I dont agree with Chow in the role of Kato. He is better as a comedic actor and not in a quasi serious role...
Chow is a decent action director though... On 9/23/08, Martin Baxter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Martin likes... > > -----Original Message-----> > >From: Tracey de Morsella > >Sent: 9/23/2008 2:21:08 AM > >To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > >Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Chow Joins Green Hornet > > > >Chow Joins Green Hornet > >Actor-filmmaker to direct, play Kato. > >by IGN Movies > >September 22, 2008 - Stephen Chow, one of Asia's most popular box-office > draws > >as the award-winning star and director of such films as Kung Fu Hustle, > CJ7, and > >Shaolin Soccer, will direct Seth Rogen and star opposite him as Kato in > Columbia > >Pictures' The Green Hornet, set for release June 25, 2010, it was > announced > >today by Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach, presidents of Columbia Pictures. > > > >The screenplay is by Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg, who will also executive > >produce. Neal H. Moritz is the producer through his Original Film > production > >company. > > > >In tapping Chow to helm The Green Hornet, Sony Pictures Entertainment > continues > >a long association with the star and director. Under its local language > >initiative, Sony co-produced and released Chow's Kung Fu Hustle, which > went on > >to gross over $100 million worldwide and received a Golden Globe > nomination as > >well as six Hong Kong Film Awards and five Taiwan Golden Horse Awards. > Sony also > >released CJ7. > > > >Commenting on the announcement, Tolmach said, "When Seth, Evan, and Neal > said > >they wanted Stephen Chow to be part of The Green Hornet, it was a fantasy. > Now > >that it's happening, it's almost too good to be true. Stephen's been a > very > >important part of the Sony family for many years, so it's truly > serendipitous > >for us to be moving forward with him directing the movie and starring as > Kato." > > > >Chow added, "I'm excited to be taking on The Green Hornet – > obviously, I've been > >a huge fan of the show since I was a kid. The idea of stepping into Bruce > Lee's > >shoes as Kato is both humbling and thrilling, and to get the chance to > direct > >the project as my American movie debut is simply a dream come true. I'm > grateful > >to my friends at Sony, who have shown so much faith in me for so many > years. I'm > >looking forward to working with Seth, Evan, Neal, and the team at Sony, > and I'm > >eager to get started." > > > >Moritz said, "The Green Hornet is a dream project and it's come together > in a > >dream way. Seth will be fantastic in the lead role, and Stephen was the > only > >name on the list for Kato. The material is a perfect match for his > sensibilities > >– Stephen in the director's chair is the best thing for the film." > > > >Rogen said, "Stephen was always my and Evan's first choice for director > and to > >play Kato. We just hope that he never finds out we're not the Wachowski > Brothers." > > > >Ori Marmur will serve as the Executive Producer of the film. > > > > > >Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic > >Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar > > > >Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) > >Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format > to > >Traditional > >Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe > > > >=== message truncated === > > _______________________________________________________________ > ICQ - You get the message, anywhere! > Get it @ http://www.icq.com > > > > > -- cwm blog http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com STRING THEORY http://www.stringtheory.mypodcast.com
