Columbia Pictures have released a brand new poster for The Green Hornet, a forthcoming action-thriller based on the character originally created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker.

Directed by Michel Gondry, The Green Hornet stars Seth Rogen as the titular character, Cameron Diaz, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz and Tom Wilkinson.

Rogen co-wrote the screenplay with Evan Goldberg.

Synopsis: Britt Reid (Rogen), the son of wealthy newspaper publisher James Reid (Wilkinson), is a ne-er do well playboy who inherits a media empire after his father dies. One day, he meets an employee named Kato (Chou), who’s more than he appears. After realizing that Kato secretly has a cache of weapons and utilities, Britt decides that the two should become crimefighters, taking on the identity of the Green Hornet. With the help of his new secretary, Lenore Case (Diaz), Britt discovers that a man named Chudnofsky (Waltz) controls the city’s criminal underworld. Meanwhile, Chudonfsky has united all of the gangs of the city and seeks the Green Hornet, believing him to be a direct threat to his elaborate grand plan.

Check out the poster below, courtesy of IMP:

The Green Hornet will be released on January 14, 2011 in 2D and 3D.