Hollywood to make new version of "The Green Hornet" movie named "The Green Hornet and Kato"

Although the 2011 film "Green Hornet" starring Jay Chou and Seth Rogen failed both critically and financially, Hollywood still plans to bring this old-school superhero to the big screen again.

Universal Pictures will work with Amasia Entertainment to develop a movie called "The Green Hornet and Kato", which means that Green Hornet's partner Kato will have a major role.

Michael Helfant, co-founder of Amasia and former chairman of Marvel Studios, said the film will focus on the integration of the United States and Asia, and hopes to make it a global series. He will start looking for screenwriters immediately.

The Green Hornet is based on the comic book of the same name. It tells the story of American newspaper publisher Brett Reid who wears a mask and wields a gun to fight crime. He is also helped by his Asian partner Kato. The two drive a futuristic car "Black Beauty" to punish evil and promote good.

The Green Hornet comic was last adapted for the big screen in 2011 in Sony's The Green Hornet, starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, and Christoph Waltz. Bruce Lee also played the role of Kato in the film and television version of the 1960s.

Regarding the latest film, The Green Hornet and Kato, Universal issued a statement: "Our goal was to make a film that existing fans will enjoy and new fans will enjoy discovering."