| He *looks* the part. But I have my doubts whether he can pull of Spike well. Though I'm more curious to see what parts of the anime (if any) will they use in the movie. |
Kimmie-chan said: I'm actually alright with this news :3 I'm curious to what he'll bring to the character :3 If you want to know what he'll bring just watch the last dozen films he's been in, they are all the same! The only movie he actually showed different emotion in was "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" They can definitely find a better actor for Spike Spiegel. |
vindemon64 said: If he can stop being tense all the time like he ussually is, he'll get it. Spike is just goofy and quite unique and carefree. Plus his style of fighting is very fluid (one might say he looks like a weakling when fighting).He *looks* the part. But I have my doubts whether he can pull of Spike well. Though I'm more curious to see what parts of the anime (if any) will they use in the movie. I can see what the problem is if they try to put together the overall plot of Cowboy Bebop (which was barely there), but that's not what Cowboy Bebop is about. It's about 4 bounty hunters and their day to day antics trying to scrape a living. They can just take the same approach, similar to how the Animated film did, and just do an stand-alone "episode". If they want they can put in flashbacks and hints of everyone's past somewhere, but if they try to condense the overall plot of the TV series they are bound to fail. |
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| I don't know whether or not to be happy or pissed off. I like Keanu, but I don't think he can pull this off, honestly. One can hope, though... |
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| i noticed that apparently everyone forgot that Keanu played Ted in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures. he was very laid back and relaxed in that movie, since it was a comedy. i think he will do a good job of playing Spike, if he does get the part. however, i would be more worried about who would play Faye and Ed... |
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| I'd like Johnny Depp to play the role. |
MireyuDec 18, 2008 1:11 PM
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| i cant picture it... keanu as spike.. i just cant see it i really hate how hollywood is going into gaming/anime/comics because of their lack of originality... and although some are big hits.. most are just flops waiting to happen gonna be lots of gunfights for sure, thx hollywood i guess spike - ill see if he can pull it off jet - i can see lawrence fishborne Edit: according to this http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=57922 it will center around this first episode.. so i dont think they will get to Faye/Ed let alone EIN! looks like a 2hour movie about space bounty hunters with only 2 leading roles |
shoxkDec 18, 2008 8:55 AM
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| I wonder at what point in the movie he'll say "whoa". Depp would be interesting since his hair in Edward Scissorhands is kinda close... Anyway, I'm sure the movie is going to suck regardless of who is casted. Sadly, movies adapted from tv shows usually end up that way. Usually end up being the writer or director's fault. |
| Noo, Keanu is slow. When Spike gets serious I won't be able to take Keanu serious. |
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| Keanu... oh god why. This is the worst news I've heard in awhile, including the passing of a relative. Seriously, to all of you who say "He's my favorite actor!!" or believe that he has a semblance of talent, I have one word for you. Speed. That's the 1994 movie, folks. Go watch it and weep. |
| kiss kiss fall in love~ |
| This actually seems like a sort of good choice to me. The two greatly remind me of each other. Keanu's general acting types remind me of Spike Spiegel in personality. |
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| there is a small chance it will be good but a huge chance it will be terrible |
| Stay thirsty, my friends. |
| We need Ryan Gosling. |
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Niteriche said: i noticed that apparently everyone forgot that Keanu played Ted in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures. he was very laid back and relaxed in that movie, since it was a comedy. i think he will do a good job of playing Spike, if he does get the part. however, i would be more worried about who would play Faye and Ed... I believe I did mentioned it, but besides that he is garbage. |
| well... there goes another anime turned live-action that's gonna go bad... * Keanu Reeves... they knew to much ... "We know too much" * |
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| Oh no...Not Keanu "Emotion?" Reeves. Spike has too much personality to be played by him. |
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| well you know hollywood. they will try and find a way to fuk it up. they might do a good job though, but keanu being spike might now work too well. although i cant think of anyone who could pull Spike better. |
| Eh...Keanu as Spike? I liked him in a couple of movies, but I can't imagine him as Spike. Oh well we don't even know if he has the role yet so there's no need to be too worried yet. |
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| Gaaaaaaaah, I hate hate hate Keanu Reeves. Only role I've ever liked him in was Constantine. I have to admit he does look the part. But personality? Hell no. Spike may be a bit emo and of course a badass, but he's also freakin' hilarious. I don't think Reeves can pull it off. |
