Following Akira and Ghost in the Shell announcements, apparently Cowboy Bebop is in for a live-action adaptation as well. IF Magazine talked with veteran producer Erwin Stoff (via AICN) and discovered that he’s working on making a live-action Cowboy Bebop movie with Fox. Apparently it’s very fresh news: “I’m really excited to be working on it, and it’s in the really early stages. We just signed it the other day.”

If you’re not so familiar with Bebop, it’s an incredibly popular Japanese anime TV series that was first aired back in 1998 and has become a hit in the US, Japan and other countries. I’m a big fan myself since I enjoyed the story and the characters. Though i hated the ending, I’m still definitely excited to see this one come to life as well.