I don't know how many of you guys here on GB would be fans of the seminal anime Cowboy Bebop, but it's currently being made into a live-action film-- starring Keanu Reeves. In spite of Reeves' involvement, I spent a lot of time cold-calling Hollywood people in hopes of scoring an interview about the film, and I struck gold: I got to ask a few questions of the script writer himself, Peter Craig. Here's a short bit of the interview:
AV: Had you seen Cowboy Bebop prior to coming onto the project? Is there anything about the series that particularly drew you in?
PC: I had seen the show on "Adult Swim" - but not enough to understand it as well as I do now. I had seen the ending first, unfortunately. Then I believe I saw "Honky Tonk Women" next, months later - the episode when Spike first finds Faye in the casino. I'd seen one of the Ganymede episodes at some point, too - Jet with his old girl. I remember being very impressed with it, though, even with limited exposure. I liked the pace, the wide-open space. I liked the extremely droll sense of humor. It was unlike anything I'd seen before.
If you want the rest, you'll have to check out the whole article here. And hey, if you like it, I really would appreciate some diggs! :)
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