Film-maker Leigh Whannell is in negotiations to helm▨ 'The Green Hornet and Kato' movie for Hollywood studio Uni💝versal Pictures.
If finalized, Whannell will direct the project from a s🔜creenplay by David Koepp, known for writing blockbusters such as 'Jurassic Park', 'Indiana Jones, and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull', 'Carlito's Way', 'Mission: Impossible' and 'Spider-Man.'
According t𝐆o Deadline, Universal optioned rights to 'The Green Hornet' from Amasia in 2020, after co-f🅷ounders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo acquired control of the motion picture franchise from the family of the original creator George W Trendle in a competitive bidding war.
'The Green Hornet🉐' originated in the 1930s as a radio show based around the vigilante character Britt Reid, the owner, and publisher of the newspaper The Daily Sentinel.
Armed with knowledge from his sources, cool weapons, a supercar known as the Black Beauty, and teamed with his trusty aide Kato, Reid became The Green Hornet, a vigila🍒nte crime fighter wanted by the police and feared by the criminal world.
A TV series based on the characters premiered ☂in 1966 and introduced legendary martial artist Bruce Lee to the US as Reid's sidekick Kato.
The last 'Green Hornet' adaptation was released in 2011. 🐬The film, directed by Michel Gondry, featured Seth Rogen as Reid and Jay Chou as Kato.
Whannell most recently directed 'The Invisible Man', featuring Elisabeth Moss and Oliver Jackson-Cohen. The movie was a huge hit, grossing USD 142 mill🥀ion at the global box office against its USD 7 million budget. His other directorial credits include 'Insidious: Chapter 3' and 'Upgrade.'
[With Inputs from PTI]
