THE GREEN HORNET has landed at Columbia Pictures, VARIETY reports. The project has been making the rounds for years in development at various studios. Neal H. Moritz's Original Film will take the latest stab at production the feature adaptation.
Beginning in 1936 as a radio serial from LONE RANGER creators Fran Striker and George Trendle, THE GREEN HORNET chronicles the escapades of millionaire publisher Brit Reid, who dons a mask and works as a crimefighter at night. The character eventually made the jump to comicbooks, film and TV.
Universal was the first studio to option the property followed, most recently, by Miramax, where Kevin Smith was penning a screenplay. The actors who were at one time circling the project include George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Jake Gyllenhaal and Jet Li.
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