Earlier today we got our first semi-blurry glimpse of Seth Rogen in costume as Green Hornet, but we just received a new image that offers a much better look at the actor suited up to fight crime.

Written by Rogen and directed by Michel Gondry ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"), "The Green Hornet" features the "Knocked Up" actor as masked crimefighter Britt Reid, who takes on the criminal element with the assistance of Kato, his partner (played by Jay Chou).

Today's video and photo are some of the first shots we've seen of Rogen and Chou in costume (rather than their stunt doubles), and from what we can tell, Rogen certainly looks to be getting into character as the pulp hero. Read more...

After all the various difficulties surrounding "The Green Hornet"—the production, not the character, though there should be plenty of difficulties ahead for him in the film's story—it's almost surprising that the movie is actually going forward.

But if you still can't believe that "Green Hornet" is going forward, would a glimpse of the masked crimefighter himself convince you?

Splash News Online has posted a behind-the-scenes video on "The Green Hornet," director Michel Gondry's adaptation of the classic pulp icon. The video, which offers an interesting look at the movie's production process, debuts the very first look at Seth Rogen (or possibly his stunt double) in costume as the Hornet. Read more...

Two different sites have posted new images from the set of Seth Rogen and Michel Gondry's "Green Hornet," including the first look at Kato, the Green Hornet's partner.

Over on SuperHeroHype, they posted the first set of photos from the set, featuring Cameron Diaz, Seth Rogen and director Michel Gondry. The images all seem to be captured via a webcam or something along those lines, and offer a nice little behind-the-scenes gallery. The site later posted another set of images from the project, including shots of Jay Chou's stunt double in costume as Kato.

Meanwhile, Just Jared has posted a large gallery of photos from the set of "Green Hornet," including several different shots of cast members filming the same set of scenes in the previous gallery. According to the site, the scene being filmed is a press conference during which Rogen's character, Britt Reid, is shot in the shoulder. Read more...

It's already been a difficult ride for "The Green Hornet," and depending on how you look at the most recent development, the road is getting even rockier.

Over the weekend, Box Office Mojo reported that the Seth Rogen-starring film has been delayed from its July 9, 2010 release date to December 17, 2010. No reason was given for the change, but HitFix spoke with Rogen to learn more about the movie's delay—something that the actor is actually excited about.

"We're both relieved and psyched about the change," Rogen said about "The Green Hornet" premiere change. "It gives more time for post, which would have been immensely rushed if we were to come out in the summer." Read more...

Even with Hollywood's traditional superhero summer season winding down, comic fans can expect plenty of nods to their genres of choice this fall with Fox's flagship animated series "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy" both sporting familiar themes in their respective September season premieres.

"The Simpsons" 21st season premiere, titled "Homer The Whopper," features the one-two punch of a guest appearance and co-writing credits from Seth Rogen. The upcoming "The Green Hornet" star will reportedly project his personal experiences training for a heroic role onto Homer as celebrity fitness trainer Lyle McCarthy, hired to whip Homer into shape for the role of "Everyman," a film adaptation based on Comic Book Guy's latest superhero creation. Read more...

It wasn’t too long ago that Cameron Diaz’s presence in the “Green Hornet” movie was rumored, vaguely discussed, and eventually under negotiations. Now, the superstar is finally ready to offer her two-word statement on the issue.

“I’m in,” grinned the beauty when we caught up with her recently.

Diaz has officially signed on to play Lenore “Casey” Case, historically Britt Reid’s beautiful secretary and one of the few people aware of the fact that Reid (who will be played by Seth Rogen), spends his off-hours fighting crime as the Hornet. In the soon-to-shoot film, however, Casey will be reimagined as a forensics-TV-show loving amateur sleuth who remains in the dark about Green Hornet’s true identity—and is smarting from a recent divorce. Read more...

These days, Seth Rogen and best bud Evan Goldberg are hard at work getting ready to shoot their high-profile flick “The Green Hornet.” But according to the “Funny People” star, the hardest part about adapting “Hornet” for the big-screen hasn’t been concerns over how to pay homage to the source material, or even how to make Rogen into an action star - it’s been making sure they don’t repeat their old material.

“It’s hard not to steal your own jokes,” laughed Rogen when we caught up with him recently, remembering the process of writing “Hornet” with Godlberg, his longtime collaborator who also co-wrote/produced the hit comedies “Pineapple Express” and “Superbad.” “It’s hard; like, you really forget which ideas you’ve used and which ones you haven’t.”

Recently, the duo were on hand to unveil Green Hornet’s Black Beauty at Comic-Con – and eager to talk about the script they’ll begin shooting soon. Read more...

It’s been a busy last few days for Seth Rogen and his “Green Hornet” team, who kicked off Comic-Con Wednesday by unveiling The Black Beauty -- the iconic car that the funnyman will be driving when cameras soon begin rolling on the 2010 release. After the unveiling of the sleek auto, we also got them to cough up the name of Cameron Diaz and Nicolas Cage’s characters in the film, as well as some other brand-new details.

“Lenore Case, would be her role,” Rogen said of Diaz, confirming that out of the several female leads in the “Green Hornet” radio, TV and movie incarnations over the last 70 years, the “Charlie’s Angels” star will be playing the character nicknamed “Casey.” “Assuming all the deals close, which it looks like they will.” Read more...

Earlier today we brought you the news that "Kick-"Ass" and "Ghost Rider" actor Nicolas Cage might be adding yet another comic book movie to his resume with a villainous role in Seth Rogen and Michel Gondry's "Green Hornet." Now, we have word straight from Rogen himself about the character Cage is in talks to play.

"There was no classic villain, so we had to create a villain," Rogen told MTV News of the film's chief villain.

Given the hero's status as a somewhat unknown commodity among modern audiences and his lack of a recognizable rogues gallery, the decision seems to make sense. But Rogen cautioned that the villain wouldn't be the absurd, over-the-top nemesis that often squares off against masked heroes in theaters these days. Read more...

While Seth Rogen and Michel Gondry's "Green Hornet" movie appears to have suffered a bit of a setback in the last 24 hours with the departure of actor Stephen Chow, one aspect that doesn't seem to be troubling the project is getting its star into crime-fighter shape.

In a video journal posted to promote the upcoming, geek-friendly Simon Pegg/Nick Frost film "Paul," Rogen is seen in a form-fitting, motion-capture suit used to create the CGI character he'll also be voicing in the project. And to be honest, I almost didn't recognize the slimmed-down "Pineapple Express" star.

With production on "The Green Hornet" expected to kick off at some point soon (given its current release date of July 9, 2010), it's no surprise that the actor is getting prepped to take on the role of the classic hero -- but it looks like Rogen is definitely taking the job of getting into superhero shape seriously. Read more...