In July 2023, fans received explosive news that a new anime titled Lazarus will be given by cowboy bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe, who, during San Diego Comic-Con, shared some behind-the-scenes information, including how surprising Cowboy Bebop, John Wick and the new series Lazarus are all related.
Lazarus has been slated to become next year’s biggest series. With so many iconic names and companies working on the project, anticipation for this title has skyrocketed. Shortly after the first Lazarus trailer was released, giving fans a glimpse of the quality they can expect, some of the people behind the series attended a special Toonami panel at San Diego Comic Child. For the first time, Shinichiro Watanabe reveals his character profile and talks about his experience creating the series, as well as revealing a surprising fact about the connection between his works and the work. by fellow director Chad Stahelski in the John Wick film series.
Cowboy Bebop’s Watanabe reveals connection between John Wick and new project Lazarus.
While it was announced that the directors of both Cowboy Bebop and John Wick would be teaming up for a surprising initial anime series, Watanabe revealed in SDCC that the team has been around for a long time. As it turns out, both directors have been fans of each other’s work for quite some time. During the Toonami panel, Watanabe revealed that Stahelski was actually the first director that came to mind when imagining action sequences for the anime, as he wanted the film to be more action-oriented. The two of them actually briefly worked together on The Animatrix in 2003 when Stahelski was still a stuntman, but Watanabe initially thought it would be difficult to contact director John Wick and offered him a job on an animated series. .
Despite the uncertainty that Stahelski would accept the offer, the producers contacted action director John Wick, who immediately jumped at the opportunity because he was already a huge fan. by Watanabe and especially his work on Cowboy Bebop. In fact, he credits Cowboy Bebop for influencing him and his eventual work in John Wick. Now it all comes together as Lazarus is the perfect way for two iconic directors to collaborate, each drawing inspiration from the other throughout the project.
The lucky fans who attended the panel at SDCC were then treated to real-life action sequences shot by Chad Stahelski, which would later appear animated in Lazarus, showing absolute dedication. by both directors to make both the action and the story high quality. Although the release date of the series is yet to be confirmed, Adult Swim has revealed that Lazarus will premiere sometime around 2024. For now, fans can watch John Wick through other eyes to see if they can discern the influence of John Wick. cowboy bebop in action scenes.
Source: AnimeNewsNetwork
