The Cowboy Bebop movie...

[UberCream]

For those of you who haven't heard, 20th Century Fox is developing a live action movie adaptation of the anime Cowboy Bebop. It is probably going to be terrible for these reasons:

1. Keanu Reeves as Spike Spiegel
Yep, Keanu Reeves is for some reason in this movie. He typically sucks at showing any emotion in movies, and saying "Woah" is not an emotion.

2. Screenplay written by Peter Craig.
This guy who just happens to be the son of Sally Field (that's a fun fact, by the way) has only written two other movies before: The upcoming "Bad Boys III" and the also upcoming "The Town," which he wrote with... Ben Affleck. Ewww.

There isn't really a lot of information on it yet, so it's hard to actually give a fair judgement of how it's going to be. Anyway, what do you guys think?

[Letiger]

It dosen't matter who is in it, what matters is that it's live action.

[Ragenaric]

So Dragonball wasn't enough for them to fuck up? Now they're going for cowboy bebop? I have a feeling that Fox is gonna target and rape every anime/manga I ever loved...

[UberCream]

At 4/17/10 06:43 PM, Ragenaric wrote: So Dragonball wasn't enough for them to fuck up? Now they're going for cowboy bebop? I have a feeling that Fox is gonna target and rape every anime/manga I ever loved...

Yeah, but atleast M'night Shamalumal'm isn't directing this one. Well actually, they haven't announced who is directing it yet...

Gulp.

[lawlmaster]

OH LORD NO! Not Cowboy Bebop! Damnit, what next, Trigun, or Inuyasha? I hope not deathnote.(i hated deathnote.) Fuck what are we going to do!?

live action Gundam would= fail on a molecular level

[kraze0R]

well it could be worse, i mean Uwe Bowl ain´t directing it.

[Aigis]

At 4/17/10 06:23 PM, UberCream wrote: 1. Keanu Reeves as Spike Spiegel
Yep, Keanu Reeves is for some reason in this movie. He typically sucks at showing any emotion in movies, and saying "Woah" is not an emotion.

You know who else sucks at showing emotion?

Spike Spiegel.

[UberCream]

At 4/17/10 06:47 PM, Aigis wrote: You know who else sucks at showing emotion?

Spike Spiegel.

You know, you've got a point there. I mean, maybe they had this in mind when chose him.

[orangebomb]

We should probably wait until we see a trailer of the movie, before we jump head-first into bashing it to no end. That said, I don't believe that CB movie will fare much better than Dragon Ball Evolution.

The next anime possibly on 20th Century Fox's crosshairs would be either Lucky Star or Code Geass IMO. And if the latter is true, may Lelouch have mercy on their anime-ruining, money-grubbing souls, because I sure as hell won't.

[Gobblemeister]

At 4/17/10 06:46 PM, lawlmaster wrote: OH LORD NO! Not Cowboy Bebop! Damnit, what next, Trigun, or Inuyasha? I hope not deathnote.(i hated deathnote.) Fuck what are we going to do!?

live action Gundam would= fail on a molecular level

Lol there already are two Death Note movies in Japan

[killaforreala]

At 4/17/10 06:42 PM, yoshikoshi wrote: I wish there was a Pokemon live-action...

Sure why not,
I'm pretty sure this is how the trailer would sound like,
After being accused of a crime he didn't commit, Pikachu (Christian Bale) must find out who killed his wife with the assitance of Ash (Sam Worthington), Brock (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), and Misty (Owen Wilson) in a epic adventure directed by the Wayans Bros.

[SadisticAI]

FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Live action ruins good anime.

[Wesleyiam]

At 4/17/10 07:43 PM, Gobblemeister wrote: Lol there already are two Death Note movies in Japan

Saw em. They're actually not that bad.

At 4/17/10 06:47 PM, Aigis wrote: You know who else sucks at showing emotion?

Spike Spiegel.

Lol.

