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Columbia Pictures has provided us with the new poster for director Michel Gondry's The Green Hornet , opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on January 14. The big screen adaptation stars Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, Christoph Waltz, Edward James Olmos, David Harbour and Tom Wilkinson.

Columbia Pictures has hired Shane Black ( Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang , Lethal Weapon ) to direct Doc Savage , the Man of Bronze who was originally published in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. He was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic at Street and Smith Publications, with additional material contributed by the series' main writer, Lester Dent.

Director signs on to Seth Rogen starrer -- Columbia Pictures has set Michel Gondry to direct "Green Hornet," with production to begin later this year.