"Cowboy Bebop" fans might be understandably apprehensive, just on principle, about seeing their favorite anime adapted into a live-action property. There have certainly been other anime hits, like "Fullmetal Alchemist," that yielded disappointing live-action adaptations.
With Netflix's upcoming "Cowboy Bebop" series, however, showrunner André Nemec is conscious of the expectations surrounding such a cherished title. And it sounds like he and his crew and cast, led by John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, and Faye Valentine, have actively worked to ensure that this streaming series can exist alongside what's already out there and complement it as a worthy companion piece.
Cho plays the bounty hunter, Spike Spiegel, and we previously heard that he had...
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With Netflix's upcoming "Cowboy Bebop" series, however, showrunner André Nemec is conscious of the expectations surrounding such a cherished title. And it sounds like he and his crew and cast, led by John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, and Faye Valentine, have actively worked to ensure that this streaming series can exist alongside what's already out there and complement it as a worthy companion piece.
Cho plays the bounty hunter, Spike Spiegel, and we previously heard that he had...
The post Cowboy Bebop Showrunner Says The Live-Action Show Won't 'Violate the Canon' appeared first on /Film.
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