20th Century Fox and Keanu Reeves are taking on another sci-fi movie after the success of The Day the Earth Stood Still. Together they will work on the adaptaion of a top line, live-action big screen feature film of the Japanese animation TV series “Cowboy Bebop.”
Reeves is set for the role of Spike Spiegel, an adventurous bounty hunter traveling through space in 2071.
The story centers on the adventures of a group of bounty hunters traveling on their spaceship, the Bebop. Peter Craig has been signed on to write the screenplay.
The popular television series first aired on Tokyo TV and Wowow in 1998. Then, came to the states and aired as part of Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim programming block.
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