Chow not directing 'Green Hornet'

Stephen Chow has decided not to direct Seth Rogen's superhero movie The Green Hornet, says Variety.

However, the Kung Fu Hustle helmer will still appear in the film as the eponymous hero's sidekick Kato. The directing split has been put down to creative differences.

Based on a radio serial from the 1930s, the Green Hornet is a newspaper publisher who devises an alter-ego to fight crime. The most famous adaptation of the character came in the form of a '60s TV series which starred Bruce Lee as Kato.

The Green Hornet is expected to arrive in cinemas in 2010.