Christoph Waltz in "The Green Hornet"

Nazi colonel in Inglourious Basterds' Christoph Waltz is now set to play the villain in the upcoming film "The Green Hornet".

The Austrian actor has been cast as the heavy opposite Seth Rogen in Columbia's latest feature about a masked crime fighter. Waltz joins Cameron Diaz and Asian pop star Jay Chou in the cast.

Waltz as Chudnofsky, the gangster who goes up against Green Hornet and his partner, Kato.

Very interesting! Nicolas Cage is supposed to this movie. We will now see how Waltz will take on the character.