The Official Live-Action "Cowboy Bebop" News & Discussion Thread

[djmonsta200883]

We should travel back in time and get a younger Edward James Olmos to play Jet.

[Chocolategirl]

Ah you beat me to it. I knew it was only a matter of time before they got to Cowboy Bebop.
So any ideas for the cast? Can't think of anyone.

[delta_beta]

Neither do I see the point of doing a live action version of a perfectly good animated program.

[imported_%TEAM JACOB%]

Not really. For all we know the teaser will show more of the lanRABcape and a sneak peek of some of the action scenes.

I know we all want a good Cowboy Bebop film but let's face it, Fox won't go out of their way to do a live-action version of any of the intros from the series.

Off-Topic: If Keanu Reeves wants to work on the film, he can be in charge of the choreography or just make a production company so it can have its name on the script so that Reeves will still get some money.

I would like to ask everyone: who would you choose as the ENTIRE cast of Cowboy Bebop?

[Meggasaur!]

oh man, this year keep on getting better

[Krystal<3]

And tears of joy streamed down my face...

[powershaker]

Y'see, when it comes to Dragonball and CB I don't see a reason to actually make live action films. They're perfectly good as simply being animation. Now we have a film that is nothing like the material it's based on and a film in production based upon an already highly cinematic series. I don't care about mainstream exposure when the soul of the material is crapped on and thrown out the window.

[Rated Ron]

Well, it's a toughie, but..

Spike: Clive Owen
Jet: Michael Clark Duncan
Fey: Nicole Kidman
Ed: Scarlett Johansson

Obviously a cast like this probably won't happen without some major studio funding, so I'm not holding my breathe.

[jbelljarnet]

I have never heard of that. Do you know what it was called? I'm sure this film won't look like it's a college project, but it's still live action Bebop.

[Holachica]

You are likely correct with Dragonball, however I think there is a little more wiggle room with CB, its more Hollywood friendly and there are way fewer cross cultural issues. It would be far more possible to make CB rather then DBZ into a good movies, depending on who was involved (if Reeves is playing Spike, that is a bad sign).

Here is another big difference between comic book fans and otakus is otakus tend to be far more hostile to hollywood in general, while most comic book fans are generally happy if their favorivite comic is being made into a movie (and will only start complaining after the film makes bad casting decisions, hires a bad director, releases a horrible plot outline or after seeing an awful trailer), Otakus on the other hand complain as soon as they hear about the manga being optioned for a movie.

I mean like BTAS and all, but I didn't think it was so perfect then shouldn't have made Batman begins or Dark Knight. Also look at all the great movies based on books, sure they weren't 100% like the book and the book is almost always better, but there are still good movies based on books. When something is made into a hollywood film, it is an adaption, ususally there have to be some changes to something in order for it to work on screen. Some otakus are mad if the Japanese score from the anime doesn't show up in the film.

This is another reason I don't think manga works well for hollywood films, the fanbase for manga are instantly hostile.