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Comic-Con 2009: The Green Hornet's Black Beauty looks ready to roll
by Alex Nunez on Jul 25th 2009 at 7:02PM 
The Green Hornet's Black Beauty - Click above for a high-res image gallery
Frankly, we're a little concerned about whether funnyman Seth Rogen will be able to pull off the action-star thing when he takes the lead role in next year's big-screen adaptation of The Green Hornet . Then again, we remember thinking Michael Keaton would utterly tank as Batman in 1989, but that experiment in casting against type wound up working extremely well, so we'll sit back and hope for the best. As with Tim Burton's Batman, a car will feature prominently in The Green Hornet, and in this regard, things are looking very good indeed.
As reported earlier this week, Comic-Con served as the backdrop for the unveiling of the film's Black Beauty -- the Hornet's signature ride -- and now we have a new set of photos from our resident camera Jedi, Drew Phillips. As with the original TV car, the silver screen variant appears to be based on a 1966 Imperial Crown 4-door hardtop (there's a distinct '65 flavor to those headlamp surrounds, however, so we might be wrong on that).
In addition to the grille- and bumper-mounted weapons and gadgets of the original, Rogen's Green Hornet will also have a pair of hood-mounted gatling guns at his disposal. Neat detail alert: check out the hornet center caps on the Beauty's Torq-Thrust-style wheels. Regardless of how the movie winds up being, one thing's indisputable: The Black Beauty is way badass. That Rogen and co. went with another Imperial in the 21st-century update is a testament to just how great-looking those old cars were... and still are.
Photos copyright ©2009 Drew Phillips / Weblogs, Inc.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
quant345 7:39PM (7/25/2009)
what about MASSA!?
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JSams4131 8:10PM (7/25/2009)
been asking the same question all day...even sent a "Tip" in to AB...sheesh
fmwso 12:07AM (7/26/2009)
you're so right... sigh, it's all over the news and yet Autoblog did not post any news from him yet...
iMacDaddy 7:44PM (7/25/2009)
I thought Ryan Reynolds landed the role for Green Hornet...
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j.howlett 8:11PM (7/25/2009)
i think that was the green lantern
iMacDaddy 9:03PM (7/25/2009)
Oh, my mistake. In that case, Seth Rogen better start hitting the gym, HARD!!
AndrewNoNumbers 8:32PM (7/25/2009)
Damnit I downranked and now I can't report.
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nighttime__ 9:44PM (7/25/2009)
refresh!
AndrewNoNumbers 9:59PM (7/25/2009)
Oh well it got deleted anyway. I'll just remember to not downrank next time.
Matt (that likes ford) 8:33PM (7/25/2009)
Omg same here! Somebody get this guy off here!
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MemphisNET 9:51PM (7/25/2009)
That is one awesome Imp!
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Bird 12:29AM (7/26/2009)
Would prefer it without the miniguns
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Bobs 8:57PM (7/26/2009)
Really? Seth Rogen? I do love his movies ... but I cannot see him as a serious super hero.
Unless this movie is going to be a comedy.
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Jrejre 11:08PM (7/26/2009)
I remember people saying that about Michael Keaton when it was announced he'd play Batman.
pcmodeler 10:20AM (7/27/2009)
I believe Rogan is actually writing and directing. Ryan Reynolds was selected to star as the Green Hornet.
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pweakley 10:19PM (7/27/2009)
this is the first time i've heard that news. as far as all the reports i've read, rogen is playing the green hornet. not a good thing to all us green hornet fans btw.
pat
Alex Nunez 10:47PM (7/27/2009)
cpmodeler,
As mentioned above in the thread, Ryan Reynolds has been cast as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern in the movie version of the DC superhero.
Rogen is indeed producing, writing, and starring in The Green Hornet. Michel Gondry is directing.
ansen 9:42AM (7/27/2009)
That's looks like a 65 lincoln continental if you ask me...how did autoblog get that wrong?
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pweakley 10:16PM (7/27/2009)
it's definitely an imperial. this one may be a '65 or a mishmash of 65's and '66's. one report i read mentioned that a lot of 65's and 66's were used to build around 10 cars. the original (2 cars built for the tv series) designed by dean jefferies.was a '66 all the way.
pat
Alex Nunez 10:49PM (7/27/2009)
Ansen,
It is most certainly not Continental, but if you go and look at the 65 and 66 Imperial 4-door hardtops (Crons and Lebarons), there are clearly some similarities that would explain that confusion.