Exclusive: LIVE-ACTION 'COWBOY BEBOP' MOVIE IS IN THE WORKS
Producer Erwin Stoff reveals that he is developing a live-action adaptation of the iconic anime for Fox

By CHARLENE CHENG, News Editor
Published 7/22/2008

LOCATION: Beverly Hills, CA

THE SKINNY: If anybody is in the mood for some exhilarating, long-anticipated, previously-unannounced breaking news about anime series COWBOY BEBOP, iF Magazine has the exclusive scoop for you.

We caught up with producer-extraordinaire Erwin Stoff at the NBC TCAs where he was promoting his upcoming updated-David-and-Goliath-based show KINGS. When asked about other projects he is currently working on, Stoff, let slip some very juicy news about a very beloved anime franchise.

( “I’m developing COWBOY BEBOP for Fox, but doing it as a live-action film, so I’m working on that at the moment,” Stoff tells iF. )

My Thoughts: Oh please, please, please don't let this movie be godawful. I absolutely loved this series, and I'd hate to see it be dragged through the mud of terrible American big screen adaptation.

Feel free to make fun of the fact that I am ranting about anime here later; this is serious business. I am very picky about any animation I watch because I am a snob like that, and it's rare that I enjoy any sort of ongoing television series.

But, you guys, Cowboy Bebop was a FANtastic series - one of the few animated ones I ever looked forward to watching. The story, characters and quality of animation are all absolutely wonderful.

I can't even begin to imagine how they are going to handle the casting for this monster...

I mean, seriously.

The only way I would go see it is if they cast 1960's Bob Dylan as Spike Spiegel, and Laurence Fishburne as Jet Black.



Unfortunately, it seems time travel has not yet been invented due to LAZINESS. (Holy crap, science, all it takes is a DeLorean and a little plutonium!) That means Hollywood can't possibly cast non-old non-mustachioed non-cowboy hat wearin' Bob Dylan as Spike Spiegel. This presents quite the dilemma.

Or does it?

Is Jakob Dylan busy these days? I don't think he train smokes like his dad, but there are always bubble gum cigarettes. Plus, he's pretty easy on the eyes.



Schwing!

Ahem.

In summary, boo to Cowboy Bebop live action movie, hurrah for dark-haired men named Jakob!

How do people find time in the day to come up with things like this?!
( Well, I'M impressed. )

Every day, I religiously sift through the job listings on Craigslist in hopes of finding a potentially decent job or two. Unfortunately, most of my searches lead to nowhere and then I sit around and have myself a good mope for ten minutes. Then I get over it. And then I go eat a sandwich.

Ahem! What I've been noticing lately on Craigslist is that there are listings for high paying positions as personal assistants or highfalutin internships. This is all well and good seeing as they typically ask for a young, motivated college graduate with a polished resume and letter of introduction. No problem, right? Right. Here's the kicker though - these positions also ask you for a photograph of yourself.

Wait a second here, since when did employers start asking for photos to go along with your application?! I remember the good old days when a potential employer judged you by your experience and personality. Since when did this turn into a game of A/S/L pix plz LOL?

I'm thinking of applying for some of these ridonkulous positions and using this as my introductory photo:


Then again, most of these mysterious employers whom ask for pictures just might be perverted old men with BRA ON HEAD FETISHES.
This could potentially backfire on me.

Okay, I can handle cutting out 9 of the 10 foods listed here, but I downright refuse to quit pizza until scientists prove it causes cancer, diabetes and the plague at the same time.