Simon Thompson presents ten adaptations that failed their source material… The science of what makes a good adaptation is a bit like cooking a complicated stew with an ultra-specific recipe, in the sense that you can have most of the right ingredients, but if even one or two things are a little off what you […]
Comic Book Preview – Cowboy Bebop #1
Netflix may have pulled the plug on its live-action adaptation, but the crew of the spaceship Bebop are back this coming week for more adventures as Titan Comics launches a new comic book series from Dan Watters and Larmar Mathurin. Check out the official Cowboy Bebop #1 preview here… BASED ON THE NETFLIX LIVE-ACTION ADAPTATION […]
Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop lives on with new Titan comic book series
The Netflix series may have been axed after a single season, but Cowboy Bebop is set to live on with a new comic book series from Titan, which launches this January. Check out a first look preview of Cowboy Bebop #1 here… BASED ON THE NETFLIX LIVE-ACTION ADAPTATION OF THE ORIGINAL ANIME! An original story […]
Netflix cancels Cowboy Bebop after single season
Just three weeks on from its premiere, Netflix has decided to cancel its live-action Cowboy Bebop series and will not be moving forward with a second season of the anime adaptation. There had been plenty of excitement for the John Cho-led series based on marketing material, but the final product failed to hit with the […]
Exclusive Interview – Bringing the world of Cowboy Bebop to life with production designer Gary Mackay
Award winning production designer Gary MacKay is a native New Zealander, who forged his path in the industry through his involvement with Weta in their infancy. In two movies from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, he made an impression as head armourist on Peter Jackson’s magnum opus. From there he moved in art direction […]
Netflix releases new poster for Cowboy Bebop
With less than two weeks to go until Cowboy Bebop lands on Netflix, another poster has been released for the upcoming anime adaptation, once again showcasing John Cho’s Spike Speigel, Mustafa Shakir’s Jet Black, and Daniella Pineda’s Faye Valentine; check it out here… COWBOY BEBOP is an action-packed space Western about three bounty hunters, aka […]
Cowboy Bebop character posters feature Spike Spiegel, Faye Valentine, Jet Black, Ein and Vicious
Following yesterday’s new trailer for Cowboy Bebop, Netflix has released five new character posters for the anime adaptation which once again put the spotlight on the Bebop crew of Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Ein, Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) and Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), along with the villainous Vicious (Alex Hassell) of the Red Dragon Crime […]
Cowboy Bebop comes to life in trailer for Netflix’s live-action series
With a little over three weeks to go until Cowboy Bebop arrives on Netflix, the streaming service has released a new trailer for the hotly-anticipated adaptation of the classic anime, along with a poster and four new images featuring John Cho’s Spike Spiegel, Daniella Pineda’s Faye Valentine, Mustafa Shakir’s Jet Black, the crew’s super-intelligent canine […]
Netflix shares opening title sequence for Cowboy Bebop live-action series
One of the most acclaimed anime series is getting a live-action adaptation at Netflix, and we have the first glimpse at the Cowboy Bebop opening credits released today during Netflix’s TUDUM event. Many fans will be overjoyed to hear the original Cowboy Bebop theme song used here, with the style of the credits bringing to […]
Cowboy Bebop gets a poster as showrunner discusses expanding on the anime
With a trailer expected to arrive this weekend, Netflix has shared the first poster for its live-action adaptation of the classic anime Cowboy Bebop featuring John Cho’s Spike Spiegel alongside Daniella Pineda’s Fate Valentine and Mustafa Shakir’s Jet Black. Meanwhile, speaking to Entertainment Weekly, showrunner Andre Nemec has been speaking about adapting the source material, […]
