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John Cho injured on set of Netflix’s COWBOY BEBOP. 7-9 month hiatus.
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I meeeeaaaaaaaan
It should've been him from the get go
I know right? First time I saw him in Warrior, I thought he'd be a perfect choice for Spike
He will be almost 50. Wtf is this absurd casting. A 50 year old injured man with zero experience in fighting and physical roles is going to play....Spike 😂
Rather have a good actor. He's had physical stuff in Star Trek no?
No need turn this into like wu assassins or something.
No need turn this into like wu assassins or something.
I live John Cho so I'm glad to hear it's just a knee and nothing serious.
But damn, the dudes 47. Even if rehearsed people his age shouldn't be doing stunts. Did they not have a stunt double or something?
(Which is not to say I'd have preferred a stunt double get injured but rather someone professional at stunts who may not have gotten injured in the first place).
But damn, the dudes 47. Even if rehearsed people his age shouldn't be doing stunts. Did they not have a stunt double or something?
(Which is not to say I'd have preferred a stunt double get injured but rather someone professional at stunts who may not have gotten injured in the first place).
Oof, that's a shame for him and everyone working on that production. It's nice that Netflix is willing to wait... but 7-9 months means that Disney+ AND HBO Max will launch in the meantime. No guarantee that they remain patient if they start hemorrhaging subscribers.
I wonder if they will re cast, or have a stunt double do his role and like digitally put his face over it? Im surprised they are waiting to wait almost a year to resume production
Not to sound callous but a 7-9 month delay seems like it would be a lot more expensive than paying out his contract and casting your runner up.
Nothing against John Cho, and hopefully his recovery goes well, but I'd also hope that was at least presented to him as an option.
Nothing against John Cho, and hopefully his recovery goes well, but I'd also hope that was at least presented to him as an option.
People thinking this will turn out good will be in for a rude awakening.
I haven't been following the news for this but John Cho playing Spike?
They look nothing alike this is weird. And I don't mean in a racist way I just mean what a weird casting. Now with this injury the series will end up in production purgatory.
They look nothing alike this is weird. And I don't mean in a racist way I just mean what a weird casting. Now with this injury the series will end up in production purgatory.
You're more prone to injuries as you get older (and have similar levels of physical activity), much more if you lack experience in intense training. Acl tears occurs a lot on young teens as they start to get crazier in their physical activities. Of course his age (and probably past) matters a lot.
Even athletes have issues fully recovering from this type of tear, imagine an older actor who will (or should) be required some intensse physical activity. Spike is supposed to be really good at jeet kune do, i don't even understand how does netflix can imagine a soon to be 50 year old guy with a busted knee is in any way appropriate to be really good at throwing kicks.
Even athletes have issues fully recovering from this type of tear, imagine an older actor who will (or should) be required some intensse physical activity. Spike is supposed to be really good at jeet kune do, i don't even understand how does netflix can imagine a soon to be 50 year old guy with a busted knee is in any way appropriate to be really good at throwing kicks.
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Keanu Reeves, Jason Statham, and Tom Cruise are over 50 and still doing action movies. Disney turned Paul Rudd into an action star, even though CGI does most of the work. It's not uncommon. It just all depends if the talent can pull it off.
The first three have been action stars their entire careers. The latter is in a CGI fest. Those cases aren't comparable at all.
This might be filled with CGI and stunt doubles. Regardless, it's too early to rule Cho out.
My personal take:
They should recast the role. The dude is honestly too old for the part in the first place. It may not have been the main cause of why he was injured, but it doesn't matter. People age at different rates. What if this show goes 5 seasons, with a year and a half between each? He could start looking significantly older pretty quickly. The character is meant to be 20 years younger, why not cast someone 20 years younger?
Apart from that, a delay this long is highly abnormal. Bigger actors have been recast for much less. Someone behind the scenes must really like Cho. But this also negatively affects the hundreds of other people who were working on the show who are now out of a job for 7+ months and have to find something else to pay the bills -- which may in turn prevent them from returning to this specific project whenever it comes back.
They should recast the role. The dude is honestly too old for the part in the first place. It may not have been the main cause of why he was injured, but it doesn't matter. People age at different rates. What if this show goes 5 seasons, with a year and a half between each? He could start looking significantly older pretty quickly. The character is meant to be 20 years younger, why not cast someone 20 years younger?
Apart from that, a delay this long is highly abnormal. Bigger actors have been recast for much less. Someone behind the scenes must really like Cho. But this also negatively affects the hundreds of other people who were working on the show who are now out of a job for 7+ months and have to find something else to pay the bills -- which may in turn prevent them from returning to this specific project whenever it comes back.
While I like Cho acting, I agree with all of these. I also think he was miscast.
I heard someone saying that (compared to other studios), Netflix has a shocking lack of concern about schedules.
It's like, Netflix decides that they want you on their system. "This pitch looks great. How much money do you need to make this?" "We'll probably need around $X." "That sounds do-able. We'll cut you a check so you can get started." ... ... ... "Isn't this the part where you're supposed to ask me when we can finish delivering it by?" "Oh, right. Yeah, I suppose that's important information. I guess we just figured you'd be done when you're done. Don't rush on our account."
Netflix also doesn't particularly care how many episodes your season has, nor how long the episodes are. Because their system isn't rigidly structured like old network television. It doesn't have seasons or timeslots or reruns. There are apparently a bunch of old concerns that simply don't matter to Netflix.
Hope he's ok and his surgery goes well. Athletes come back from these things ok so maybe he can as well
