Cowbooy Bebop looks like it will be the next live-action anime to hit up Hollywood. With Detective Pikachu on the way, anime is making a big entry to the U.S., and some big progress was made on the Cowbooy Bebop title today. Netflix confirmed its lead cast for the live-action series, and fans are...
Well, they are on-board with the cast.
According to Netflix, it has found four of its leads for Cowbooy Bebop. While Ed has yet to be cast, leads like Spike Spiegel and Faye Valentine have been picked.
It turns out John Cho has been selected to play Spike while Mustafa Shakir will play Jet Black. Daniella Pineda is playing Faye, and Alex Hassell was brought in to play the villain Vicious.
As you can see below, the Internet has been quick to share their thoughts on the cast, and reactions have been positive so far. While some are still on the fence about Hollywood's anime reputation, the industry is making progress with the genre.
For instance, Alita: Battle Angel dropped into theaters earlier this year, and it received positive reviews from fans. The film has made more than $400 million at the global box office, and fans of the original manga are hoping a sequel to the Robert Rodriguez film gets green lit.
Still, Netflix has its own history with anime that has fans concerned. The live-action adaptation will be the second one picked up as Death Note was tackled by Netflix awhile back. The film did not go over well with fans of the anime, but Cowbooy Bebop hopes to be different. So far, fans are thinking the cast bodes well for the project, and Netflix hopes prediction follows through.
So, what do you make of this casting so far...? Let me know in the comments or hit me up on Twitter @MeganPetersCB to talk all things comics and anime!
Cowboy Bebop was first produced by Sunrise in 1998. Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe, with scripts written by Keiko Nobumoto, character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto, and songs composed by Yoko Kanno, the series explores many existentialist philosophies as it follows the adventures of Spike Spiegel, and a group of bounty hunter misfits aboard the titular spaceship the Bebop in the year 2071.
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