Check out the first official movie poster from the upcoming film “The Green Hornet” by director Michel Gondry (Be Kind Rewind, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and starring Cameron Diaz (Shrek Forever After), Nicolas Cage (Astro Boy, Ghost Rider), Seth Rogen (Funny People), Edward James Olmos and Jay Chou ask Kato. Synopsis: When co-founder of a San Francisco newspaper THE DAILY SENTINEL, JOHN PAUL, is shot in his home, FRANK SCANLON, district attorney, considers John’s position as a crime and politics reporter and rules out robbery as a motive. BRITT REID, publisher for the Sentinel, promises his father, DAN, who’d co-founded The Sentinel with John, that he won’t rest…

Yahoo! Movies got their hands on two brand new movie stills from the upcoming film “The Green Hornet” by director Michel Gondry (Be Kind Rewind, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and starring Cameron Diaz (Shrek Forever After), Nicolas Cage (Astro Boy, Ghost Rider), Seth Rogen (Funny People), Edward James Olmos and Jay Chou ask Kato. Synopsis: When co-founder of a San Francisco newspaper THE DAILY SENTINEL, JOHN PAUL, is shot in his home, FRANK SCANLON, district attorney, considers John’s position as a crime and politics reporter and rules out robbery as a motive. BRITT REID, publisher for the Sentinel, promises his father, DAN, who’d co-founded The Sentinel with John,…

Check out a brand new movie still featuring Seth Rogen as The Green Hornet in the upcoming film “The Green Hornet” by director Michel Gondry (Be Kind Rewind, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and starring Cameron Diaz (Shrek Forever After), Nicolas Cage (Astro Boy, Ghost Rider), Seth Rogen (Funny People), Edward James Olmos and Jay Chou ask Kato. Synopsis: When co-founder of a San Francisco newspaper THE DAILY SENTINEL, JOHN PAUL, is shot in his home, FRANK SCANLON, district attorney, considers John’s position as a crime and politics reporter and rules out robbery as a motive. BRITT REID, publisher for the Sentinel, promises his father, DAN, who’d co-founded The…

Despite rumors, Heat Vision is reporting that Nicolas Cage won’t be starring as a villain in “The Green Hornet” from Columbia Pictures and director Michel Gondry , having walked away from the production that’s already started filming in Los Angeles after negotiations fell through. No footage of Cage had been shot yet. Columbia is planning a December 17th, 2010 release for the adaptation of “The Green Hornet”, an adaptation of the superhero franchise based on the radio serial of the 1930′s. The film, about a newspaper publisher who along with his chauffeur/sidekick, fight crime at night as The Green Hornet and Kato, stars Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz, Jay Chou, Edward…

Check out the latest movie still featuring actor Seth Rogen from the upcoming film “The Green Hornet” by director Michel Gondry (Be Kind Rewind, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and starring Cameron Diaz (Shrek Forever After), Nicolas Cage (Astro Boy, Ghost Rider), Seth Rogen (Funny People), Edward James Olmos and Jay Chou ask Kato. Synopsis: When co-founder of a San Francisco newspaper THE DAILY SENTINEL, JOHN PAUL, is shot in his home, FRANK SCANLON, district attorney, considers John’s position as a crime and politics reporter and rules out robbery as a motive. BRITT REID, publisher for the Sentinel, promises his father, DAN, who’d co-founded The Sentinel with John, that…

Hollywood Snitch is reporting that Edward James Olmos (“Battlestar Galactica”) will be joining the cast of Michel Gondry’s “The Green Hornet” alongside Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Nicolas Cage and Cameron Diaz. It is unknown what role Olmos will play in the film, an adaptation of the comic and radio show character who was created in 1936. Britt Reid, a newspaper publisher by day, becomes the crimefighter known as the Green Hornet by night, with his chauffeur Kato also fighting by his side as his partner. The film is set for a July 9, 2010 release. Stay tuned for more on “The Green Hornet” right here at Shockya.com. By Costa Koutsoutis…

Jay Chou, a Taiwanese actor and musician, has been confirmed by Columbia to have taken on the role of Kato in the upcoming “The Green Hornet” alongside Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz and Nicolas Cage. The role of Kato was famously played by Bruce Lee in the original television series, the character being the hero’s chauffeur during the day, and his masked martial arts-wielding partner during the night as Britt Reid becomes the Green Hornet. Chou said, in a press release put out by Columbia; “It’s an overwhelming experience to take on a role made famous by Bruce Lee, [...] I won’t try to be Bruce Lee’s Kato [...] I will…

At this past weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con “Book Of Eli” panel, Gary Oldman let slip that the third Batman movie begins filming in 2010. Gary Oldman played police commissioner Gordon in the film “The Dark Knight” starring Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger. “I think the next Batman is next year, [...] We start shooting next year. You didn’t hear that from me.” Oldman said to a fan at the panel who asked about the follow-up to “The Dark Knight”. Oldman portrayed James Gordon, Batman’s GCPD ally and eventual police commissioner, in “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight”. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest “Batman” and “The Dark…

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Michel Gondry debuted the actual Black Beauty they’ll be using in their adaptation of “The Green Hornet” to kick off the San Diego Comic Con, built around a 1966 Chrysler Imperial. There’s a picture of the car below. You can check out the video right here courtesy of MTV Splashpage. Rogen and Goldberg wrote the film, which Gondry is directing and that Rogen is starring in as The Green Hornet, the newspaper publisher by day, masked trenchcoat-wearing vigilante by night. “The Green Hornet” is scheduled for a 2010 release. Stay tuned for more Green Hornet, as well as other news coming out of the San…

Variety is reporting that Columbia Pictures is in talks with Nicolas Cage and Cameron Diaz for the two to join the cast of “The Green Hornet” as a gangster villain and a potential love interest, respectively. The film, which is being directed by Michel Gondry, stars Seth Rogen as the masked crime fighter clad in a green trench coat wielding a gas gun. The picture is aiming for a fall start date even though a replacement is being sought for Stephen Chow, who was going to play the Hornet’s kung-fu sidekick and chauffer Kato. Evan Goldberg wrote the script alongside Rogen, and Neal Moritz is producing through Original Films. “The…