Cowboy Bebop Live-Action Update

[lozoft9]

I'll be alright with Keanu as long as Johnny Depp plays Vicious. But otherwise Keanu is about as expressive as Plank from Ed, Edd, n' Eddy. Jamie Chung or Christina Ricci should play Faye and Diane Kruger (National Treasure, Inglourious Basterds) playing Julia.

[pakistanb0y]

what is wrong with you?? :S

"chuck" as spike??

NO WAY!!!

[fahd08]

what do you guys think of Olivia munn playing faye? she kinda looks like her..asian features and green eyes..definitely has sex appeal..don't know if she can act tho! oh and James franko should play the role of SPIKE!!

[MaliceXinXchains]

I'm sorry... but it was hard to watch any of this, especially with the fact that it starts off with some douche bag playing Spike Spiegel.

SynysterChris can go fuck himself.

[GabriellaGear]

Does anybody have a real UPDATE or trailer!

[PatrickisL]

Spike-Keanu Reeves or Rain

Faye-Emmy Rossum or Jaime Chung

Jet-Michael Clarke Duncan or Bruce Willis

Vicious-Luke Goss or Dante Basco

Ed-Abigail Breslin or Dakota Fanning

[sweetdwhite]

@PatrickisL You read my mind with Michael Clarke Duncan for Jet.

[SomeGuyWithSoul]

Yeah keanu might not be able to act, but when the hell does spike show emotion, really? They are basically the same but you cant get much closer you need someone who cant act to play spike really - would be great if they didnt use his voice and used the english dub for the anime though, kinda gotten use to that voice

[the0real0Suraru]

ok, i know im gunna get some thumbs down for this, but kenue reeves, looks like spike, acts like spike (in combat) but cant act, so reeves might be able to pull it off,

for jet, bruce willis, no question,

faye, any actor that can act like angelia jolie, but doesnt look like her i guess

as for ed, well on a youth mission trip to a indian reservation, well i saw lots a kids perfect for the part

and julia... angelia jolie mayby?

[xSynysterChrisx]

@the0real0Suraru No dude Kenue sucks ass. Was good in the matrix and maybe constantine but thats it. He is no Spike its just sad that they are having him play him.

[billybobboberson]

@xSynysterChrisx but who else is there it would probably be bad who ever plays him so lets just pray its the greatest thing ever, if not just dub kenue thatll work right?

[cha5]

@billybobboberson Who else is there? Benedict Cumberbatch, Yusuke Iseya, Shia LaBeouf, Leonardo Dicaprio, Jimmy Fallon :-P

A sequel to the animated 2001 Cowboy Bebop film would be the greatest thing ever, a live action Cowboy Bebop film would be kind of pointless especially with a leading actor who has the emotional range of a dead fish.

[billybobboberson]

@cha5 lol no i agree if its not gonna be done right dont do it, but you know what i want to see? a show or movie about spike life in the mob that would be the greatest thing ever

[jokersdraw]

Spike is actually being played by Keanu.... if they make it. He's already agreed.

[MaliceXinXchains]

@jokersdraw

You know, I thought I read something about that... possibly wikipedia. Not sure, though.

[RebirthWoWGuild]

faye has purple hair how the fuck are they gonna pull that off well on a real person

[nuguns93]

@RebirthWoWGuild and spike has a white guy afto thing goin on. How do u think Keanu will pull that off? LOL they wont do certain stufff to it, they'll probably cut some of the main cast too.....those bastards.

[RebirthWoWGuild]

WOAHHHHHH THAT PIC OF FAYE IS HOOOOOOOOOOOOT LOL damn

[athono]

I heard Spike is going to be Keanu

[jbee125]

Rachel Liegh Cook looks like faye

[batosai370]

Keanu looks like Spike, but I don't think he can pull him off correctly. Adrian Brody and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are two picks I've heard that would do a better job. I wouldn't know who to cast as Faye personally, but Bruce Willis would be a great Jet.

