Keanu Reeves, currently starring in the sci-fi remake The Day the Earth Stood Still, has his eyes set on a live-action, big-screen version of the popular anime Cowboy Bebop.
"We're trying to do that. ... We've got the rights, we've got a writer -- he's putting together a scene outline," the Matrix actor recently told MTV.
Reeves explained that the film, which is setup at Fox with his manager Erwin Stoff producing, will probably center around the "Red Eye" storyline featured in the first part of the series.
"Yeah, it's so episodic and so disconnected," he adds. "We're trying to figure out what pieces to put together to tell one story," he explained. "Because it's such a short form, to make a 2 hour version..."
Reeves would reportedly play bounter hunter Spike Spiegel, former member of the Red Dragon Crime Syndicate, who is haunted by memories of his time in the organization, including his romance with the mysterious Julia, and syndicate partner, Vicious.
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Live-Action Cowboy Bebop
