THE GREEN HORNET Official Images

Columbia Pictures has released 2 official production photos of THE GREEN HORNET, via Yahoo. And as promised, the trailer will make its way to Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight, which means it will hit the web sometime today, stay tuned. Let me know what you think of both images of THE GREEN HORNET after this jump. Directed by Michel Gondry, starring Seth Rogen and Jay Chou as Kato..

In the film, Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), son and heir to Los Angeles’ largest newspaper fortune, is a rich, spoiled playboy who has been happy to maintain a direction-less existence. When his father James Reid (Tom Wilkinson) mysteriously dies, Britt meets an impressive and resourceful company employee, Kato (Jay Chou). They realize that they have the resources to do something worthwhile with their lives and finally step out of James Reid’s shadow. Kato builds the ultimate weapon, The Black Beauty, an indestructible car with every weapon and gadget imaginable and Britt decides that in order to be heroes, they will pose as villains. With the help of Britt’s new secretary, Lenore Case (Cameron Diaz), they learn that the chief criminal in the city is named Benjamin Chudnofsky (Christoph Waltz). He has united all the gangs under his power, and he quickly sees that the Green Hornet is a direct threat to the prosperous criminal underworld he controls. Directed by Michel Gondry. The screenplay is by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, based upon “The Green Hornet” radio series created by George W. Trendle. The film is produced by Neal H. Moritz.

THE GREEN HORNET opens January 14th, 2011