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Here’s Why The Green Hornet Movie Didn’t Work
Posted 3 months ago
The Green Hornet, a superhero flick from 2011 starring Seth Rogen, is largely forgotten now. Why?
The Green Hornet
- Theatrical - Wide 2011-01-14
- Cast Seth Rogen Jay Chou Christoph Waltz Cameron Diaz Edward Olmos Tom Wilkinson
- Directed by Michel Gondry
- Written by Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg
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Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), son and heir to Los Angeles’ largest newspaper fortune, is a rich, spoiled playboy who has been happy to maintain a direction-less existence. When his father James Reid (Tom Wilkinson) dies, Britt meets an impressive and resourceful... See more company employee, Kato (Jay Chou). They realize that they have the resources to do something worthwhile with their lives and finally step out of James Reid’s shadow. Kato builds the ultimate weapon, The Black Beauty, an indestructible car with every weapon imaginable and Britt decides that in order to be heroes, they will pose as villains. With the help of Britt’s new secretary, Lenore Case (Cameron Diaz), they learn that the chief criminal in the city is named Benjamin Chudnofsky (Christoph Waltz). He has united all the gangs under his power, and he quickly sees that the Green Hornet is a direct threat to the prosperous criminal underworld he controls.
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What Did You Think? Post your Green Hornet review!
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