Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Writer Peter Craig Interviewed

Uh Ben Ramsey said the same garbage before DBE came out.

Fox being on it is a reason to be down on it. Fox ruins EVERYTHING right now.
 
And because we all know that DBZ is well-suited to live action. Yep.

Really, I think Bebop is a lot more suited to live action--see Firefly and Star Trek, for instance. You're free to be completely pessimistic about the whole project, but I'm going to keep my fingers crossed until there is an actual basis for hatred of the whole thing.
 
The legion of fans believed it was. 20th Century Fox who is also the producer on Bebop believed it was. That's why they licensed it in 2002.

This is an illegitimate and irrelevant argument on your part.



Oh my God. Star Trek? Star Trek has been around in live form since the 1960's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No making good live action sci-fi is not impossible. But Star Trek being good doesn't mean a Bebop movie would be. A Bebop movie is totally different.

Firefly has cult status, but the movie was a colossal failure. If anything Firefly was not suited for a live action theatrical movie despite what Universal wanted.
 
It's far from an "argument." I never saw how DBZ could translate while I can easily see how Bebop can translate to live action. Plain and simple.

All I mean by the Firefly and Star Trek comment is that good things can come of space flicks. We've yet to see something good a la live action DBZ on the other hand. Therefore, I don't think comparing the translation to live action works all that well.

Again, you're free to hate away. But I choose to be hopeful.
 
I'm with you on this, Purps. If this interview is any indication, I have at least higher hopes for it to be relatively okay. I mean, CB is made with western audiences in mind, in the style reminiscent of Hollywood movies. If Fox ignores any of that, they are complete idiots.
 
That's still an opinion not really supported by anything.

Dragonball fans will say look at KUNG FU HUSTLE and MATRIX REVOLUTIONS.


There have been good Star Trek and space flicks for DECADES.
 
I'll jump on the purplehairedwonder magical bandwagon of hope. I don't see any reason to fearful right now. The origninal creators are in touch and the writer and Neo seem to be doing their homework. As it should be.
 
Um, this whole argument is based on an opinion... not based on anything. I'm hopeful because I see no reason not to be hopeful. All I'm doing is clarifying MY opinion here.Um, exactly my point?
 
In the end the interview is just a statement showing that the writer has good intentions, but we will all have to wait and see how the final product looks like. There are other factors at work. I will say, however, that being cautiously optimistic is my current position.

They could always mess things up, but there's always a chance that they won't. I think there's no harm in letting them try.
 
First off, an opinion doesn't have to be based on anything. Thats why its an opinion.

Secondly, you do remeraber the two trek movies before the latest one, right? Pure and utter crap.

Sci-fi has a tendency to be hit or miss, especially when it comes to today's audience.
 
Funkatron, if he's going to express an opinion like that and say well Dragon Ball isn't suited for live action and Bebop is because of new Star Trek and Firefly that's a pretty ignorant argument.

So what if the last two Trek movies were crap. What does that prove?

Wrath of Khan came out 27 years ago and that's an excellent Star Trek movie.

I'm just not sure what your point is.
 
A) She B) I said I never thought DBZ was well-suited for live action period. That's far from ignorant. It's a fantasy with some crazy antics that would be very hard to capture without looking cheesy. That doesn't apply with Bebop, though. And my other point is that Bebop seems more well-suited to live action due to the precedent of decent space flicks. Firefly and Star Trek were the first examples of decent space flicks that came to mind. Again, not seeing the ignorance.
 
Well, its an argument quite a few people have. DBZ has a lot of fantasy elements that some beleive can't translate well to live action. Heck, that's probably the reason writers and directors feel the need to make changes to it. Where as CB is pretty much an live action Western movie animated, which is one of its many appeals. People who don't normally like anime like Bebop because of that, imho. Therefore, it should be easy to adapt it with everything intact.

PHW is also touching on the fact that there is somewhat of a negative stigma of sci-fi in our culture, mostly because of what I like to call "technobable syndrome". People shy away from sci-fi elements, so it might be a fear to some fans that they may change a few things to lessen the sci-fi elements of CB to suit audiences. SHE was trying to say that with successful movies like the new Star Trek and Firefly/serenity, Sci-Fi can be done right if written correctly.
 
A) I'm a she

B) I said I never thought DBZ was well-suited for live action period. That's far from ignorant. It's a fantasy with some crazy antics that would be very hard to capture without looking cheesy. That doesn't apply with Bebop, though. And my other point is that Bebop seems more well-suited to live action due to the precedent of decent space flicks. Firefly and Star Trek were the first examples of decent space flicks that came to mind. Again, not seeing the ignorance.

EDIT: Funk pretty much got it.
 
I'm feeling a little more at ease after reading this. At least it seems that the right people are in place. And Sunrise's strict involvement is encouraging too. I'm still extremely apprehensive about Mr. Reeves playing Spike, but it sounRAB like they got a very good person to write the script for this. The fact that they are working so closely with the Japanese companies does lend comfort.

Of course I am going to see this, and hope for the best.
 
The interview told me that Cowboy Bebop is in good hand in terms of writing. However, with acting and direction I am kinda wary (especially with Reeves.)
 
Even if they got Orson Welles to direct this it would still be a pointless film. But Hollywood has to find as many sources to rip off as they can since nobody there is capable of creating an original concept.
 
... that does rustle up some hope. O_O

Good to know Watanabe-sensei's involved - it at least won't suck horribly if he's poking at people. Well, unless the final cut is done while he isn't looking. :P

I hope they get Yoko Kanno for the music - there's really no reason not to.
 
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