‘Cowboy Bebop’: John Cho, Mustafa Shakir Among Four Cast in Netflix Live-Action Series
Having John Cho on the mind after watching Better Luck Tomorrow, I remembered reading recently that he had been cast in the lead role of Netflix’s live action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop. This was hailed as something of a victory in the wake of casting decisions like Scarlett Johansson leading Ghost in the Shell, and similar instances of white actors taking leading roles in adaptations of Japanese media.
I really enjoyed this topic that you chose since it had John Cho in it, so the image of him was fresh in our minds from the film. Cho will star as a stylish, smart bounty hunter in this new Netflix series. I noticed in the very last section of the article it mentioned that they were having the director of the original anime, Shinichiro Watanabe, serve as a consultant towards the production of this new project which I think is a great idea.