Stephen Chow Directing & Starring in Green Hornet

We have been following the evolution of the Green Hornet film for years here and finally it looks like they are moving ahead. At one point they had Kevin Smith writing a script and ready to direct but that slowly fell apart as Smith didn't feel comfortable directing action. Not long ago it was revealed that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were writing a new script for the film.

It was hinted that Stephen Chow would jump on board and play Kato. A role which was first filled by the legendary Bruce Lee. Today that has turned to fact and was announced that he will also direct. A great asset to the film. Chow commented on the news, "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."

Rogen also threw in his little comic jab at himself, "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."

The studio has already set a release date for the film on June 25th, 2010. So we have quite some time before we can expect seeing anything coming out of this film. In the meantime I would suggest becoming very familiar with Stephen Chow by picking up Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer. Both films that he directed and starred in.