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NEWS: Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Film in Development at Fox

Deity: The problem is that Keanu neither looks nor acts like Spike.

Deity: The problem is that Keanu neither looks nor acts like Spike.

I don't really think Keanu could do it. He's just not that good of an actor. Often he can be pretty wooden. I think Spike is a very tricky character. On the surface he's really rather subdued. He's not just wooden like Reeves though. He's got a ton of subtlety to his personality. There's a lot going on beneath the surface. It would take a pretty talented actor to pull it off right.

ikillchicken wrote:

I don't really think Keanu could do it. He's just not that good of an actor. Often he can be pretty wooden. I think Spike is a very tricky character. On the surface he's really rather subdued. He's not just wooden like Reeves though. He's got a ton of subtlety to his personality. There's a lot going on beneath the surface. It would take a pretty talented actor to pull it off right.

I find that interesting/funny since many people said the same things about heath Ledger in Batman when they found out he'd be the joker. Yet now look at everyone changing their stories and praising him to no end. Just goes to show you never know what they might pull out of their hat.

Maybe I have more faith or belief in Keanu then the rest but I think he could potentially do pretty well in the role. He's done action flicks, can perform the martial arts aspects as well. That's something I cannot see del Toro doing very well. I also don't see Keanu as dead pan as others, but even if Spike is rather subdued for most of the series so it would fit anyway. Honestly there could be better choices but they could do a whole lot worse.

Psycho 101 wrote:

ikillchicken wrote: I don't really think Keanu could do it. He's just not that good of an actor. Often he can be pretty wooden. I think Spike is a very tricky character. On the surface he's really rather subdued. He's not just wooden like Reeves though. He's got a ton of subtlety to his personality. There's a lot going on beneath the surface. It would take a pretty talented actor to pull it off right. I find that interesting/funny since many people said the same things about heath Ledger in Batman when they found out he'd be the joker. Yet now look at everyone changing their stories and praising him to no end. Just goes to show you never know what they might pull out of their hat. Maybe I have more faith or belief in Keanu then the rest but I think he could potentially do pretty well in the role. He's done action flicks, can perform the martial arts aspects as well. That's something I cannot see del Toro doing very well. I also don't see Keanu as dead pan as others, but even if Spike is rather subdued for most of the series so it would fit anyway. Honestly there could be better choices but they could do a whole lot worse.

Anyway yeah, you never know when a mediocre actor might come up with a great performance. Just because one time that happened though doesn't mean it's got a good chance of happening with a different actor. I agree he wouldn't be an awful choice, just a mediocre one. In all likelihood he would give us a bland wooden Spike that doesn't really do anything particularilly bad but just doesn't bring much good either. Maybe is is best out of the available options but to really capture Spike I think you'd need somebody more skilled.

But ikillchicken, that's kind of what he is saying, everyone is making a point of how horrible of a choice Keanu Reeves would be, and he came out saying that it may not be horrible as people think. You're going back to reiterate the same thing again... Everyone is sure just not expecting him to work out if it even does happen...

@ Deity - Did you read the article at all...? I mean, the actual link to it? I'm pretty sure that the director HAS to have seen the series at least, he did mention quite a few things about the series...But meh... I'm not going to go on any further, it is 3am.