Green Hornet and Kato Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Key Facts

• As Amasia’s co-founder Michael Helfant explained, "Universal will be a great home for our new Green Hornet and Kato. The team at Universal share our passion & enthusiasm for the property and will devote the resources to launch a truly global franchise. And, it’s very cool that Universal was the original distributor of the 1940’s movie serials. Our goal is to make a film that existing fans will love, and new fans will love to discover. With Universal, it feels like we are merging the past and the future, creating a contemporary version of the franchise that is fresh and exciting while respecting its long legacy and history. I can’t wait! (5/9/2020).”
• Amasia won the feature film franchise rights to the Green Hornet in January 2020 and set-up the film at Universal Pictures (5/9/2020).
• Director/producer Gavin O’Connor envisions Britt Reid as edgy protagonist (in the vein of Dark Knight) and hopes to jumpstart a franchise (Deadline.com, 11/15/16).
• This is unrelated to Sony’s The Green Hornet, which was directed by Michel Gondry, generating $227 million worldwide at the box office on a $120 million budget.
• Based on the comic books and ’60s TV series.