Tag: Cowboy Bebop
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Cowboy Bebop’s Creator Took Some Liberties With Their Limited Budget
No one expected “Cowboy Bebop” to be a major success — especially not the people that were bankrolling the production. The series creators actually stretched their budget so thin that they angered executives and shareholders. The studio was concerned that “Bebop” wouldn’t resonate with enough viewers, and even the show’s animator and director Shin’ichirô Watanabe…
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How The Cowboy Bebop Team Tried To Make Every Episode Feel Unique
Part of the tragedy of “Cowboy Bebop” is how the main characters are so weighed down by their pasts that they’re unable to live in the present. The creative team behind the classic anime series didn’t share this attitude though. When making the series, “Hajime Yatate” (their collective pseudonym) were all focused on the present,…
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‘Don’t Make Me Go’ Trailer: John Cho Stars In Hannah Marks’ Upcoming Tribeca Film
In a sea of talented actors in modern film and television, few may shine brighter than John Cho. From acclaimed performances like his leading role in the thriller “Searching” or the drama “Minari” to more divided opinions on his rendition of legendary anime protagonist Spike Spiegel in the Netflix live-action adaptation of “Cowboy Bebop,” Cho…
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‘The Reef: Stalked’ Sells to Rlje Films, Shudder (Exclusive)
Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, the company’s streaming service for horror, thriller and supernatural content, have acquired the North American rights to “The Reef: Stalked.”The shark survival tale will be released in theaters, as well as on digital and on-demand platforms on July 29, 2022. It will be available to…
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John Cho Breaks Silence on ‘Very Shocking’ ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Cancellation: ‘I Was So Bummed’
3, 2, 1 let’s go: John Cho is letting it all hang out when it comes to “Cowboy Bebop.”Based on the 1990s anime series that premiered stateside in 2001, Netflix’s live-action adaptation was abruptly canceled by the streamer less than three weeks after premiering in November 2021. Now, lead star Cho, who played charismatic criminal…
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Tales Of The Walking Dead Adds Olivia Munn, Danny Ramirez, And More
There is some new casting information out for the upcoming AMC anthology series spinoff “Tales of the Walking Dead.” According to EW, Olivia Munn, Danny Ramirez (“The Falcon & The Winter Soldier), Jessie T. Usher (“The Boys“), Loan Chabanol (“Fading Gigolo“), and Embeth Davidtz (“Ray Donovan”) are all about to face off with the undead.This…
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See Ya, Space Cowboy: Netflix Cancels Cowboy Bebop After First Season Flop
Bad, but not entirely unexpected news for fans of the Netflix “Cowboy Bebop” adaptation. Despite the fact that showrunner André Nemec was only getting warmed up, Netflix has canceled the audacious adaptation only a month after the first season was released on the streaming service. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the live-action “Cowboy Bebop” is no more after…
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Every Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Character Ranked Worst To Best
Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the classic ’90s anime “Cowboy Bebop” has been awaited with much excitement and speculation ever since the streaming network announced it back in 2018. Hollywood’s track record with live-action remakes of Japanese anime has historically been disastrous, and expectations were high for this one, which came out on November 19, 2021. “Cowboy…
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Cowboy Bebop’s Opening Theme Song Gets A Club Remix From Steve Aoki
Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the beloved “Cowboy Bebop” anime series dropped in mid-November, and so far, the critical reaction has been disappointing (but /Film’s Danielle Ryan provides a different interpretation of the series and plenty to appreciate).The show had big shoes to fill; its original twenty-six episodes stand tall as the first anime show to…
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Why Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop Changed Faye Valentine’s Costume
Though “Cowboy Bebop” showrunner André Nemec promised in September that “we will never take the original anime away from the purists,” some fans — let’s be clear here, overwhelmingly male fans — have called foul on the new look sported by their favorite sex object, Faye Valentine. Unfortunately for them, the show commits the grave sin of giving…