The search is over (and man, you’re relieved, right?) Columbia Pictures’ presidents Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach announced today that they have officially recast the role of Kato for “The Green Hornet.” And the winner is…… Jay Chou. The Taiwanese musician/singer/actor/producer/director beat out all other actors including Kwon Sang-woo. Columbia has been trying to recast the role since Stephen Chow left a month or so ago.
That is probably the smartest (or at least most politically correct) response he can give at this point. Pretty much anyone that would try and fill Bruce Lee’s shoes straight up is destined to fail in one way or another. Let’s hope, for his sake, he does the role justice while also stepping out of the shadow of Lee. [DeadlineHollywood]
Is he a Katie Holmes impersonator? He's excellent.