“Green Hornet” Starts Shooting (Updated)

After much back-and-forth with who would star, and who would direct this movie, shooting has begun on “The Green Hornet.”  Michel Gondry is directing the script by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Rogen is also starring as Britt Reid.  Cameron Diaz plays Lenore Case while Nicolas Cage plays the enigmatically named Mr. X. Just as …

Cage to Join Hornet

Nicolas Cage is in preliminary talks to join the cast of ‘The Green Hornet.’ The film is being directed by Michel Gondry and sells Seth Rogen as the title crime fighter. Cage is in talks to play the gangster villain. Also Cameron Diaz will possibly join the cast as the reporter/love interest. The film is …

Gondry’s “Thorn” Bought At Cannes

Oscilloscope Labratories, the film distribution company owned by MCA of the Beastie Boys has bought Michel Gondry’s documentary, “The Thorn in the Heart,” at Cannes. The movie is about Gondry’s aunt Suzette, and her relationship with her son, Jean-Yves.  It also explores Suzette’s years as a school teacher.  Gondry uncovered new family stories while shooting …

Michel Gondry to Direct Green Hornet

Columbia has tapped visionary director Michel Gondry to direct Seth Rogen in ‘The Green Hornet.’ The adaptation has been written by Rogen with frequent collaborator Evan Goldberg. Apparently, Gondry pitched a vision to production presidents, who have been looking for a director since Stephen Chow backed out last year. Chow remains in the film as …

Review: Be Kind Rewind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is one of the most interesting executions of a film that I can remember in recent history. What makes Michel Gondry such a unique filmmaker is making something that looks like a complicated effect a rather simple camera trick. Too much of the trickery seen in film these days …