Following initial reports that Fox had acquired the rights to the anime "Cowboy Bebop" for a live-action release starring Keanu Reeves as Spike Spiegel, little news has come out about the space western for some time. Screenwriter Peter Craig broke silence this week in an interview with Anime Vice.
Craig reassured fans and explained the movie will be faithful to the source material. His latest “Bebop” script is nearly complete and better than ever thanks to his anime immersion.
Craig admitted his “Bebop” background had humble beginnings as a casual viewer of Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim program block, but he’s now a full-fledged fan, having watched and re-watched the entire original Japanese anime with Otaku-level admiration.
“Every character was new and interesting, and I felt like I was looking at an encyclopedia of some imaginary world,” Craig said of his first impression of the series.
After meeting with the anime producers of “Bebop” alongside Keanu Reeves at Sunrise Inc. in December, Craig went home with a highly detailed letter, which he said he’s referenced closely as he put the finishing touches on his latest script.
“I’m close to finishing an early draft, and I believe [Sunrise will] be very happy with it,” Craig said, “Not only does the script stay extremely true to the show — I also know that [producer Erwin Stoff] and Fox are already discussing production designers that can reproduce the ‘look’ of ‘Cowboy Bebop’ as closely as possible. They’ll be reading the script soon… so my fingers are crossed.”
Although “Bebop” seems to be moving forward, a lot still has to happen for the film to manifest. But if the involvement of the original anime production team, Keanu’s kung fu skills and Craig’s devotion to the series’ source material are any indication, fans have plenty of reason to cross their fingers with Craig in the meantime.
Hopefully more news will come out soon on more casting and possible directors.
More news to come! Catch ya' later!
Source: MTV News
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