Seth Rogen "Working Out" For Green Hornet Role

Read in Heidi's "Beat" column about how Seth Rogen is working out for his new "Green Hornet" movie. This quote in particular:

"I have a personal trainer now… it’s really hard. I exercised to the point where he made me throw up."

This happened to Chris Reeve too when he was being trained for "Superman." His first workouts ended in vomiting.


But he turned out pretty buff for the movie, though. If you look at the old screen tests, he was pretty skinny, almost unrecognizable.

What I like<----no rubber or foam muscles on a superhero costume. Except for Ben Affleck in "Hollywoodland" -- I'm letting that one slide. Best role of his career, in my opinion:

Seth Rogan On His "Green Hornet" Workout Regimen

"[I wonder] If they still have those things that they just electronically work out for you as you lay there doing nothing," Rogen pondered. "They electronically stimulate your muscles into working out so I can be lazy and athletic at the same time. Pay someone to exercise me."

I think Van Williams just threw up in his mouth a little.

The Green Hornet: "Knocked Up"

"Knocked Up" actor Seth Rogen slated as new writer/lead actor in the upcoming "Green Hornet" movie.

Which, right off the bat, means a few things:

1. This movie most likely will be a comedy.

2. Rogen positioning himself as next Kevin Smith.

If it's going the humor route, I'll admit I'm a little disappointed. The actual 60s TV series was actually pretty good, and I think it would have made a great big-budget action-adventure movie.

The "old" Kevin Smith -- Kevin Smith -- unavailable for comment as I did not ask him for one. It had been long rumored that Smith was to have written/directed "Green Hornet."