Keanu Reeves as Spike in Cowboy Bebop Live-Action Movie?
Cowboy Bebop (Live-Action) Movie, Sci-Fi Movie News — By Nix on July 31, 2008
Big news out of the world of Rumorland today, as Firstshowing.net is reporting a rumor that Keanu Reeves has been attached to play the lead character Spike in the just-revealed “Cowboy Bebop” live-action movie. The site wouldn’t say who their source is, but that he’s close to the production. What’s more, the source also gives the stunner that Reeves has been attached to the project for as long as eight months now. Wow. Didn’t we just hear about this movie last week?
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Yep, you heard that right, the same guy who played Neo will be taking on the role of Spike Spiegel, a former member of the Red Dragon Crime Syndicate who is haunted by the memory of his time in the organization. As we mentioned previously, the show first aired in Japan in early 1998 and was brought over to America in 2001 on Adult Swim. The series follows the adventures of a group of bounty hunters traveling on their spaceship, the Bebop, in the year 2071. If you’re looking for more details regarding this live-action Cowboy Bebop movie, here’s yet another juicy tidbit. With Keanu Reeves involved, it’s obvious this is no small project. My source also told me that if everything stays the same, the budget on this will be insane.
Well it would have to be “insane”, wouldn’t it? Any sci-fi movie already means big budget, but add a big name like Reeves, and the budget will probably only get bigger. As much as I dismiss Reeves as an actor, the guy is a major draw, and studios know that.
So fans of “Cowboy Bebop”, if Reeves does end up starring in the movie, you can expect Hollywood to throw everything including the kitchen sink at this thing. Whether that is good news or bad news is entirely up to you.
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29 Comments
it is a mistake
keanu reeves caN NOT BE
spike!!!
While I personally believe Reeves to be a 2nd rate actor, his role of John Constantine in Constantine reminded me in an uncanny way of Nicholas D. Wolfwood. Wolfwood, in turn reminds me of Spike Spiegel. So I think that Reeves is capable of pulling off Spike, but he could also totally screw it up.
i think he is perfect fo the role while he aint my favourite actor in the world i cant think of another one who could pull of spikes lazy/depressed/and then somehow emotional vibe. casting Ed will be haAAARd…they couldnt use a child..and if they cast jessica alba or someone else i hate as faye ill cry..
This seems like a terrible idea in the first place. Suppose they go through with it and Keanu is Spike, lord knows who they’d pick for the rest of the cast. If Dakota Fanning is Ed, I might just cry myself into a coma. Being a fan of the serious I’d like it to remain without the whole live-action deal, but if Hollywood has gone so far as to make Dragonball into a movie, there’s no stopping them.
BAD PLAN!!! this movie is one of Hollywoods worst plans ever
Holy cow! These guys are going to make a cowboy bebop movie? And to top it off they are going to star keano as spike? Hell no! Cowboy bebop is a piece of art. It ended in spike’s death and they did not make any other episodes, and that’s because it’s a piece of art, not just any cartoon! How the hell do you expect that guy to play such a beautiful and complex role? And when was the last time when hollywood made a good enough ‘real movie’ of ANYTHING? And now they are also going to make Ghost in the shell in real? They just don’t know what they are ruining!
he is the smartest guy in hollywood and i really am a big fan of him…….
Keanu is fine in roles that don’t require him to act. Unfortunately, Spike is full of passion when he gets riled, which I doubt Keanu can pull off. Yeah, it’s a bad call. A lot will depend on the director (whose job it is to get crap actors to perform well) and how much $$$ the studio wants to sink into the project. Somehow, I fear this will be aimed at jr high kids instead of a serious fanbase.
Keanu reeves is a terrible actor !!! Who look like an alien on drugs !!!! Dammit, Now they are going destroy another great anime after dragonball. I hate you hollywood !!!
Oh God Please Nooo!!!
Look what they’ve done to the previous attempts, why they did have to pick Bebop!?
That anime is legendary and should remain as such UNTOUCHED!!
I will seriously cry if it turns out as bad as I think it will be. Not because of the casting (though common no one will ever be spot on with Spike..it’s Spike for crying out loud!) but this is one those anime that I believe can’t be successfully reproduced as a live action.
The characters are..idk just too complex, unique and alive within their setting to be recreated.
I honestly wish fans of Bebop would band together and stop this if it was possible.
In all honesty I don’t have anything against Reeves, but I DO NOT see him at all as Spike..