![]() The superhero first made his debut as a character in radio programs, and after that he moved to television and to the pages of comics. Britt Reed is a wealthy newspaper owner who, at nightfall, turns into a masked avenger fighting crime paired with his assistant and driver Kato . In 2011, Michel Gondry directed The Green Hornet with Seth Rogen as the title character. The picture, positioned as a comedy action movie, caused mixed feelings among critics, but managed to gross $ 227.8 million at the world box office. ![]() Paramount has invited Gavin O'Connor known to film fans for "War" and the recently released "Reckoning" to direct the new project about The Green Hornet . The idea for the studio is to film a more serious version of the superhero story that could kick-start a new franchise. Sean O'Keefe is writing the movie. ![]() O'Connor himself describes his vision of the project as the opposite of what his predecessors did - in the new film Britt Reed will be a kind of anti- Batman with military past without any vulgarity and bad taste. The Topic of Article: Paramount will return the Green Hornet to screens. |