw for me on this project.
btw, I ain't trying to start a good ol' politics/religion/race debate here. Its just that I noticed that when Jackie Chan of Jet Li makes an American movie they tend to have a certain type of humor.
Stephen Chow's ego will not allow him to play second fiddle. While the man is clearly talented, he is also remarkably self-centred.
I'm with Agent Wax on this one. I think Chow's a tremendous talent but I'm positive that he ducked out b/c he felt he wasn't getting paid enough deference.
ChevalierAguila, you could've just said "movies in Hollywood." The "shit" is implied.
to think like him*
This movies was a disaster to begin with. Good thing Chow got out when he can. I think Sony should drop this project completely.