Box Office: 'The Roommate' scares up $15M

Despite expected negative reviews from across the board, Christian E. Christiansen's new thriller "The Roommate" easily took over the North American box office this weekend with $15.6 million in ticket sales at 2,534 sites. Not a bad result for a flick that only cost around $16 million to make.

The title of this one says it all: a college student faces hell when her new roommate turns out to be a super freak. The film stars Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly and Cam Gigandet, and it will probably take a big dive at the b.o. next weekend. For now though, it's the No.1 movie nationwide, earning an average of $6,156 per theater.

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Watch the brand-new 'The Green Hornet' trailer

 Columbia has released a new trailer for Michel Gondry's upcoming action adventure "The Green Hornet," and it's available for you to watch above. That said, it's not that much different from the previous version.

It features some new action footage though. I'm still not entirely convinced, but Gondry is a talented filmmaker and the cast isn't exactly boring either. If anything, the action moments sure look pretty cool.

The action film follows the adventures of Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), who inherits his dad's newspaper and fights crime as a masked hero at night. Jay Chou plays his sidekick Kato. Cameron Diaz co-stars.

Release is set for Jan. 14, 2011, and the film will also open in 3D. The good news: Christoph Waltz plays the villain. He may not be able to save the film, but his appearance is definitely a bunch of good news.

Here's 'The Green Hornet' trailer

Michel Gondry's "The Green Hornet" won't open until January 2011, but the first full trailer is already online, and you can check it out right after the jump. At this point, I'm not sure what to think of it...

I'm definitely interested to find out what Gondry has done with this thing. He's someone who's got talent and definitely has what it take to go crazy in terms of direction and style, and I hope it works out.

At the same time, this trailer didn't knock me off my chair either. Sure, it looks cool and seems to boast a bunch of action and light humor, but I'm not really sure Seth Rogen is the right guy for this.

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Official 'The Green Hornet' photos are here

The first two official photos from Michel Gondry's upcoming action comedy "The Green Hornet" have landed online via Yahoo! Movies, and you can check them out above and right after the jump.

They show Seth Rogen and Jay Chou in action. The film follows the adventures of Britt Reid, who inherits his dad's newspaper and fights crime as a masked hero at night. Chou is his sidekick Kato.

"The Green Hornet" won't hit theaters until Jan. 14, 2011, but a first trailer is on the way already and should be online tonight or tomorrow. Alas, the flick will also open in 3D. Cameron Diaz co-stars.

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Here's why Nicolas Cage left 'The Green Hornet'

Earlier this month, we found out Nicolas Cage dropped out of Michel Gondry's upcoming action adventure "The Green Hornet," but back then, it was not really clear why so. The only thing we knew was that Cage failed to reach a proper deal with Columbia. There was more to it though, and Cage now revealed what happened.

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Hurrah! Christoph Waltz boards 'Green Hornet'

After delivering what I believe is easily one of the year's best performance as nasty Col. Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds," Austrian actor Christoph Waltz is now set to play the bad guy in Michel Gondry's upcoming "The Green Hornet."

Nicolas Cage was supposed to play the villain in the crime adventure, but he recetly dropped out. Variety says Waltz will play Chudnofsky, a Los Angeles crime lord who tries to bring together a number of gangs to form his own criminal force.

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Nicolas Cage no longer part of 'Green Hornet'

Back in July, Nicolas Cage entered negotiations to play the villain in Michel Gondry's "The Green Hornet," but as we learn from Heat Vision, he's now no longer involved with the film, which has already started shooting.

Not many details have been released, but apparently, Columbia and Cage failed to seal a proper deal. That means they're now looking for a new guy to play the baddie.

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Set photos from 'The Green Hornet' surface online

The first photos from the set of Michel Gondry’s upcoming big-screen adventure "The Green Hornet" have debuted online, and you can check out some of the shots above and after the jump.

In these stills, you get a look at Seth Rogen and Cameron Diaz goofing around and filming a scene. You also get a great look at Kato (Jay Chou), Rogen's partner in the film.

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Seth Rogen talks 'Green Hornet' release delay

Seth Rogen's upcoming action film "The Green Hornet" encountered several casting troubles during the past couple of months, but those problems are now a thing of the past. On the other hand, the Michel Gondry-directed project has recently been delayed five months.

"Hornet" was set to open in July 2010, but the film's release date has now been changed to Dec. 17, 2010. No reason for panic though, because this shift doesn't mean the project is in trouble again. In fact, Seth Rogen, who co-wrote the film and will play the lead character, welcomed the switch.

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Jay Chou to play Kato in 'The Green Hornet'

Actor Jay Chou has officially signed on to star as Kato in Michel Gondry’s upcoming big-screen adventure "The Green Hornet," Columbia Pictures announced Friday.

“It’s an overwhelming experience to take on a role made famous by Bruce Lee," Chou said. "I won’t try to be Bruce Lee’s Kato – I will try to bring my own interpretation to the part."

Written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the film follows the adventures of Britt Reid, who inherits his dad's newspaper and fights crime as a masked hero at night.

Stephen Chow was originally set to play Kato, Reid's sidekick, but he recently dropped out. As for Chou, he's a celebrated pop artist in Taiwan. He also starred opposite Chow Yun-Fat and Gong Li in "The Curse of the Golden Flower."