Rogen: 'Green Hornet won’t be rushed'

Seth Rogen has revealed that he is relieved that the release date for Green Hornet was pushed back by five months.

Columbia Pictures have announced that the superhero film, co-starring Cameron Diaz and Nicolas Cage, will be released on December 17, 2010.

It was previously scheduled to open in cinemas on July 7. However, the Pineapple Express star has said that the delay will benefit the project.

He told Hit Fix: "We're [Rogen and director Michel Gondry] both relieved and psyched about the change. It gives more time for post, which would have been immensely rushed if we were to come out in the summer."

He added: "It also affords us more time to promote the film (now we can go to Comic-Con with more than a car!) and ultimately is a great vote of confidence from the studio. We got the same date that movies like I Am Legend and Avatar are getting, so we're thrilled to be there."

It was recently announced that Taiwanese actor Jay Chou had been cast as the Green Hornet's sidekick Kato.