[TheOldOne]

This movie will be awesome, you know why? Reeves WANTS to do it right. He told sunrise and the original creator of Bebop that if they didn't like something from it, they would scrap it instantly. So I don't know what all of the people are complaining about. xD

[cbass5511]

Daniel Day lewis as spike would honestly be the O N L Y way this movie wouldn't suck. There is not 1 other actor alive that would be able to bridge the character to real life. And since he would never do it, this movie should never be made. It will only taint the right now perfect name of Coyboy Bepop.

[Noir2129]

@cbass5511 Yo, you are exactly right. He is the only one, no one else could do it. I didn't even think of him, but as soon as I read your comment my face lit up and I laughed a little. Spot on bro, this movie won't work with out him,

[swimmingbird22]

No way. He's too old.

[cbass5511]

@swimmingbird22 thats true and it's part of my point. That movie should just not be made, period.

[cbass5511]

Im crying inside

[amenatsuhasujinseii]

hmm, i think zachary levi could play spike, he does have the hair!

[sillyredrose]

keanu play cowboy bebop

[73novaalexbennett]

i dont know who could play spike but i think camilla belle would should play faye, abigail breslin should play ed, and laurence fishburne or bill goldberg should play jet...... please ppl tell me what you think

[PookieBearDaisy]

umm no

[flyrswep1]

Ha, this is kinda good. People join my new facebook group called...

Don't screw up the Cowboy Bebop Live action movie

[jairo909]

thats exactly what my brother said....

last i heard it was givien to him, Watanabe wrote Kid's Story so im sure they talked about it..

its going to be about red-eye

[jairo909]

keanu reeves is playing spike

[xxibitsuxx]

Officially? I just heard that he had expressed some interest...They might as well just cast a piece of plywood with a frowny-face drawn on it.

[graffnameseed]

hah they are going to distroy my favorite anime shows ever hah hollywood is an evil misstress

[deidara0507]

officially & i believe it is scedualed to come out in 2011

[Magoo451]

haha! That's wildly funny cuz it's true!

[Magoo451]

I'm quite disappointed in this choice. Here's my opinion of Keanu: He has but one facial expression. He shows absolutely no emotion whatsoever. And, to top it all off, he thinks he's majorly hot, making him, paradoxicly, drasicly less attractive.

[jairo909]

well he is quite the bebop fan according to him so maybe he will try not to otally fuck it up....

[Magoo451]

really? I didn't know he was a fan... maybe he'll turn things around and do another role as well as he did the matrix. god i hope so...

[jairo909]

well you see he was good in matrix because he is that nobody special neo was supposed to be,,, it was originally going to be will smith but they got reeves to be neo because his neutral emotions and expressions and what not.

anyway when they did animatrixe Shinichirō Watanabe directed kid's story and keanu brown-nosed for the roll most likely

[6mastera9]

well think about keanus neutral emotions and such might work good for spike cuz of how like laid back and chill he is. and not only that but he a known actor so this movie might get a decent budget. oh ya and faye is hot =P

[jairo909]

and think about how they are going to make it all "hollywood"

hopefully your right though

[6mastera9]

ya u got a point, i guess well just have to wait and see and if it does suck we will always have the show

[jairo909]

yeah... my cousin is in love with spike, and shes not like a real fan but once i told her he got the part she was like, he just ruined the character for her

[6mastera9]

she prolly thinks keanu is ugly or somethin

[jairo909]

i think shes aware that spike is beyond his acting limit

[subsigma]

tremenda mierda lo ke escriben los gringos,

siempre manchan de mierda, las buenas historias y luego la hacenm pasar como propias dan asco hijos de puta. y en ingles

USA SUCKSSSSSSSSSS

[OsakaChiyoDestroyU]

Hollywood has really low standards, they know Bebop is already a commercial success, so it (hopefully) will sell...

But to true otaku, by the time this comes out...it's a little too late.

I mean come on, Death Note anime aired in Japan around 2006, and Japan already made THREE fucking LIVE-action movies about it.

Cowboy Bebop aired..what...1998? And the live-action movie comes out...2011?

What a fucking joke. That's 13 years behind. Hollywood is too fucking slow.

[BluelightSpike]

Dude...

Just pray it doesn't come out like a bad combination of a Jhon who movie and a bad detective story...

