The ‘Green’ line: the Hornet and the Lantern

Rogen, who is best known as the chubby stoner in “Knocked Up” and “ Pineapple Express,” slimmed down for this action role but thankfully skips the spandex in favor of trench coat and fedora.

Reynolds had 2009 rom-com success with “The Proposal” and was just named People magazine‘s “sexiest man alive.”  (Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images / Associated Press)

French director Michel Gondry (“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”) says “Hornet” has the old-school peril and humor mix of “Beverly Hills Cop” but skeptics worry it may be “Inspector Gadget” with sex jokes.

Director Martin Campbell hopes for rollicking adventure -- like his hit “The Legend of Zorro” -- and a sort of Jedi-knight version of “Top Gun,” but fanboys worry he might deliver “The Mask” in space.  (Ettore Ferrari/EPA / Warner Bros.)

Cameron Diaz plays Lenore Case, the spirited new secretary to Rogen’s just-minted media mogul.

Blake Lively (“Gossip Girl”) is Carol Ferris, the childhood friend of Jordan and (unlike the early version of the character in the comics) a savvy rival pilot.  (Getty Images/EPA / Getty Images)