Michel Gondry is in place to direct The Green Hornet with Columbia committed to a June 25, 2010 release date.
If you have been following the film’s development process, then you know that Seth Rogen is set to play the title character, and Stephen Chow will play his sidekick, Kato.
Gondry work includes Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Science of Sleep, Human Nature and soon to be released on March 6, Tokyo! A commercial film like Green Hornet is not his forte, but I am interested in seeing how he’ll pull it off.
As far as Variety reports, Gondry nailed the gig after presenting a vision that astounded the production presidents. They had been looking for a director since late last year, when Chow (Kung Fu Hustle) resigned over creative differences. Yet, Chow decided at that time to remain in the picture playing the Kato role.
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F. Booth said
June 3 2009 @ 12:03 pm
I love Gondry. His part of Tokyo! is surreal, but humane(and funny as hell). Its like Kafka on film(but, again, funnier).
The Tokyo! DVD drops June 30th (i think). You can pre-order and catch the trailer on the website http://tokyothemovie.com/
Kenna McHugh said
July 20 2009 @ 12:33 am
Awesome — I loved Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind. That film looked great, wonderful story.
Tokyo! is a crazy film — out of this world although I haven’t seen it all.
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