Deadline.com is reporting that Christoph Waltz, who turned in a likely Oscar worth performance as The Jew Hunter in Inglourious Basterds, has taken over Nicolas Cage's role as Chudnofsky, the enigmatic foil to Seth Rogen's Green Hornet! Cage backed out of the role just last week, and Waltz has been flooded by offers the last few weeks, so this was a perfect match.
I was looking forward to Cage's villainous turn in a movie I have little interest in, but now I'm psyched more than ever. Waltz was perfectly tuned to his role in Basterds, and I'm curious to see how he tackles something that's going to be more overtly humorous. This is a surprising upgrade, and now I can say I have a reason to give a rat's ass about Green Hornet again.
