WHEN news of The Green Hornet movie first surfaced more than three years ago, with comedy actor Seth Rogen co-writing and in the starring role, fan reaction was overwhelmingly negative.
The fear was that it would be a retrograde step for the superhero genre. And then there were rumours that the studio was also worried, although recent test screenings have had a positive response with reports saying Sony is already thinking about sequels.
What might elevate the movie is the stylish, unconventional touch of French filmmaker Michel Gondry in the director's chair and you can perhaps get some sense of that in the new international trailer Sony has sent over to us. Check it out below.
Rogen plays Britt Reid, playboy heir to a news empire whose father's death jolts him into responsibility and, ultimately, into becoming a crimefighter, helped by associate Kato (Asian pop star Jay Chou). Cameron Diaz plays love interest Lenore Case and Christoph Waltz the villain Benjamin Chudnofsky.
The Green Hornet is released in 3D on January 14, 2011.
Here's the new trailer, and below that is a reminder of the Comic-Con footage I brought you previously.
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