[killaforreala]

At 4/17/10 08:19 PM, yoshikoshi wrote:

At 4/17/10 08:13 PM, killaforreala wrote:

I'm pretty sure this is how the trailer would sound like,
After being accused of a crime he didn't commit, Pikachu (Christian Bale) must find out who killed his wife

You raped, destroyed, obliterated and finally killed my childhood :(

Just giving you heads up of the future live action pokemon movie.
You know Hollywood is bound to do it some day.

[Mans0n]

I actually have the original movie xD.

got it back in 05 I think maybe 04

[BeamShank]

I don't think they would be so indecent as to totally mess it up.

[TheFarseer]

I don't even enjoy Anime/Manga that much. So forgive me for saying, But stop blaming Fox for making it bad. Blame them for attempting. All Anime/Manga is 99% percent un-filmable in live-action. The plots and character design and clothing just does not transfer well to reality. If anybody attempted it would suck.

[McPaper]

Im still waiting for my Ghost in the Shell, Evangelion and Akira live actions.. Fuck.

[lawlmaster]

At 4/17/10 07:43 PM, Gobblemeister wrote:

Lol there already are two Death Note movies in Japan

OH SHIT. good thing i'm never going to Japan. It probably sucks too.

[SadisticAI]

At 4/17/10 09:06 PM, Lasergates wrote:

At 4/17/10 09:05 PM, lawlmaster wrote:

At 4/17/10 07:43 PM, Gobblemeister wrote:

Lol there already are two Death Note movies in Japan

OH SHIT. good thing i'm never going to Japan. It probably sucks too.

So the only way to see a foreign film is by traveling to that country to watch it?

Obviously.

Its not like the internet has things from around the world.

[AlexThreeKsKeller]

Hollywood typically views Anime as a pot of cash worth dipping into every now and then.

[UberCream]

At 4/17/10 09:17 PM, AlexThreeKsKeller wrote: Hollywood typically views Anime as a pot of cash worth dipping into every now and then.

Yeah, but shouldn't they learn from the fact that there has never really been a successful live-action movie based on an anime?

Wait, has there? I can't think of any at least.

[ThePortalGuru]

You are now picturing live-action adaptations of Fullmetal Alchemist and Neon Genesis Evangelion.

[Ragnarokia]

At 4/17/10 06:23 PM, UberCream wrote: 1. Keanu Reeves as Spike Spiegel
Yep, Keanu Reeves is for some reason in this movie. He typically sucks at showing any emotion in movies, and saying "Woah" is not an emotion.

Keanu Reeves doesn;t hit me as the perfect person to play him tbh.

[wtfyourface]

HA HA HA KEANU REEVES!

<3

[Wesleyiam]

At 4/17/10 09:58 PM, Ragnarokia wrote:

At 4/17/10 06:23 PM, UberCream wrote: 1. Keanu Reeves as Spike Spiegel
Yep, Keanu Reeves is for some reason in this movie. He typically sucks at showing any emotion in movies, and saying "Woah" is not an emotion.

Keanu Reeves doesn;t hit me as the perfect person to play him tbh.

I disagree. I actually thought of a cowboy bebop live action years ago with keanu reeves as spike. I also imagined him in a live action for metal gear solid as snake if he buffed up, grew a beard, and had a gruffer voice.

[Entice]

That sucks, Cowboy Bebop is one of my favorites.
Its the first anime that I was ever exposed to. <3

[Pixonimateo]

olololololo

but i will see it

[UberCream]

At 4/18/10 12:40 AM, Pixonimateo wrote: olololololo

but i will see it

Yeah, it's one of those things where, no matter how ungood I hear it is, I will still have to go see it. Like Avatar... *Shudder*

[Krbyfan1]

At 4/17/10 06:23 PM, UberCream wrote: 2. Screenplay written by Peter Craig.
This guy who just happens to be the son of Sally Field (that's a fun fact, by the way) has only written two other movies before: The upcoming "Bad Boys III"

I fucking called it. Now we're going to get a third Men in Black movie somehow. You mark my words.