Stephen Chow, the director/star of “Kung Fu Hustle,” has now confirmed his role as the director of the new film, “The Green Hornet.” Chow will not only direct the Seth Rogen penned script, he will be starring along side Rogen as Kato, the sidekick to the Hornet. The film will mark Chow’s American directorial debut, a style which is like a kung fu cartoon. Chow will be following in the footsteps of his hero, Chinese martial arts legend, Bruce Lee, who played the most famous incarnation of Kato. “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,” Chow said. “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.”
Rogen’s ‘Green Hornet’ Finds its Kato/Director
Rogen spoke about Chow to The Hollywood Reporter, “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.”
It looks like everything is going great for ‘Green Hornet,’ which will be released by Sony on June 25, 2010. And not a bad choice of director either. [THR]
