The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet is a 2011 American superhero film based on the character of the same name by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker that originated in a 1930s radio program and has appeared in movie serials, a television series, comic books and other media. Directed by Michel Gondry from a screenplay by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the film stars Rogen in the title role, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Edward James Olmos, David Harbour, Tom Wilkinson and Cameron Diaz.
Plot
When James Reid, publisher of the Daily Sentinel, dies, his estranged son Britt takes over and fires most of the staff. Britt later rehires Kato, a mechanic skilled in martial arts, as his assistant and the two become friends. Britt convinces Kato they should become crime-fighters. Kato develops an Imperial car, outfitted with several gadgets and weapons, which they call the "Black Beauty". Britt plans to capture Benjamin Chudnofsky, a Russian mobster uniting the crime families of Los Angeles under his command. To get Chudnofsky's attention, Britt uses the Daily Sentinel to publish articles about his alter ego, dubbed "The Green Hornet".
More details
author | Evan Goldberg Seth Rogen |
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contentLocation | Los Angeles |
director | Michel Gondry |
editor | Michael Tronick |
genre | action comedy |
keywords | alter ego district attorney estranged son hide out imperial meet meth lab morning wait |
musicBy | James Newton Howard |
producer | Neal H. Moritz |
productionCompany | Columbia Pictures Original Film |
publisher | Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group#Sony Pictures Releasing |
recordedAt | Los Angeles |
theme | 3d action comedy buddy comedy gang martial arts superhero vigilante |