- Wanna know that person that Kevin met with regarding the lead role in Green Hornet? The one that Kevin’s said that meetings went quite well with? The Hollywood Reporter reveals:
Jersey Girl writer and director Kevin Smith has met with actor Jake Gyllenhaal about taking the title role in Miramax’s The Green Hornet, says The Hollywood Reporter.
The trade says the two had a positive chat with the actor about the famed character and with the direction of the potential franchise, Smith is now interested in casting Gyllenhaal as the crime-fighting superhero who also doubles as Daily Sentinel publisher Britt Reid.
Other names may still be in the mix, but Gyllenhaal appears to fit Smith’s current conception of the character. Gyllenhaal can next be seen in Roland Emmerich’s The Day After Tomorrow, in theaters on May 28.
To us, this casting choice makes a lot of sense. Gyllenhaal is young enough for a franchise, has a great deal of acclaim and audience recognition these days, and certainly fits into that likeable superhero mold — So much, in fact, that he was ready to replace Tobey Maguire in the Spider-Man series when Tobey was having contract issues. That being said, keep in mind that this isn’t a final decision, but we wouldn’t at all be surprised if Britt Reid has indeed been found. Given Jake’s younger appearance, it does seem to indicate that Green Hornet will be an “origin” type film, as we’d expected. More news later!
Various sites on the web will be reporting this today, already we’ve got Empire Online and Coming Soon with the story. Expect lots more.
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