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Jay Chou "Had to" Play Kato in The Green Hornet

1 January 2010 11:17 PM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

When it was announced that actor-director Stephen Chow would be dropping out of Seth Rogen and Michel Gondry's adaptation of the classic radio serial The Green Hornet, many questioned whether this might be the final nail in the coffin of a production already beleaguered by a number of setbacks.

Gondry was offered the director's chair following Chow's departure, but that still left the hero without his trusty sidekick, Kato (famously portrayed by Bruce Lee in the '60s TV show). Enter Jay Chou, an award-winning musician, singer, producer, actor, and director from Taiwan, most widely known in the U.S. for his appearance in Curse of the Golden Flower.

In a recent interview with Channel News Asia, Chou said there were a number of reasons why he simply "had to" take the role of Kato.

It's a role that Bruce Lee once played, plus it's a positive Asian role which is rare in Hollywood. »

- BrentJS Sprecher

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