[ghalghej]

Bad news ppl, it's out and confirmed:

Keanu Reeves WILL be Spike.

What bothers me the most is that Cowboy Bebop could easily be passed onto the big screen but Fox managed to f*** this up as well.

[jthecrimson]

dude they live to fuck up except it and pray that it's not going to be as shitty as the dragon ball live action movie

[Necromonger27]

OMG if they make Ein the bethoven dog i will be pissed...

[Choremonsisimo]

Dah, quien hará a Spike será Keanu Reeves

[J3k1d0]

According to Tokyopop announcments, Keano was accepted for bein Spike, this could go either way. I'm still hopeful, i mean everyone though Heath Ledger (bad spelling) would be bad at playing joker and now look, best actor ever.

[TokyoJazz]

Im scared.hold me.

[Kyonkyonpanda]

I woul go so far as to say heath ledger was thought to be bad...considering he was a good actor in the first place...but eh

I'll be happy if this isn't TOO horrible...>>

[bringsan90]

Heath Ledger is not the best actor ever.

[Tsukarabokuden65]

no.. but he is really fuckin good

[mosddoomsday1]

And dead.

[Wowbagger86]

We might have underestimated Keanu, his chise of movies so far has been dodgy after Matrix ;)

... But I guess there is reason for concern. How can Hollywood recreate a Japanese take on American culture? I'm not American, but I guess that it's really hard to see your own culture from the outside :/

[padaalsa]

Whoever plays what, Hollywood whores will indefinetly fuck it up. Just look at DragonBall.

[WolfGreed]

hmm, says on wikipedia that keanu reeves is intrested in doing spike

[scarletwebslingr]

I heard recently heard that Will Ferrel wants to do Spike to prove he is a serious actor.

[Bralor360]

Joke...right? hahaha^_^;

[3cbc]

The movie's plot is said to be based on the very first episode on the Red Eye Drug. That's just what I heard Im not sure if its true or not.

[djcrt]

oh shit hell no keanu reeves as spike. I love cowboy bebop they need wanatabe on the project and a kick as music like in the show or this will suck balls i think the chick that played the main character for aeonflux was dope so she might be ok to play faye. Fuck keanu reeves I only liked him in the matrix but he acts the same in every movie.

[renoinabin]

edward norton as spike, coz with hair and a shave he,d be perfect and he can actually act. maybe johnny depp as vicious, nd maybe jodie foster for julia

[RyaVids]

*sigh* I don't believe that Keanu will make the best Spike, even though he's being cast as him. Unless he pulls a Heath Ledger and surprises everyone with how good he can assume the role.

The choices made in this vid are pretty cool--

I think Stuart Townsend would make a good Vicious-- he can be made gaunt enough ^)^. As for Edward? I think they really should pick a kid, because older than a teenager will not jive well with fans... As for Jet, I'm not sure who would be best.

[Mizerabl3]

I heard that Keanu Reeves was going to be Spike (which is a bummer).The same people who created the matrix are doing the cowboy bebop live action movie. But I have to be honest I don't think this movie will be bad though I don't think DBZ would make a good live action movie. And I won't even talk about the Akira live action movie to D: I'm angry about that one.

[gsboss]

whats wrong witth he akira movie coming out? i thought keanu reeves was bad but the way you say it makes the akira one sounds worse

OH GOD NOOOOOOOO

[crosbydan]

yep I read it on a site where they interviewed Keanu Reeves and he says he is a fan so hopefully he will stick to anime/manga

[Whammy87]

this is perfect than less not cowboy bebop....

[scottrichartz1]

That douche bag Keano or whatever the hell his name is must not can not play Spike been waitin to long for him to screw it up with his horrible acting

[twohandedhuman]

it dragonball not dbz get it right, but it will still suck

[mosheely1]

NO ITS DBZ,

[zuriku]

One thing i've learned is that the movie is actually going to try and stick to the actual feel of the Show, So we're not gona expect a liveaction DBZ fail.

[SaigoAnchuu]

You mean Dragonball. It's fucking Dragonball.

