The Green Hornet is a 2011 American superhero comedy film based on the character of the same name by George W. Trendle (along with Fran Striker) that originated in a 1930s radio program and later appeared in movie serials, a television series, comic books and other media. Directed by Michel Gondry from a screenplay by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the film stars Rogen in the title role, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Cameron Diaz, Edward James Olmos, David Harbour, and Tom Wilkinson. In the film, a newspaper publisher's son, following his father's sudden death, teams up with a martial arts-skilled mechanic to become crime-fighting vigilantes, attracting the attention of a Russian mobster.

The Green Hornet was released to theaters in North America on January 14, 2011 by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received generally mixed reviews from critics and grossed $227.8 million against a $110–120 million production budget.