Keanu Reeves To Star In Cowboy Bebop

It excites me incredibly to know that a Cowboy Bebop movie is happening. But it makes me scared to think that Keanu is getting the lead in what might be my single favorite Anime series of all time. I'm very skeptical that he can pull off this role. For now we'll have to wait and speculate who the rest of the cast will be. I'm mostly curious who will get Faye Valentine. And we can only cross our fingers and hope that the soundtrack remains intact.

Re:Sounds about right to me

[Rei]

I thought he made a good alien in The Day The Earth Stood Still. The problem is, he always comes across like an alien.

Keanu, a tip: The point of acting is to seem like you're not acting.

Re:Wow

[ReverendLoki]

Haven't heard the Japanese on it, but I think you can but Princess Mononoke in there too. Didn't the English dub even enjoy a modest Japanese theatrical run, because enough Japanese liked the English voice cast? Not a huge run, but still..

Re:Problem with redoos.

[Hatta]

Personally, I'm more worried about the upcoming Dragonball adaptation. They didn't even try to stay close to the source material. The only connection it has with the originals is the names of the characters.

Re:Why so sad?

[Plastic Pencil]

Except Keanu is 45. Spike is in his late 20's (27 -- I think). Spike is a subtly complex character, Keanu has never effectively played one. Spike practices Jeet Kune Do, Keanu doesn't seem anywhere capable of mimicking the fluidity and speed of such a martial art, and at 45, isn't likely to be getting any better at it. Keanu has been good in some good roles, but let's face it, he's typically about charismatic and versatile as wallpaper.

Re:Japanese?

[Randle_Revar]

Some of the Bebop songs with lyrics:
Mushroom Hunting
Green Bird
Rain
The Real Folk Blues
Fantaisie Sign
Want It All Back
Don't Bother None
The Singing Sea
Words That We Couldn't Say
Call Me Call Me
See You Space Cowboy...

Re:No way

[Anonymous Coward]

Did you watch it dubbed in English or Japanese with subtitles?

Because Steven Jay Blum voiced Spike with anything but a monotone voice.

And no, you didn't gain anything if you watched with subtitles. "All anime is better in Japanese with subtitles" is total bullshit.

Re:Keanu will be two-dimensional

[dkf]

That requires time.

No, switching from suck to blow requires the Schwartz [imdb.com]! Everyone knows that...

Re:Japanese?

[conureman]

Acting isn't really as easy as it looks. I took some lessons, and really had to sweat. Getting scolded by June Lockheart for forgetting my lines? Epic Harsh.