Jurassic Park Scribe David Koepp to Pen The Green Hornet and Kato
Screenwriter David Koepp (
Mission: Impossible) is set to pen the screenplay for Univeral Pictures and Amasia Entertainment’s
The Green Hornet and Kato movie, according to TheWrap. It was announced back in April that the project was in development after Universal optioned the rights to the characters.
The characters were first created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker in 1936.
The Green Hornet was one of early radio’s most popular adventure shows, predating Superman, before being turned into 1940s movie serials from Universal. A 1966 TV series, distributed by 20th Century Fox TV, followed, introducing Bruce Lee (Kato) to the United States. The story centered around Britt Reid owner/publisher of