The Green Hornet has had quite the storied journey to the screen, but the push for the flick is finally about to start in earnest, and it starts with these two stills.

Based on the classic serial and radio show, this new interpretation of The Green Hornet is directed by Michele Gondry with Seth Rogen as the namesake hero alongside Jay Chou as his sidekick/driver Kato.

There has been a lot of talk about the possible troubled state of this flick, but that hasn’t stopped Sony from putting their money behind it and making it a big 3D release…the fact that it’s set for January, though, where movies go to die…that is something to worry about.

Either way, we’ll soon have more than these stills to think about, as the first official trailer is supposed to hit at midnight.

Let’s see what Gondry and Rogen have cooked up.

The Green Hornet is due to hit theaters on January 14, 2011.

Source: Yahoo! Movies.