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NEWS: Sunrise: Keanu Reeves' Enthusiasm Clinched Cowboy Bebop Deal

After Speed Racer and Dragon Ball, I really hope this doesn't turn badly. Though the fact that there is some quality control does make me think this movie won't be as horrid as Speed Racer or Dragon Ball.

I'd be more happy if this had Watanabe apporval on this though. Seriously, Dragon Ball was beyond horrid and one would have to have massive amounts of sugar to watch Speed Racer without turning it off within ten minutes.

I have a feeling Sunrise won't let this be another failure though. Especially if the script isn't bad.

Teriyaki Terrier wrote:

After Speed Racer and Dragon Ball, I really hope this doesn't turn badly. Though the fact that there is some quality control does make me think this movie won't be as horrid as Speed Racer or Dragon Ball. I'd be more happy if this had Watanabe apporval on this though. Seriously, Dragon Ball was beyond horrid and one would have to have massive amounts of sugar to watch Speed Racer without turning it off within ten minutes. I have a feeling Sunrise won't let this be another failure though. Especially if the script isn't bad.

as has been said time and time again in this thread, Wantanabe will be the first to read the script, so if that's your major qualm set your mind at rest.

After Speed Racer and Dragon Ball, I really hope this doesn't turn badly. Though the fact that there is some quality control does make me think this movie won't be as horrid as Speed Racer or Dragon Ball.

After Speed Racer, The Legend of Chun Li, and reviews on Dragonball: Evolution- the "complainers" have a right to be pessimistic. It's people like you who swallow hook, line and sinker everything the studios throw your way that keep them in business despite the mediocre product they continue to churn out!

I'm just wondering how the hell they are going to even pull this off to any quality that even remotely resembles the anime. They said Watchmen was impossible to film but really Cowboy Bebop sounds even more difficult.

He sort of looks like Spike but I'll be so amazed if this turns out any good.

Wrial Huden wrote:

The movie should focus on Spike, Jet, and Faye. There's no way they'll leave out Faye; there's gotta be SOME eye candy on the screen.

Would be nice, except that the 1st movie is supposed to be based strictly on the 1st episode (the "Red Eye" episode). At least that's what all the press releases and whatnot have suggested. Granted this is also subject to change before the cameras start rolling. So it becomes a question of how to "mash-up" the Poker Alice story (Faye's intro ep--her actual origin story could not possibly fit into "Red Eyes") into Episode 1 in order to introduce her "earlier" in the movies' story arc, if this is the route they want to go. Can't say i'm envious of those screenwriters who will have to try to do this.

One more thing...to echo a comment from one of the previous "live action Cowboy Bebop" threads, at least 90% of the soundtrack had better by composed by Yoko Kanno and performed by the Seatbelts. Not that the music will make or break this project, but leave it to Hollywood to "score" this thing (i.e. what's the flavor du jour of emo-screamo hard alt rock or hip hop these days?) and it certainly won't sound true to the spirit of Bebop. Wendee Lee went so far as to say that the music is almost like another cast member, and I'd be hard pressed to find anyone who disagrees with that.[/b]

"If the script or the casting is terrible, the live-action film adaptation will not be approved."

...and the dog.

One thing's for sure. If FOX is considering rebooting Fantastic Four to be more TDK'ey, then they'll have to do a better job on Bebop. And Sunrise will definitely not want another DB: E on its hands.