SUBMITTED BY Scooby

January 14, 2004 — A Scooper for Dark Horizons told the site that Kato will be in Steve Martin's Pink Panther, and two actors are being considered for the role:

"My source claims the character of Pon-Ton, the Chinese detective and sparring partner for Inspector Clouseau that Shawn Levy claims will feature in 'Birth' was a ploy to deflect attention from negotiations with both Jackie Chan and Chow Yun Fat for the role of Cato. The source is adamant Cato is in the film and Pon-Ton was a joke concocted by Steve Martin in irritation over the surprising number of leaks on this project. It should also be noted that my source insists that Mr. Martin is late in delivering his rewrite making the April/May start date for shooting highly speculative at best."