[Maduesky83]

How about, Mads Mikkelsen,(King Arthur, character: Tristan), as Vicious. I'm not happy about the idea of them making a live action film, but I've always thought he'd make good Vicious.

[Cale1689]

My list=

Spike-Takeshi Kaneshiro

Jet-Ron Perlman

Faye-Selma Blair??

Ed-Ellen Page??

Julia-Kate Beckinsale/Charlize Theron

Vicious-Johnny Depp

[xSynysterChrisx]

Kate Beckinsale for the win SHe is so hot OMG!!!

Theron is really hot too. Either way.

Actually Theron as Julia

and Beckinsale as faye

[FlonieXD]

@xSynysterChrisx I will kill to watch anything with Johnny Depp in it and if that really is the casting it will be AWESOME!!!

[wweanimeamv]

keaunu reeves is spike

[Biopunked]

One question:"Why a live action?"

[Burns05]

yo, you right, I did hear about keaunu reeves as spike

[superuberra]

Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dont ruin it! why zachary levi!!!!!!!! neveerrrr!!!!! if they end up casting him i will burn that film before it releases!

[Lackeira]

whats the song/songs you used in this vid

[mrbill12345]

straight to video by mindless self indugence

[bareknuckle42]

I take my post back. Benicio Del Toro as Spike and the rest as they are.

[BellaL04]

natalie portman as faye

[SplaydeXXI]

I like the spike.

[bareknuckle42]

Spike: Josh Harnett

Jet: Samuel L. Jackson

Faye: Faye Wong

Ed: Dakota Fanning

Vicious: Viggo Mortenson

Julia: Vera Farmiga

Ein: Jason Statham

[Spideyfan117]

ugh... dakota fanning ruins everything.

[monoxide0child]

word

[Xenik21]

I think Ryan Reynolds would make a good Spike.

[nicksantrizos555]

I agree with Xenik21 RR for SS

[lomo82]

Spike-Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Jet- Clancy Brown

Faye-Anne Hathaway

Ed-Don't think she should be cast in the first Bebop movie, her personality and movements would be to hard to capture on screen

Julia-Gemma Ward

Vicious-Jared Leto

[lomo82]

Brandon Lee would of made a great Spike :)

[Wheatheredtome]

when is this movie coming out,

[Diego1060]

Meagan Fox as Faye and Vin Diesel for Jet(Though he'll have to change his attitude) and ah Justin Chatwin as Spike!!! Oh No What am I saying!!!

[fayeslover]

My ideas:

Spike-Keanu Reeves(if he could act)

Jet-Rip Torn

Faye-Milla Jovovich

Ed-Annasophia Robb or Dakota Fanning

Julia-Nicole Kidman

Vicious-Keanu Reeves

I want to see this movie, but if the soundtrack doesn't have anything by Yoko Kanno, there will be hell to pay!

[lomo82]

Vicious-Keanu Reeves sounds like a better choice than Spike

[fayeslover]

It definitely is.

[MouseLicentia]

thats what they are planning to have isn't it?

[ghjit]

Here's my fan cast:

Adrien Brody - Spike (Maybe Keanu will be Vicious *doubts*)

Jeff Bridges - Jet (But they'll probably pick Vin Diesel...)

Selma Blair - Faye

Dakotta Fanning...? - Ed

I wonder if it's gonna be a uniquie story or just a retelling. It's be easier if it's a unique story because then they wouldn't have to go through meeting Faye, Ein, and Ed again.

[tk100]

love your suggestion of brody for spike. The guy have a striking physical resemblance to spike and he can act. Martial art sequences could be choreographed.

The action movie would be comparable to the original - we got that. But the point is, how faithful the movie will be to the original?

This better have yoko kanno and watanabe-sama co directing may be.

[ghjit]

Yoko BETTER make the soundtrack and Watanabe should have some sort of directing position for sure.

[SamuraiNegro407]

I dunno for some odd reason i think this could work out, they say that Keanu Reeves is set to play Spike and i think Neo can pull off a good Spike so i think there is hope for movie.

[subliminal145]

Not bad,

As a fan I'm still

mad that hollywood of all

people are going to really make

a live action film of

Cowboy Bebop.