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NEWS: Keanu Reeves: Live-Action Cowboy Bebop is in Rewriting


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AutoGyro



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:35 pm Reply with quote
Dear god, please don't let Keanu play Spike.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:43 pm Reply with quote
of course he's going to play Spike....

except that the man only has one emotion. Emo. Spike was not emo!
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:49 pm Reply with quote
If they go by name and not actors that will fit the role better, of course this would cost half billion. Damn I hate matrix... and now this...

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:49 pm Reply with quote
So, what I'm getting is that they're trying to spend LESS on this movie.

Great.

Could this have any more strikes against it?
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:50 pm Reply with quote
The only thing I can say is don't screw this up. Keep it as close as the Anime as you possibly can.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:55 pm Reply with quote
They probably were reminded of the production costs of DB:E and said, "er... we don't want to lose 4 times that much."
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:55 pm Reply with quote
It seems like they are making an honest effort to keep this as close to the spirit of the original as they can. Of course, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. :Z

We'll see it if it ever surfaces.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:17 pm Reply with quote
Keeping the budget down should be pretty easy. The real killer will be making it to have a more Western narrative.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:17 pm Reply with quote
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We'll see it if it ever surfaces.


It may end up being better for mankind if this movie was to never surface.

If it's such a great writing as they said. Maybe the writer should just come up with some original ideas and call it something altogether different, then say it was inspired by animes such as Cowboy Bebpop etc...
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:21 pm Reply with quote
Why can't Fox just get Joss Whedon to do another Firefly movie? I know Nathan Fillion is working on Castle and Summer Glau's doing all sorts of things, but come on. I guarantee it'd be better than a live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop.

Actually, it would be just like a live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop, given how Firefly was to begin with...
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:43 pm Reply with quote
penguintruth wrote:
Why can't Fox just get Joss Whedon to do another Firefly movie? I know Nathan Fillion is working on Castle and Summer Glau's doing all sorts of things, but come on. I guarantee it'd be better than a live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop.

Actually, it would be just like a live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop, given how Firefly was to begin with...

Oh the naming possibilities Very Happy
Flyboy Bebop
Cowboy Firefly
Firefly Bebop
Fireboy Flybop
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:24 am Reply with quote
penguintruth wrote:
Why can't Fox just get Joss Whedon to do another Firefly movie?


Because the first one flopped. Gotta love the "critical acclaim / box office disaster" pairing.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:25 am Reply with quote
I did a random image search for "Ted" Theodore Logan and Spike for lolz, and thankfully it's already been done.

http://omisyth.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/keanu_reeves_confirmed_to_play_spike_spiegel_in_cowboy_bebop_film.jpg

May the Gods stop this from happening.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:32 am Reply with quote
penguintruth wrote:
So, what I'm getting is that they're trying to spend LESS on this movie.

Great.

Could this have any more strikes against it?


No movie should ever cost half a billion dollars.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:35 am Reply with quote
giascle wrote:
penguintruth wrote:
So, what I'm getting is that they're trying to spend LESS on this movie.

Great.

Could this have any more strikes against it?


No movie should ever cost half a billion dollars.


Well, I guess that's a good point. Part of me wants to say that however much it costs to make it good is however much it should, though.

Not that "expensive" equals "good", but in this case, it couldn't hurt. At least we'll have something to look at.
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