Nicolas Cage cut himself loose from The Green Hornet. 

Last July before Comic-con 2009 we mentioned Cage was to play the villain in Columbia’s action movie, being directed by Michel Gondry.  THR reports the actor and the studio never came to terms on a deal.

The report makes sense because Cage is set to star in two movies back to back: The Hungry Rabbit Jumps and Drive Angry.  I couldn’t fathom how he was going to fit the Hornet in the production schedule.

Principal photograph of the Hornetbegan last week with Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz and Jay Chou on the set in Los Angeles.

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