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Movie company confirms Jay Chou is going to star in "The Green Hornet"
by kelvin@multistars - 8th August 2009Source: Sina
According to Hong Kong media, since Stephen Chow gave up on starring in "The Green Hornet", the Kato role has been up in the air, yesterday (7th of August), the movie company filming this movie finally confirmed Jay Chou is going to play The Green Hornet's assistant Kato in place Stephen Chow, Jay Chou is officially advancing into Hollywood.
It was rumoured that Stephen Chow stood down as the director and gave up on starring in the movie because of differing opinions behind the scenes, since then the Kato role has been up in the air, even though it was once rumoured that Korean star Kwon Sang Woo was taking on the role, but Stephen Chow's assistant recently exposed online stating that Jay Chou was going to play Kato.
Even though after the news came out, Jay Chou's agent company once denied the reports, but yesterday Taiwan media got confirmation from Taiwan Sony Pictures, Jay Chou is going to star in "The Green Hornet"! Oscar winner Nicholas Cage and Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz will be starring in the movie so Jay Chou will have a chance to test his acting against the two!
Yesterday Jay Chou's JVR Music company issued the statement expressing that he is very happy to participate in an international blockbuster movie, he will do his best. In an unprecedented case the movie company Columbia filming "The Green Hornet" went across ocean to screen test Jay Chou face to face, Jay Chou was accompanied by Yang Jun Rong, he did the screen test with screenwriter and cast member Seth Rogen and French director Michel Gondry, Jay Chou did two English lines in the script and passed, they communicated with a translator.
It was obvious the movie company had already done research and knew Jay Chou is the Asia heavenly king, they didn't ask much more about his level of English or if he needed a foundation in kung fu. The movie company estimates the movie will take two months to film and will come out on the 9th of July next year.
As for Tin Kai Man, he expressed that Jay Chou's age and figure is suitable for playing Kato and plus Kato was played by Bruce Lee who he likes. It is well known that both Jay Chou and Stephen Chow are loyal Bruce Lee fans so it is definitely the best decision to have Jay Chou play Bruce Lee's representative work "The Green Hornet"!
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