Seth Chow's down

Rogen: Cuddly kung fu hero?

We like Seth Rogen – if only because it proves that the chunky can also be Hollywood leads.

Seth’s much-touted new project is The Green Hornet, an update of the old US radio and 1960s TV show about the masked crime fighter of the title and his sidekick Kato.

Trivia fans will no doubt know that Kato was last played by Bruce Lee. Obviously he’s not available for this one but the studio appears to have found a decent replacement: Kung Fu Hustle’s Stephen Chow.

And not only is Chow playing Kato, he’ll be directing too – much like he did with the excellent Kung Fu Hustle, of course.

‘Stephen was always my first choice for director and to play Kato,’ said Rogen. ‘We just hope that he never finds out we're not the Wachowski Brothers.’

‘I'm excited to be taking on The Green Hornet,’ revealed Chow. ‘Obviously I've been a huge fan of the show since I was a kid.

‘The idea of stepping into Bruce Lee's shoes as Kato is both humbling and thrilling, and to get the chance to direct the project as my American movie debut is simply a dream come true.’

As the Hollywood Reporter suggests, Chow’s involvement also gives an inkling to the style we can expect from The Green Hornet: Enter The Dragon meets Bugs Bunny. With Seth Rogen.

We’re booking tickets now. Do you want two?

There is bad news however. The film isn’t expected to be released until June 2010. And the worse news?

Rogen has apparently lost weight to play the Green Hornet.

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