Hollywood Reporter reports that 2011 will bring us a Cowboy Bebop live-action movie, with Keanu Reeves as Spike Spiegel the bounty hunter. Let me pause while the animé nerds scream. Now, if Keanu channels his old Ted "Theodore" Logan and My Own Private Idaho energy, and takes a shitload of Jeet Kune Do lessons, this could work. I'm actually plus concerned about his fighting skills than his jouer la comédie chops for this one. He at least looks the part, being a lanky black-haired chain smoker.The good news is they have the original director Shinichiro Watanabe on board as associate producer. Hopefully...
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