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Seth Rogen's 'Green Hornet' Gets a Teaser ... Site
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On the final episode of Dinner for Five, Jon Favreau and guests discussed the legendary "is" credit. The only person at the table to have received an "is" credit in his lifetime was, surprisingly, Peter Billingsley, who was given an "is" credit for The Dirt Bike Kid. The "is" credit is indeed rare, so when it comes along we must congratulate the actor or actress enjoying this royal honor. And, as you can see above, Hollywood has given out another "is" credit, and it's gone to ... Seth Rogen.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen ... Seth Rogen is The Green Hornet. Sony has established a teaser site for the previously-announced film, which comes with a nice shade of green and a release date of June 25, 2010. Still a far way to go, but I'm sure it will be well worth the wait. Rogen will play newspaper publisher Britt Reid, who, at night, fights crime as a masked superhero known as The Green Hornet with Kato, a martial arts expert, at his side. This version of GH was written by Rogen and Evan Goldberg (Superbad, Pineapple Express), and there's no director currently attached.
So, who's looking forward to this one?
Jon Favreau: Tom Cruise is NOT Iron Man
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As this news came across my virtual desk this morning I could practically feel the geek community heaving a collective sigh of relief.* Jon Favreau has finally spoke again about the state of his upcoming Marvel flick Iron Man. Fav started by pointing out the risk Marvel is taking with this flick because it is the first film coming from Marvel's personal new "war chest," which means it is self-financed. This is a double-edged sword for Marvel; on one hand, they get full control over their scripts and films and a much, much bigger cut of the profits, but on the other hand they also suck down the damages should their films fail. Marvel is NOT a huge company, so if more than one or two of these flicks tank they could quickly find themselves in trouble. The shame is they've already handed out two of their most valuable properties in X-Men and Spider-Man.Fav also indicated that although the film's origin tale will be updated to fit into modern times, it will still stay faithful to the character and story with which fans are familiar. As an example of good faith, he offers us the gray iron man suit as a sacrifice on the altar of canon. Yes, Iron Man will debut in the classic gray costume. The alcoholism probably won't come into the story in the first film -- but groundwork will be laid.
And most exciting for fans of all sorts -- Fav said he is dedicated to casting a relative unknown, and not a "major star." By this, he is telling Marvel fans "I swear I'm not interested in Tom Cruise. Honest!" He said he hopes to make an official casting announcement later this year. Stay tuned to Cinematical for updates; yours truly is definitely staying on this story.
*Or maybe my sigh of relief was so large and heartfelt I just mistook it for the entire geek community.
Favreau on Mars Update
Director John Favreau has taken on the ambitious project of turning
famous science fiction novel John Carter of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (a staple of the genre) into a major motion
picture. Favreau realizes the daunting magnitude of the task, and has recently noted that if he doesn't feel like he's
getting it right, the project will go "back on the woodpile." Currently the project is early development
according the Favreau, who says that artists are at work on the research, and that a script is also in development.
Apparently the project has gone through dozens of incarnations over the years, but because all but one of the
characters are 15 feet tall green monsters, the technology to bring it beliveably to screen has only recently been
available.
This story is certainly dear to the science fiction community, and a faithful screen adaptation could be alot of fun. I'm glad to know, however, that they are willing to let it go if they don't feel they can turn it into something deserving of the title. I'd much rather have no movie at all than a movie which doesn't do justice to the book. Stay tuned for further developments.
[via sci fi wire]
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