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| I guess the film will be completely diffirent to the source material, always thought Spike was meant to be cool. |
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Red_Zealot said: Keanu Reeves has confirmed that he is indeed involved in the live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop. Reeves recently spoke with MTV and confirmed his involvement. Reeves shared some details on the project as well: “We’re taking the Red Eye [story], the beginning part of the series,” he explained, “and then we’ll deal with the end of the series. We’re trying to figure out [the time frame]. We’re looking at the story right now.” “Yeah, it’s so episodic and so disconnected. We’re trying to figure out what pieces to put together to tell one story,” he explained. “Because it’s such a short form, to make a 2 hour version [will be tough]. And it’s got so much of an origin-story obligation; you’ve got to get people up to speed, but you don’t want to do much of that. There are a lot of things to take into consideration, but we think we can do something good.” There is no official word to what role Keanu will be playing, but he hopes to play Spike Spiegel. The film is being produced by Erwin Stoff and an unannounced writer is working on a screenplay. For some more info: AnimeVice.com FirstShowing.net Keanu Reeve also plays the movie called "the day the earth stand stood" its now showing on cinemas in cebu... :) |
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| Spike is a multi-dimensional character. Keanu Reeves only has one setting - Super Serious Monotone. |
| I really don't see Spike as much more multidimensional than Keanu. |
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| All this time I've been looking forward to a Cowboy Bebop live action. Now not so much. |
| That's just wrong. |
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| Well... thats kinda weird...Lets hope he does a good job :D (and they make his hair a bit fluffier) |
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| I suppose it was too much to ask for the overall positive attitude from the first couple of pages to stick around. You don't know how it'll turn out. Wait until you see it for yourself. |
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| I don't want Spike to turn into Ted... I'm not very positive about it but lets see how it turns out. |
| Every time you make a typo, somebody in Zeta gets slapped. |
| A live action version of Cowboy Bebop? and with Keanu as Spike??? I really do hope that they don't ruin the awesomeness of the storyline.... |
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| Meh, could be far worse, could be better. We'll just have to see how he does. |
| I have faith in this film yet. |
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| He has to be kidding us, i mean how the ************************** can you fit a entire series in a movie which will probably have to be like 90 minutes. And if they'd indeed take Keanu Reeves as Spike then they might as well cast Jacky Chan as Jet Lee and Hall Berry as Faye. Maybe they could find a roll for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Matt Damon as well and then it'll be a successful movie for sure... |
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| Keanu can be a decent actor sometimes. Emphasis there is on sometimes. If he does get to play Spike (and it is most likely he will be) then I just hope he doesn't screw him up completely. There is still that chance he wont...must...hold on...to...hope...ful...feelings. |
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| -sigh- |
| Keanu should make a sufficient Spike if that is the case, the directing will be the difference in whether this live-action movie is a good adaptation or not. |
| Somebody towards the end of the AnimeNewsNetwork forum comments on the story mentioned that the letters in his name could be rearranged to spell Eureka Seven. Well I wanted to comment something fiercely about that because that hit me hard, but they closed the freaking comments!!!! So, here I am begging for anyone to listen. I can't stand the fact he might want to play Spike, but for someone to suggest Holland. Well...that sent me to a whole new level of fierce contempt for any possible Spike play by him or whatever.... GRRRR |
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| They've got to be kidding. |
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Scud said: God damn it. very true |
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| Apologies for posting again so quickly, but I have just considered something. Keanu is only rumoured to play Spike therefore he might not be. In which case I bet he's actually playing Faye *dodges flying objects* |
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| keanu reeves?..wtf bill and ted ftw! |
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Maurice said: lol my thoughts exactlyThey better not screw this up like with the Dragon Ball film. |
he's actually playing Faye A man-Faye?! D:. What happens at a convention~ please stay in a convention~ > . < Gah gonna be weird! The music i'm severely looking forward to n_n. I wonder how Vicious is going to turn out to be.. |
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