John Cho’s Cowboy Bebop Injury Almost Made Netflix Do a Face/Off

When John Cho was initially forged as Spike Spiegel for Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop adaptation in 2019, the response was fairly optimistic. After all, folks love themselves some John Cho and think about him a reliably partaking actor. Come six months later, Cho had an on-set harm that noticed manufacturing being halted whereas he took the time to heal.

Now that Bebop is out within the wind and people have put their eyeballs on it, Cho not too long ago bought the chance to talk extra candidly about what occurred. The actor appeared on James Corden’s Late Late Show and revealed he tore his ACL whereas filming a nighttime scene. While he nonetheless isn’t certain what brought on it, discussions had been had throughout his restoration time in regards to the not unusual methodology of working round his harm. One such suggestion was CG his face onto one other actor, a la The Irishman. Or to place it in a funnier means: sure, they considered taking his face…off. (Presumably, this might not be the sequel we’re alleged to be getting.)

Of course, that didn’t occur, as a result of that may’ve been some huge cash to take action. Similarly, a significantly cheaper choice of simply utilizing a stool and taking pictures from the waste up was off the desk, since based on Cho, “they thought, ‘this is dangerous.’” So with a 12 months off to get better, Cho discovered himself simply excited about his smoking, noodle loving goofball cowboy.

“I don’t think I’ve ever thought about a single role more,” Cho mentioned, speaking about how he considered Spike and the present “every day” whereas doing his yearlong bodily remedy. The first season was completed along with his model new knee, and he’s glad that issues are going effectively. “So far, so good,” he joked whereas knocking on wooden. “I’m supposed to be at 100 percent, but don’t test me.”

Among different issues, Cho’s nonetheless identified for enjoying Sulu within the Star Trek reboots, and between that and Bebop, it seems he can’t avoid sci-fi. When requested by Reggie Watts if he’d ever think about filming a film in house, like what Tom Cruise is planning to finally do, Cho responded “yes” with the seriousness of a kid who was simply requested in the event that they wished a brand new toy. “If you can learn the piano,” he mentioned to Corden, “I can actually go into space.” Maybe that may be the plan for if Bebop will get a second season.

Cowboy Bebop is out now on Netflix.

[through The Hollywood Reporter]

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