John Cho is reacting to some controversy surrounding his Cowboy Bebop casting. The 49-year-old actor plays bounty-hunter Spike Spiegel in the live-action adaptation of the anime, which is set to be released on Netflix this fall.
In an interview with Vulture, John shared his thoughts on fans who felt he was too old to play Spike, who is 27 in the original show. Click inside to see his response… “The biggest fear that I had was I was too old,” he admitted. “I knew people were gonna have issues with my age.
And I had to get over it.” “I’m not a person who says age is just a number or whatever. It was gonna be harder — physically.
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