Seth as: Britt Reid / Green Hornet
  Additional Cast: Cameron Diaz, Christoph Waltz
  Director: Michael Gondry
  Genre: Action / Crime / Superhero
  Written by: Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
  Release Date: January 14, 2011
  Status: Post-Production
  Rated: N/A
  Runtime: N/A

Protecting the law by breaking it, Britt becomes the vigilante the Green Hornet as he and Kato hit the streets. Using all his ingenuity and skill, Kato builds the ultimately in advanced retro weaponry, The Black Beauty, an indestructible car equal parts firepower and horsepower. Rolling in a mobile fortress on wheels and striking the bad guys with Kato’s clever gadgets, the Green Hornet and Kato quickly start making a name for themselves, and with the help of Britt’s new Secretary Lenore Case (Cameron Diaz), they begin hunting down the man who controls LA’s gritty underworld: Benjamin Chudnofsky (Christoph Waltz). But Chudnofsky has plans of his own: to swat down the Green Hornet once and for all.

- When the rights to the Green Hornet property were purchased by Mirimax, Kevin Smith was attached to write and direct this film. However, Smith pulled out of directing due to an insecurity of directing something with such a larger budget than he was used to. He stayed on as writer and wrote two drafts, but with no further progress with the script, the rights were let go and purchased by Columbia Pictures. Then, coincidentally, his Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) star, Seth Rogen, became attached to star and write the screenplay. Smith’s screenplay, however, would resurface later in the form of a comic book miniseries.

- Seth Rogen shed 30 pounds to play the titular role.

- In late 2008, Stephen Chow was set to direct and co-star as Kato. However, creative differences prevented him from doing so although, for a while, it seemed he was still set to play Kato when Michel Gondry became attached.

- The film’s release date was originally the day that an adaptation of another emerald hero was to be released, Green Lantern (2011).

- Nicolas Cage was in negotiations to play Chudnofsky, but dropped out.

- ‘The Green Hornet’ was originally a radio show, first broadcast in 1936 and running to 1952. Although there were two serials in the 1940s (13 and 15 chapters, respectively), the last six chapters of the first one re-edited into a 100-minute feature and several episodes of the 1966 TV series were edited together into a pair of 90-minute films, this is the first original feature-length Hollywood treatment of the costumed hero.

- James Wan was considered to direct before Michel Gondry came aboard.

- Abbie Cornish was in early talks to play Lenore.

- Jay Chou improvised the line “I don’t want to touch you” in the trailer.

- Asian pop star Jay Chou got the role of Kato after a video conference with Seth Rogen was set up. He was invited to do a screen test – the filmmakers did not know he was a famous singer in Asia up until the last moments.

- 851 New Depot St, Los Angeles, California, USA

- Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA

- Chinatown, Los Angeles, California, USA

- City Hall – 200 N. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

- Craven Estate – 430 Madeline Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

- Hawthorne, California, USA

- Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

- Pasadena, California, USA

- Sony Pictures Studios – 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA (studio)

- Times Building – 202 W. 1st Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Britt Reid: What did you think of my father?
Kato: He was a complex man.

Britt Reid: Think about this, Kato. We’ve been completely wasting our potential. This city needs our help. We could be heroes! We will *pose* as villains to get close to the bad guys. That way, no one will suspect we’re really the good guys. Will you come with me on this adventure?
Kato: OK.
Britt Reid: Yes!