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FLCLGainax
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residentgrigo
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I may have complained if these revealed in isolation due to the major changes but changing everything is at one makes it ok. And let´s be honest Jet Black, was always secretly well that. Will this last name now be a nickname?
Alex Garcia Lopez and Christopher Yost are legit btw. Netflix seems to have though this project though and let´s all be glad this won´t be a film. |
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ninjamitsuki
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She was born there, and she is described as an "Asian Beauty" in the manga, although I know the manga aren't really canon. |
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CrownKlown
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I am not going to get into the absurdity of being okay with casting a non-Japanese Asian as a Japanese character, especially given the actual dynamics between the countries in real life and getting into the "all people look alike" implications that it makes.
But John Cho. Harold and Mr. Sulu? Spike is supposed to be a slick badass character. Some one who has a ruffian charm, but instills respect as a former gangster turned bounty hunter. I like John Cho, but they might as got Ken Jeong to play Spike if they were going to go with Cho. I personally still would have gone with Keanu Reeves even now. He is relatively young looking, and I can see him pass of as a Spike in his 30s , even if the character was supposed to be younger. And John Cho is probably the best casting of the bunch. |
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Agent355
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Cast so far: Not bad, no complaints.
But Ed is my FAVORITE, they better not cut Ed
Maisie Williams was my first thought, too...but I wouldn't mind if they gave the role to a younger, unknown actor. As long as they don't cut the part. Also, any word on the music? It would be awesome if they can incorporate the original soundtrack, or bring Yoko Kanno back to write new tunes... |
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harminia
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I don't know much about Bebop but Ed is one of the few character's with a clearly non-white skin colour so it'd kinda suck for some white chick like Maisie to play her IMO
I don't really know enough about the show to comment on the casting, though hearing Faye is canonically Singaporean makes it a bit of a shame they didn't get a Singaporean actress for her. Well, I'm mostly interested in seeing how faithful they actually make the characters look. |
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Dark Mac
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Odd that they got such an old actor for Spike (who's 27 in the anime, while Cho is 46) and someone so young for Jet. Wonder why they did it that way.
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BadNewsBlues
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I know I meant I wasn't sure if the line was in both the Japanese and English dubs since I've only watched the latter which I was referencing. |
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AmpersandsUnited
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I've seen Japanese complain when a Korean or Chinese is cast to play a Japanese role in American cinema, but to be honest a lot of Japan also view Japanese-Americans as not really being 'true Japanese' so I think they would take issue with just about any casting choice of an adaption of their work. It's unavoidable to upset some people with a casting decision. As long as they cast some form of Asian for an Asian role, I think it's acceptable in the long run and makes the most people happy. It's certainly preferable to casting a white, black, or hispanic person as an Asian character, I would assume.
I think the only vague ethnicity in the show is Jet, who never really has any tells or backstory on what their ethnicity would be. People have already gone over Spike and Faye, so I'll look at Edward. She looks like your typical South Pacific Islander anime character, and the various names she uses come from Vietnamese, Chinese, and French culture. I always assumed the French part was due to the French colonies of specific Asian territories, or French Indochina. Either way, I believe it's safe to assume Ed is some form of Asian ethnicity. I personally just assume Jet is some form of Asian just by association of the other crew mates. |
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anddo
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Keanu was the only one who could do Spike justice. What a colossal failure.
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Marzan
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Personally, I always saw Adrien Brody as someone who could play Spike in all his facets very nicely.
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gloverrandal
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Just because the American voice actor was black does not make a character black. His actual voice actor, Unsho Ishizuka was Japanese, and nothing in the show says he is black. I don't know how you can think that. |
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Steve Minecraft
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Hollywood doesn't do pretty boy casting like Japan. Spike and Vicious are both in their mid 20s in the anime, but these actors are pushing 40 and 50. Hollywood always gotta make everything older, darker, and grittier.
My guess is they're going for a buddy-cop esque duo with Spike and Jet for this show so they cast them roughly the same age, rather than Jet being like a father figure/old guy of the crew. |
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Marzan
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People have to remember that Jet was “only” 37 in the anime. Ancient by anime standards but simply not that old everywhere else.
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FLCLGainax
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I do think the actress they got for Faye looks most like her anime counterpart, especially the expression in the photo. She seems to exhibit the same sassiness and sexiness expected of the character.
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