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I was under the impression that even though Michael Gondry had taken over directing duties on THE GREEN HORNET, Stephen Chow was still going to be playing Kato. Maybe not. Cinemablend caught up with Seth Rogen at SXSW and when they asked him about it, he responded that:
"We have no 100% official Kato at this point."
Of course, Chow could still end up taking the role. It just hasn't been confirmed yet....

The funny-man actor discuses his first-ever superhero production.

It's always hard being the first panel of any comic convention, but WonderCon kicked off with a full room, as fans of Mitch Hurvitz's Emmy-winning show "Arrested Development" were given a chance to see a first taste of his new animated show "Sit Down, Shut Up," which will premiere on FOX at 8:30 PM on April 19. Before they went to questions from the audience, the moderator asked about the much-anticipated movie based on "Arrested Development" that has been discussed a lot both by Hurvitz and the cast of the show.

Director signs on to Seth Rogen starrer -- Columbia Pictures has set Michel Gondry to direct "Green Hornet," with production to begin later this year.

Universal Pictures is apparently planning to turn the original 1978 series into a feature film.

Chuck Roven is no longer working on the feature film adaptation of Robotech although he wishes the remaining
producers well.

Variety has confirmed Latino Review 's scoop that Warner Bros. and producer Joel Silver have set Kung Fu Panda co-director John Stevenson to make his live action directing debut on Masters of the Universe, a re-imagining of the signature Mattel toy line.

Every time it seems like the Hollywood trend of remaking television shows into films is going to die out, we end up with a dozen more. According to Variety, the latest is 1980’s series “The A-Team,” which is getting a big screen remake from Fox Studios with an eye to turning it into an action film franchise.

Reports of "The Green Hornet's" demise seem to have been greatly exaggerated: Seth Rogen has circulated an e-mail refuting the rumor and expressing hope that the currently director-less project will make its 2010 release date.

Imagi Studio's shutdown is only a temporary stoppage.