Cowboy Bebop Live-Action’s Cancellation Bummed Me, Says Actor John Cho

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Cowboy Bebop live-action star John Cho stated that the cancellation of the Netflix present was “surprising” and it “bummed” him.

“It was simply an enormous occasion in my life and it was out of the blue over. It was very surprising and I used to be bummed,” stated Cho.

Nonetheless, he heartily expressed that regardless of his disappointment with the cancellation he was very “warmed by the response”.

“…I used to be very warmed by the response. I want I might have contacted everyone and gotten hugs. You possibly can’t try this now, however … I don’t know what that is. I’m mystified a bit of bit about how one can join with individuals that you simply don’t know doing all your work, however I received’t query it. I’ll worth it and treasure it. I’m simply actually deeply appreciative that anybody would care. It’s beautiful to me.”

Whereas taking pictures in New Zealand, Cho incurred an harm that took its toll on the actor. He ended up taking a yr off as a result of his surgical procedure and bodily remedy after which he returned to the units to complete the remainder of the present.

“I put a number of my life into it,” stated Cho. “I’d gotten injured taking pictures that present and so I took a yr off due to the surgical procedure and devoted myself to rehab, got here again, and completed the present. It was this big mountain for me to climb, therapeutic from that harm. I felt good about myself consequently. We additionally shot the present in New Zealand, so my household moved there.”

Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the studio Dawn‘s anime, Cowboy Bebop, was canceled lower than a month after its season one premiere as a result of disappointing reception.

Adopted by the information, greater than 145,000 followers signed a petition to deliver again the Netflix movie for a season 2, however the OTT big hasn’t but confirmed something.

Netflix didn’t launch an official clarification as to why the collection was canceled. Nonetheless, shortly after its launch, Cowboy Bebop obtained a comparatively low ranking on Rotten Tomatoes, pulling 47% from critics and 58% from followers. Viewership for the live-action additionally noticed a steep decline, dropping 59% within the first week after its debut.

The ten-episode collection debuted on Nov. 19, 2021, on Netflix.

Netflix and Tomorrow Studios co-produced the collection starring John Cho as Spike, Mustafa Shakir as Jet, Daniella Pineda as Faye, Alex Hassell as Vicious, and Elena Satine as Julia.

Supply: The Hollywood Reporter