Author Topic: Why, Hollywood, why? (Read 7588 times)

quekmeister · « **on:** March 31, 2009, 07:09:08 PM »

Hmm... this announcement was made more than two months ago, and I didn't notice it.
20th Century Fox collaborates with Sunrise to make Cowboy Bebop: NOW IN 3D.
THIS IS A JOKE. IT WON'T ACTUALLY BE IN 3D.
JESUS, READ MY BOLD TEXT, IT WON'T BE IN ###KING 3D!

Some good news, Shinichiro Watanabe is acting as production consultant, and so is the scriptwriter.
Some bad news... Keanu Reeves.

Killbasas · « **Reply #1 on:** March 31, 2009, 07:17:42 PM »

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Some good news, Shinichiro Watanabe is acting as production consultant, and so is the scriptwriter.
Some bad news... Keanu Reeves.

Ugh... Grats Hollywood on screwing up another good anime

AceD · « **Reply #2 on:** March 31, 2009, 08:08:36 PM »

there is no spoon

AceHigh · « **Reply #3 on:** March 31, 2009, 08:18:52 PM »

Quote from: quekmeister on March 31, 2009, 07:09:08 PM

Why, Hollywood, why?

Because you touch yourself....

But seriously Keanu Reeves is one of those horrible actors who actually make some money.... almost like Uwe Boll

dbml · « **Reply #4 on:** March 31, 2009, 08:52:28 PM »

Quote from: quekmeister on March 31, 2009, 07:09:08 PM

Some bad news... Keanu Reeves.

I don't think he's a bad actor, but he can't play Spike. No way in hell. Nope.

Doomed to fail.

Nikkoru · « **Reply #5 on:** March 31, 2009, 10:49:53 PM »

It's too early to assume it'll be an epic failure, I've always thought Bebop would translate well to live action - especially after seeing Firefly/Serenity.

Humanoidz · « **Reply #6 on:** March 31, 2009, 10:57:18 PM »

Reeeeeeeeeeetarded. Why doesn't Japanese cinema just do a live action? Hollywood has been a pile of crap recently.

HazukiChan · « **Reply #7 on:** March 31, 2009, 11:13:01 PM »

I knew of this long ago and posted it on other websites, and most members can't see Keanu even doing justice to the role at all. Most say he is so stiff and devoid of emotion to even attempt it. But in all honesty, Spike is such a classic anime character, who would we accept in the role?

dbml · « **Reply #8 on:** March 31, 2009, 11:16:56 PM »

Quote from: Nikkoru on March 31, 2009, 10:49:53 PM

It's too early to assume it'll be an epic failure, I've always thought Bebop would translate well to live action - especially after seeing Firefly/Serenity.

If Reeves is gonna be Spike, it will fail. He has the sarcasm needed to play the part, but he's NOT funny. Wrong guy for the job.

Quote from: HazukiChan on March 31, 2009, 11:13:01 PM

I knew of this long ago and posted it on other websites, and most members can't seen Keanu even doing justice to the role at all. Most say he is so stiff and devoid of emotion to even attempt it. But in all honesty, Spike is such a classic anime character, who would we accept in the role?

Exactly. I can't think of anyone who could play Spike and do him any justice at all.

zherok · « **Reply #9 on:** March 31, 2009, 11:32:46 PM »

I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.

Bebop is finished and anything they do now is unlikely to have ruined the chances of something else. I don't think the material is so untouchable it can't be done, and at worst it'll probably be a crappy action film we'll forget about later.

Reeves doesn't have a very huge range, but I could see him doing Spike. Do it well? I dunno. I'd rather he do it than they get some nameless actor who's future probably includes more boring teen/young adult dramas than action movies.

cubensis55 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 31, 2009, 11:34:22 PM »

Emo actors should play emo characters, not badasses.

Spike = Badass

Humanoidz · « **Reply #11 on:** April 01, 2009, 12:55:02 AM »

Quote from: zherok on March 31, 2009, 11:32:46 PM

I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.

Bebop is finished and anything they do now is unlikely to have ruined the chances of something else. I don't think the material is so untouchable it can't be done, and at worst it'll probably be a crappy action film we'll forget about later.

Reeves doesn't have a very huge range, but I could see him doing Spike. Do it well? I dunno. I'd rather he do it than they get some nameless actor who's future probably includes more boring teen/young adult dramas than action movies.

"No names" usually fill in these kinds of roles pretty well. Thing is, Hollywood wants to obviously attach names to the film. I wouldn't be surprised if they try to get Ving Rhames for Jet, which would be ok I think. Keanu is a bit drab and limited and would not fit Spike.

zherok · « **Reply #12 on:** April 01, 2009, 01:03:58 AM »

How'd Dragonball's no name work out? Wasn't the only notable Chow Yun-Fat?

I think it becomes an effort less to fill the role as to pimp some up and comer who probably better fits a WB drama than an action film.

quekmeister · « **Reply #13 on:** April 01, 2009, 01:19:50 AM »

I don't think Reeves will do a particularly bad job, but since it's Hollywood, I'm betting they go for a nice romance with Faye... And Jet (Vin Diesel? It could happen.) probably dies to give emotional drama. They'll probably age Ed up to non-minor since she's always wearing that loose singlet with nothing underneath.

Steve Basnof · « **Reply #14 on:** April 01, 2009, 01:25:00 AM »

How is Keanu Reeves going to pull off Spike's hair? I'm doubting that he can. I imagine Spike's hair is like those people you see whose hair is curly and it just mounds up but since they have large (like silver dollar size) curls it somehow inevitably looks cool. Keanu Reeves does not have that hair

He only has flat straight emo hair.

dbml · « **Reply #15 on:** April 01, 2009, 01:47:16 AM »

After some thought, the only guy I could imagine pulling off Spike would be Mel Gibson. He's a badass and a crazy s.o.b. Shame he's a bit too old to look the part.

Any thoughts on who'd play a great Faye?

quekmeister · « **Reply #16 on:** April 01, 2009, 04:19:24 AM »

NOT Carrie-Ann Moss.

Charlize Theron maybe?

GoGeTa006 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 01, 2009, 04:31:42 AM »

I still got my fingers crossed for it not to break evangelion.

from what i know weta workshops (LOTR) are sort of geeks that like evangelion. . . ergo they said that they would TRY not to hollywood-ize it. . . lets just hope for the best. . .

good things:

-120 m dlls budget 0.o (LOTR = 100 , matrix = 80)

Stsin · « **Reply #18 on:** April 01, 2009, 04:36:19 AM »

I'm not gay or anything, but I enjoy Keanu Reeves' movies. Including the ones that get bad reviews. Probably because of the type of roles and movie themes that he portrays in.

I'm no fan of Cowboy Bebop, but with Keanu Reeves in it, it may be better than expected. Atleast for me. They could have picked much much worse. Keanu Reeves is one of the few big actors that accepts roles like this. But why 3D?

I also have big expectations for Eva, which makes me nervous.... unlike Bebop.

zherok · « **Reply #19 on:** April 01, 2009, 04:39:58 AM »

I think the 3D part is an embellishment on quekmeister's part. It's not mentioned in the article.