Hahah, hooooly shit dude. I saw the name, thought "What is Weazal talking about?", and then I looked at the picture. He's completely fucking perfect. =D

YESSSSS See? Aw man, I'm sad they missed this perfect opportunity but that's how it rolls :P Well, we'll see what they do with Keanu's hair. At least we know he can fight ;)

http://th06.deviantart.com/fs9/300W.....shad0wz0ne.jpg
you're telling me that that isn't spike?

As right as you are, I dunno, I would feel uncomfortable with any actor playing him :x

Wait, ISN'T spike? I don't get what you're saying...

No, I know there's no way you can get perfect adaptations, I'm not delusional in having unattainable expectations. Live action film is a *different* medium and I look forward to seeing what it's like having this fantastic world and characters realized in a more tangible sense. The movie isn't going to lessen the art or worth of the original series, so I'm mostly excited - and a little nervous - to see what they do with it :)

I meant
he looks so much like Spike
that is hard to believe that it's not him

Holy shit, Franco's a muuuuuch better choice than Keanu Reeves. Seriously, what? Why is Keanu still getting roles?

Just get Steve Blum to do it! He already knows the voice, right? Also, he's totally got the look and demeanor of Spike:

http://www.majorspoilers.com/wp-con.....microphone.jpg

Hold up, why are they just trying to make the first episode a two-hour movie? That's already one of the slowest episodes.

Ugh, is that the news? Only the 1st episode? At least they won't be trying to take on TOO much material, eh? I've really got my fingers crossed that they'll succeed at recreating the meticulously composed scenes and music that so defines it. Has Yoko Kanno ever scored live movies?

Steve Blum? I assume he does voice work? Weirdly, his chin is IDENTICAL but from what I just googled he seems too jovial and has a friendly fatherly look to him. Not really my first option but now I'm really curious to see him in action!

Man, it's hard to gauge sarcasm on the internet. I mean...the guy has short hair, a beard, and is screaming.

:/

lol my powers of observation have failed.

I wish the would use him. It would be nice to see him as something besides an emo-Goblin

Haha! It did take a little work to distance my impression of him from that roll. But we KNOW he's physically fit and I bet if he just slimmed down a bit, he would be a dead on match!

Gross Keanu. Im not the biggest fan of Franco, but I think he has the right amount of empty space in his head to pull of Spike, also the hair is pretty spot on. ;) Good call!

To be honest, I can't remember seeing Franco in any leading rolls. I wonder how he'd handle it...
Ok, just IMDBed him and he's actually remarkably diverse. Milk, for one. Follow up question - how physical could he be? He's young and fit, I'm sure it could work.

Ok. Still standing by this ;)