Rogen and Goldberg on The Green Hornet

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Rogen and Goldberg on The Green Hornet

Source:Scott Huver

June 29, 2008

While no director has been announced, Sony's Columbia Pictures has already set a release date for The Green Hornet. ComingSoon.net/Superhero Hype! talked to Pineapple Express co-writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg about penning the comic book adaptation.

CS/SHH!: Seth, I take it that there's no pot smoking in 'The Green Hornet' script?
Rogen: [laughs] We put the green in "The Green Hornet." No. There isn't at all actually.

CS/SHH!: That's a very different kind of writing.
Rogen: No. It's true.

CS/SHH!: What have you learned as a screenwriter tackling a project like that and what's the progress of that script currently?
Rogen: We're done with the script. It looks like they're going to make it. We got a release date. June 25th, 2010. So mark your calendars if you're really busy. It was actually helpful having made this movie, writing another kind of action movie. We learned exactly how specific you can or can't be.
Goldberg: People have just been like, "Bullsh*t that Seth Rogen can do that" unless "Pineapple" comes out first.
Rogen: Yeah, exactly, and getting "The Green Hornet" writing job we showed them some scenes from "Pineapple" literally in the pitch for that. We were just like, "Look, we can write action scenes."

CS/SHH!: Do you have to be more disciplined as a writer, writing something like that as compared to this?
Rogen: No, not necessarily. Luckily the MPAA decided that violence is fine. When you're doing an action movie you can really have as much violence as you want. In writing "The Green Hornet" we haven't hit many situations where were like, "You know what would make this scene better? If Kato said c**ksucker." That hasn't come up that many times. I mean, I'd say that action wise we've been able to do anything that we could've ever wanted.

CS/SHH!: Are you going to play the Green Hornet?
Rogen: Yeah, I will. Don't say it like that. Soon we want to do a Green Hornet/Green Goblin crossover movie in 2012. "Green Squared," yeah. "Green to the 2."

CS/SHH!: What do you like about the Green Hornet character?
Rogen: To us it was just kind of this funny notion that when you say "The Green Hornet" to people, the first thing anyone says is, "Hey, Bruce Lee played Kato in that show." We've always wanted to make this hero sidekick movie. That was always an unexplored area to us and for years we've actually been trying to write a movie that was about a hero and his sidekick and then when we heard that "The Green Hornet" movie was up for grabs we thought that could be the most perfect way to do this story because he is the only kind of hero who's sidekick is actually more known than he is. We kind of thought that it would be a good way to tell this relationship story and just do a big crazy action movie basically.

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Posted by: Steven The Comic Book Artist ! on June 30, 2008 at 00:58:05

"It's not easy bein' green."

P.S.

R.I.P. and may you be with God, Michael Turner.
Thank you for the time you gave this artist at Wizard World Chicago in 2004.

---Later!

Posted by: baTT on June 30, 2008 at 01:00:42

People also did not think a property like Blade would not make much either.

Posted by: klyte11561 on June 30, 2008 at 01:02:33

Sure my old @$$ would love to see the KATO charactor in a more Modern setting

Posted by: klyte11561 on June 30, 2008 at 01:04:03

P.S.

R.I.P. Michael Turner.

Posted by: The ButnakedAvenger on June 30, 2008 at 01:06:10

I hope Rogen slims down, this movie is hugely successful, and he slaps everybody in the face after opening weekend.

Not that i'm a huge green hornet fan, i just hate negativity.

Posted by: jsandov2 on June 30, 2008 at 01:06:21

Kato is the man!!

Posted by: sadmamba on June 30, 2008 at 01:32:26

i thought stephen chow will be a great Kato.

Posted by: sadmamba on June 30, 2008 at 01:38:21

R.I.P. Michael Turner

Posted by: TomNPhx on June 30, 2008 at 01:51:40

If they go funny, the movie tanks, plain and simple. It was NEVER like Batman, even tho they were on at the same time.

Posted by: Some Guy on June 30, 2008 at 02:05:11

Ok, I read that article twice, but I still couldn't find the part in where he was supposed to talk about how he's going to get in shape for the role...

Posted by: balrok, defender from all hippies on June 30, 2008 at 02:05:24

why do i have a feeling jackie chan is gonna be asked to do this.....

Posted by: The ButnakedAvenger on June 30, 2008 at 02:11:57

he's going to get in shape using cardio and weight lifting. You know, the way every actor changes their body to play certain roles.

They won't ask jackie chan. I know this because the only person they talk about for Kato is Stephen Chow.

Posted by: Deck Officer on June 30, 2008 at 02:19:21

Was Kevin Smith too busy?

Posted by: Rob The Dark Knight on June 30, 2008 at 02:23:42

Michael Turner died???? When did this happen???

Posted by: Steven The Comic Book Artist ! on June 30, 2008 at 02:31:04

To: Rob The Dark Knight.

Michael Turner died Friday night in Santa Monica California at 10:42 p.m.

You can read Vince Hernandez' press release on it at either WizardUniverse.com or Newsarama.com.

---Later!

Posted by: Steven The Comic Book Artist ! on June 30, 2008 at 02:37:52

P.S. Rob The Dark Knight.

FireFly's Enigma posted the press release in it's entirety on the "Wanted's $51 Million Opening Sets New Records!" thread.

Just so you're in the know...

---Later!

Posted by: Deck Officer on June 30, 2008 at 02:47:14

So Wanted is a big hit with a paltry 51 million? And Indy was a flop? Man, Hulk really dropped

Posted by: Hunter on June 30, 2008 at 03:00:37

Hey Kevin Smith has two movies he's working on right now and he already attempted writing a green hornet script. Sadly it was scrapped who knows might have been because he had Kato hiding behind to many rocks. XD

Posted by: kristen on June 30, 2008 at 03:03:42

I hope Will Yun Lee will play kato!! hes awesome

Posted by: Deck Officer on June 30, 2008 at 03:05:01

Jabba the Hutt to play Kato

Posted by: seth on June 30, 2008 at 03:05:45

Will Yun Lee > Bruce Lee

Posted by: nobody on June 30, 2008 at 03:15:44

...and ive always wanted to see the green hornet character **** upon so...
in a comedic mess, being portrayed by a chubby actor with a mini-fro.

Posted by: Fobby Valentino, Esq. on June 30, 2008 at 03:38:15

If they go with more of a comedic take, then stephen chow will be perfect.

But if this was a serious movie? then tony jaa would make a kick ass Kato!

Posted by: Spider on June 30, 2008 at 04:34:43

On the lighter note, I've seen less negativity commenting on any news these days. That's a nice change.

Jackie Chan and Will Yun Lee are too old. Stephen Chow is not bad (he's just as old, but he has a young face,) but I don't think so.

I'd go for the guy in Disney's Wendy Woo: The Homecoming Warrior. I forgot his name, but he could be a good Kato.

And, Seth, what are you talking about? NOBODY is better than Bruce Lee. I mean, he's Bruce "***kin" Lee! He's a GOD!

Posted by: billy_miracle on June 30, 2008 at 06:13:31

that twat should learn to take things seriously . it isent one of his own comedy movies this is something that was created ages ago and has lots of real proper fans . hese gonna ruin it by haveing no respect other then the arogant kind he has for himself.

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