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Cowboy Bebop LAM went ahead thanks to Keanu Reeves.
Kenji Uchida, the president of Sunrise animation studio, told attendees of Tokyo International Anime fair that Keanu Reeves had visited Japan twice to express his interest in adapting Cowboy Bebop into a live action film. Allegedly, it was largely thanks to Reeves’ enthusiasm that the deal went ahead at all.
The saviour of the Cowboy Bebop movie?
Uchida further stated that the negotiations with 20th Century Fox had gone on for two years until a mutually acceptable contract was reached. Sunrise retains the right to assert quality control and veto any script that comes their way - “If the script is terrible, the live action film adaptation will not be approved”.
Whatever we think of his suitability for the role, it seems those of us looking for a live-action Cowboy Bebop have a lot to thank Reeves for. That Sunrise retain the right to approve the script also says good things for the movie’s faith to the source material. For this adaptation, things certainly seem to be looking up.
Thanks go to Anime News Network for bringing us this item of news.
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The fact that Sunrise has quality control eases the tension a bit
Kenji Uchida, the president of Sunrise animation studio, told attendees of Tokyo International Anime fair that Keanu Reeves had visited Japan twice to express his interest in adapting Cowboy Bebop into a live action film. Allegedly, it was largely thanks to Reeves’ enthusiasm that the deal went ahead at all.
The saviour of the Cowboy Bebop movie?
Uchida further stated that the negotiations with 20th Century Fox had gone on for two years until a mutually acceptable contract was reached. Sunrise retains the right to assert quality control and veto any script that comes their way - “If the script is terrible, the live action film adaptation will not be approved”.
Whatever we think of his suitability for the role, it seems those of us looking for a live-action Cowboy Bebop have a lot to thank Reeves for. That Sunrise retain the right to approve the script also says good things for the movie’s faith to the source material. For this adaptation, things certainly seem to be looking up.
Thanks go to Anime News Network for bringing us this item of news.
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The fact that Sunrise has quality control eases the tension a bit
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