The Green Hornet is a fictional character, a masked crime-fighter, created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, with input from radio director James Jewell, in 1936. Since his radio debut in the 1930s, the Green Hornet has appeared in numerous serialized dramas in a wide variety of media. The character appeared in film serials in the 1940s, a network television program in the 1960s, multiple comic book series from the 1940s on, and a feature film in January 2011. The franchise is currently owned by Green Hornet, Inc., who license the property across a wide variety of media that includes comics, films, TV shows, radio and books. The comic book rights are currently licensed out to DC Comics and Dynamite Entertainment.
Though various incarnations sometimes change details, in most versions the Green Hornet is the alter ego of Britt Reid, wealthy young publisher of the Daily Sentinel newspaper by day. But by night Reid dons the long green overcoat, green fedora hat and green mask of the mysterious "Green Hornet" to fight crime as a vigilante. Reid is accompanied by his loyal and similarly masked partner and confidant, Kato, who drives their technologically advanced car, the "Black Beauty". Though both the police and the general public believe the Hornet to be a criminal, Reid capitalizes on that perception to help him infiltrate the underworld, leaving behind for the police the criminals and any incriminating evidence he has found.
, 1h59 Réalisé parMichel Gondry OrigineEtats-Unis GenresComédie, Action, Policier ThèmesSuper-héros, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Buddy movie, Gangsters ActeursSeth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Cameron Diaz, Edward James Olmos, David Harbour Note57% Britt Reid est le fils de James Reid, le propriétaire du quotidien The Daily Sentinel à Los Angeles. Britt est aussi un fêtard invétéré, un peu immature et sans ambition. Lorsque son père décède subitement, Britt se retrouve à la tête du journal et découvre en même temps les talents de Kato, le chauffeur et mécanicien de son père, par ailleurs spécialiste en café, expert en arts martiaux, ingénieur et bricoleur de génie. Pendant ce temps, Chudnofsky, un criminel impitoyable, étend son contrôle sur tous les gangs de Los Angeles. Un peu malgré lui, Britt Reid devient un héros masqué ennemi du crime sous l'identité du Frelon vert, avec l'aide de Kato, chauffeur et surtout concepteur de la Black Beauty, une voiture truffée de gadgets.
Réalisé parJohn Rawlins, Ford Beebe OrigineEtats-Unis GenresAction, Aventure ThèmesSuper-héros ActeursWarren Hull, Keye Luke, Pierre Watkin, Anne Nagel, Wade Boteler, Eddie Acuff Note65% Wealthy publisher Britt Reid and his trusted Asian servant disguise themselves as the vigilantes; The Green Hornet, and his faithful servant, Kato as they battle the growing power of a ruthless Crime Lord Boss Crogan and his varied rackets across the city. All of which have strong links to foreign powers...