Presumably the mini-series episodes will be about an hour long, but what are the most important parts of the original that must make it into this new iteration? Spike is cool, but he's also a bit of an idiot, often catching his bounties while destroying property, disrupting the peace, and driving his partner Jet crazy. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Jet Black is the owner of the ship for which the series is named (the Bebop), and the hard-working and responsible voice of reason who always has to put up with Spike's antics. Shortly after filming began in early October of 2019, production had to be stopped. Among the hustle and bustle of everyday living, however, each of the crew members must contend with their pasts. In this case it's Julia, Vicious' girlfriend with whom Spike once planned to elope. His oft-goofy behavior is balanced out by his dark past concerning his involvement with a criminal organization called the Red Dragon Syndicate and the woman he left behind. https://www.popsugar.com/.../image/45995465/Mustafa-Shakir-Jet-Black Netflix's upcoming live-action Cowboy Bebop series has a cast. Spike is running from a battle to the death for the woman he once loved. For this foray into space, Daniella Pineda has been chosen as the Bebop's resident hard luck woman. Cho is perhaps best known for his role as Sulu in the newer Star Trek films and as Harold in the Harold & Kumar franchise, but Bebop won't be his first foray into anime-related work. Vicious and Spike had a falling out over the lovely Julia, thus leading to Spike's desire to run from his past throughout the series — until he can no longer avoid it. To go along with the stylish setting and cinematic themes, the incomparable composer Yoko Kanno provided a score rich with jazz, funk, country, metal, and even opera. As far as we've seen, Ein's best human bud Ed has not been cast, so fans will just have to keep hoping that the genius duo will continue their charming pranks and games in live-action. But until it airs, there are a lot of details to wade through if you want to stay informed. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. Alongside Yatate, Hollywood screenwriter Christoper Yost has taken on at least one of the episodes — the very first one. On this front, it helps that Shinichiro Watanabe, the anime's creator and director, will be serving as a consultant on this live-action venture. Wendee Lee lent her velvet voice to this funny Valentine in the English dub. An ingenious mix of noir, kung-fu action, comedy, and science-fiction, the series is frequently at the top of any Millennial anime fan's must-watch list. According to Variety, John Cho will take up the lead role of bounty hunter Spike Spiegel. And now, after more than a decade of fans debating the merits of a live-action adaptation, that thought experiment has come to life through a deal between Netflix and Tomorrow Studios. While she doesn't seem to be writing the adapted episodes, she and one of her colleagues from the original, Hajime Yatate, do share a "characters" credit acknowledging their work on the original. This shouldn't be too surprising, as the original anime is only 26 episodes and one film — relatively short in an age with eternally-running anime series like One Piece. Unlike a lot of other anime coming overseas at the time, Bebop was able to reach out to a larger audience, possibly because it is rich with cultural references that a Western audience could understand. Up next, Shakir stars in the Netflix series COWBOY BEBOP, a live-action adaptation of the cult Japanese animated series, as “Jet Black”, a bounty hunter working from the spaceship Bebop. Hassell's most recent foray into TV is in his guest appearance as Translucent in Amazon Prime's adaptation of Garth Ennis' The Boys. Whether or not this live-action Bebop has all the panache and influence of its source material remains to be seen. One of the fears whenever an adaptation is under way is how it will live up to its source material. It's clear that he understands compelling action, wacky humor, and deep emotion, which make him a good choice for a series that relies on all three to reach its diverse audience. Bushmaster is a gang leader, the kind of quarry that Jet might be hunting in the hopes of making enough cash to have something more than bell peppers and beef — sans beef — for dinner. In the anime, we're introduced to Spike and Jet after they've already struck up a bounty-hunting partnership. He's a huge jazz fan (hence the name of the ship), and when he wants to wind down, he practices the art of bonsai. Mix in a bounty-hunting ship's crew full of individuals with rough pasts, and the results are hard to deny: Cowboy Bebop is a classic.