![]() ![]() Cowboy Bebop is scheduled to be released on Netflix on November 19, 2021. Shinichiro Watanabe, director of the original anime series, has been brought aboard as a consultant near guaranteeing an authenticity of the original. Yost (The Mandalorian), Javier Grillo-Marxuach ( The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Guardians of the Galaxy series), and Vivian Lee ( Lost in Space series) among others adapting the series. ![]() Hajime Yatate's ( Cowboy Bebop series and Cowboy Bebop: The Movie) characters have acclaimed writers Christopher L. ![]() No deeper meaning, no clever ambiguity, just a one-off bit that is swiftly interrupted by a different joke that doesn't. The 10-episode adaptation will be directed by Alex Garcia Lopez ( The Witcher, Daredevil series) and Michael Katleman ( Primeval, The Fix). Live-action Spike just belittles the life of an old woman for a gag. Personally, I'd prefer the version I'm able to do now."Īlex Hassell as Vicious, Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine, Elena Satine as Julia, Mustafa Shakir as Jet Black, and Blessing Mokgohloa as Santiago will join Cho's Spike Siegel as the ragtag crew of bounty hunters chasing down the galaxy's most dangerous criminals. "What I'm better at, being older, is showing weakness and vulnerability and love. If he was younger, his Spike would have been more fueled by his angst. "I don't think I would've done justice to the emotional depth we tried to give Spike," he explains. KIRSTY GRIFFIN/NETFLIX © 2021Īs someone who loved both Firefly and The Mandalorian, I believe the live-action Cowboy Bebop shares similar DNA with those recent sci-fi westerns - outlaw protagonists trying to eke out a living as they planet-hop through a universe ruled by the powerful and corrupt.īut Cowboy Bebop also borrows from various buddy cop comedies, blood-soaked action dramas and hard-boiled detective stories, while adding its own unique visual style, martial arts fight sequences and a soundtrack that incorporates jazz noir, big band, 1970s pop and Old Western music, to distinguish it from other like-minded shows and films.Cho also credits his age, enabling him through life experience, to understand and convey Spike's depth of character. COWBOY BEPOP (L to R) JAN UDDIN as ASIMOV and LYDIA PECKHAM as KATERINA of COWBOY BEPOP Cr. I have no idea if the adaptation will be accepted or rejected by anime fans, but I think viewers with open minds will appreciate this as escapist entertainment that never takes itself too seriously.Ĭho has said it was “scary as hell” re-imagining such iconic intellectual property from Sunrise Inc., but he insisted everyone involved wanted to honor the fans of the original show while offering new surprises and some in-depth back stories for the characters. She later joins the Beebop crew, much to Spike’s annoyance.įull disclosure: I never saw the original Cowboy Bebop and am, therefore, not comparing the two shows, but simply judging the new version on its face. Spike and Jet first cross paths with Faye, who was recently released from suspended animation 54 years after an accident, when Spike tries to pick up a criminal to collect a bounty and Faye attempts to bring the guy’s girlfriend home to her wealthy father. KIRSTY GRIFFIN/NETFLIX © 2021Įach episode finds the team working on a new case. COWBOY BEBOP (L to R) MUSTAFA SHAKIR as JET BLACK and JOHN CHO as SPIKE SPIEGEL of COWBOY BEBOP Cr. Cho and Shakir have great chemistry and it’s a joy to watch their characters comfortably banter back and forth, three years into their partnership. Back in 2017, when it was first announced that the Cowboy Bebop live-action series was happening, many fans asked one obvious question: Who is playing Spike Spiegel It took a while to. Spike wants to start a new life bringing in villains for a price while mourning a lost love and initially keeping his past ties to the Red Dragon Syndicate crime organization a secret from Jet - a former cop who wants to make money to support his young daughter. The series kicks off in 2071 when only the strong and clever can survive an ultra-violent society. Cowboy Bebop is the latest cartoon classic to get a live-action makeover. Based on the beloved late 1990s Japanese anime series about futuristic bounty hunters, the new, 10-episode Netflix series, which debuted Friday, is campy, colorful and fun.ĭeveloped by Andre Nemec ( Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Alias) and penned by Christopher Yost ( Thor: Ragnorak, The Mandalorian,) it features an excellent cast, including John Cho as the charming ex-gangster Spike Spiegel Mustafa Shakir a the no-nonsense, one-armed Bebop spaceship captain Jet Black and Daniella Pineda as the badass con artist Faye Valentine. ![]()
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