Columbia Pictures is negotiating with Cage and Diaz as recruits to star alongside Seth Rogen in The Green Hornet.
According to Variety, cage would play a devious gangster, while Diaz would play a journalist. The studio is also searching for a replacement for Stephan Chow, who was set to play the role of Kato.
Michel Gondry will be directing the project, which is set to film in the fall.
Nicolas Cage is currently shooting The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. We can also see him in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, which has not yet been tagged with a release date. As for Cameron Diaz, she will be starring in The Box on October 30.