What does skinny Seth Rogen mean for The Green Hornet?

[Mr. Adventure]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlilpQ-BQ9Q

Wow, he's lost a lot of weight specifically for this movie, does this mean this is going to be a somewhat serious movie? Action/Comedy hybrid, perhaps?

 

[Samurai8472]

From this article it won't be serious

THE GREEN HORNET GETS A LITTLE LESS SERIOUS
http://chud.com/articles/articles/16715/1/THE-GREEN-HORNET-GETS-A-LITTLE-LESS-SERIOUS/Page1.htmlCHUD talked to Seth Rogen, who talked about how Stephen Chow coming in to direct and co-star in The Green Hornet might have changed things slightly. Here's a clip from the interview:

"Me and Evan [Goldberg] talk a lot of sh*t. We have one rule when writing, and that's don't get attached to anything. One day we want to make a serious film and then Stephen Chow comes in with a good idea and we're like, 'Well it's funny.' Should we not do it because we originally wanted to do a serious film? We come from, nah f*ck it, we'll just take the idea that seems good. So it's definitely less serious than a serious film, that's for sure. We want the action... I say now that we want the action to play serious but Stephen could come in tomorrow and say 'You know what? I want to throw you 400 feet in the air!' and I'd go, 'OK, that sounds cool.'

You can check out the full interview here.

 

[Good Will Riker]

Both Stephen Chow and Seth Rogen have a strong background in comedy.

For Chow, it's slap stick martial arts hijinx, and for Rogen its lowbrow humor. Plus, "The Green Hornet" came out at a time in the 1960's when camp was in. Besides, we already have enough "serious" superhero films; just the fact that there is a superhero franchise where the sidekick upstages the titular hero should warrant a satrical spin on it. Myself personally, I'm fine with it.

 

[Professor Zoom]

Both Stephen Chow and Seth Rogen have a strong background in comedy.

For Chow, it's slap stick martial arts hijinx, and for Rogen its lowbrow humor. Plus, "The Green Hornet" came out at a time in the 1960's when camp was in. Besides, we already have enough "serious" superhero films; just the fact that there is a superhero franchise where the sidekick upstages the titular hero should warrant a satrical spin on it. Myself personally, I'm fine with it.

Actually, the Green Hornet was from the 1930's...a radio show, and then in the 1940's a movie serial.

And it's only from the TV show, and only because of Bruce Lee, did Kato upstage the Green Hornet. Rightfully so for that adaptation.

I'm fine with it being lightly comic, but focused on the action adventure...if it's a bumbling Green Hornet with Kato always saving the day, can't say I'm that interested.