The Green Hornet already has a pretty jumpy production history, with rumours of the suits being none too pleased by the direction the Seth Rogen actioner was taking. Well, the first trailer just arrived on Apple, so now we can judge for ourselves. It’s certainly a mixed bag, the tone seems to suggest an odd mix of Rogen’s usual comedy butting heads with a much more serious Batman-esque actioner, although Gondry’s visuals and some of the effects are certainly striking.
What do you think? We’re reserving judgement for now, but could this be an all-out actioner with gags in the style of Die Hard, or is it too knowing and silly for it’s own good?
A brave new decade awaits us, and what better time for Hollywood to face the future and bring us a bright movie going tomorrow?
Not that it’ll happen of course. Yep, Back To The Future part II predicted that this will be the decade when Max Spielberg steps up to the plate with his 3D Jaws XX, but the STS magic 8-Ball tells us there’s far, far worse than that to come.
Strap on your blinkers and pretend it’s all ok – over the next week we’ll bring you a comprehensive guide to all the ‘fun’ heading your way in 2010 – duck and cover for part one of our cut-out-and-break-your-computer guide!
For some unknown reason, people seem quite excited by the thought of Seth Rogen playing “worst-superhero-ever-apart-from-the-steel-spider” The Green Hornet, so it’s with some fervour that these production pics of the costume have leaked out.
Rogen himself has reportedly seriously slimmed down for the role, but it’s unclear whether that’s him dolled out like a doorman at a hotel for Leprechauns. Either way, the production has been busy dropping bulldozers onto traffic and blowing things up in LA this month, so it’s possible there’s hope yet.
What do you think? Does the post-Watchmen return of non-powered capes to our screens warrant an air-punching “Yesssss!!!” or a nonchalent “meh”?
