Green Hornet Fighting Style and Villain

MTV News had the chance to speak with Seth Rogen and director Michel Gondry about the upcoming "Green Hornet" film.

Gondry has some ideas about how fight scenes will play out in the film.

“[He did it] to show off some of the stuff he could do, some of the weird filming techniques he has and some of the stuff he can pull off,” Rogen said. “It was instantly unlike anything you’ve ever seen before.”

Gondry explains: “I change the speed of the camera at different spots in the image at different times. So, it seems like they’re in the same world but at different times, and then they’re back together.

“I want to say it simply, because I don’t want people to steal my idea. So, I’m keeping it a little bit obscure,” Gondry explained. “[The camera] speeds up and slows down, but different times for different character’s images.”

Although it’s a little tricky to comprehend with the written word, Gondry basically plans to reinvent the fight scene by having Green Hornet moving slowly, Kato moving super-fast, the villains at normal speed — and then mixing it all up repeatedly. “So, one will go fast and the other will go slow, and then they’ll meet,” he explained. “It’s [as if] they’re in different dimensions, but when they touch each other they come into the same dimension.”

Gondry also said that a special cameo from the original "Green Hornet" television series will be in the movie.

“Yeah, I think we’re going to have Van Williams,” Gondry revealed to MTV News during a recent interview. “We’re going to find a cameo for him.”

For those who don’t know about the classic show from the ‘60s, the square-jawed Williams portrayed the Green Hornet alongside Bruce Lee’s Kato. Gondry said that Williams, now 75-years-old, recently reached out to him for a cameo — and the director is planning to find a small moment for him in the film.

“He asked us to,” Gondry explained. “It’s going to be exciting.”

Gondry also has plans for the main villain of the film.

“The villain is going to be horrible,” explained Gondry. “He has a gun with two cannons; he can shoot people in both eyes with one shot.”

“I hope I’m going to get the actor I want,” the director added. “I can’t say his name, but believe me — he’s going to be scary like hell.”

“The Green Hornet” begins shooting soon, and is targeting a June 25, 2010 release.
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