# 47 Ronin Remake **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 17, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-ronin-remake/567974 "2011-01-17T18:46:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-ronin-remake/567974/1 "2011-01-17T18:46:55Z")
I was watching _The Graham Norton Show_ the other day, and Keanu Reeves was one of the guests. Apparently, he’s in England getting ready to do a remake of [The 47 Ronin](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033654/), one of the classic samurai stories. There have been a number of movie versions of the story, so another remake is not the issue, but who thought Keanu Reeves makes sense for this? [Add in](http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie-news/8556/47-ronin-starring-keanu-reeves-to-be-shot-and-released-in-3-d) a first-time director, the writer of the _Fast and Furious_ movies, and 3-D, this screams disaster. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-ronin-remake/567974/2 "2011-01-17T19:12:52Z")
At least it’s not Nick Cage. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-ronin-remake/567974/3 "2011-01-17T20:32:22Z")
How do you say “whoa” in Japanese? ---
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-ronin-remake/567974/4 "2011-01-18T00:22:56Z")
When I saw the thread title, I thought to myself, “Oh, cool.” Then I read the name “Keanu” and I though, “Oh, dear.” That aside … has anyone else ever thought that a Disney cartoon version of the 47 Ronin would be … well, hilarious? Not if they actually made it, but just as a thought experiment? (How’re they gonna change the ending of _this_ one?!) ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-ronin-remake/567974/5 "2011-01-18T00:59:07Z")
Eh, its not like Reeves has never been in a good movie before. He’s not the worlds most versatile actor, but he’s hardly a death sentence for a film. On the other hand, the writers filmography is pretty grim, fast and furious was probably the _best_ movie he’s been associated with. Also, glancing at Reeves filmography, he’s going to be in a Cowboy Beebop film later this year! Holy Crap! ETA: or googling the Beebop movie, its apparently not happening this year anyways. Ah well. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_in_second_hand_clothing)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-ronin-remake/567974/6 "2011-01-18T01:14:34Z")
Keanu Reeves? Who do they have playing their leader, Tom Hanks? Will they cast Shia LeBeouf as the scrappy rookie? Come on, people! We’ve got 47 samurai to cast\*-- this could be the greatest ensemble movie since Ocean’s 13! \*White people only. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-ronin-remake/567974/7 "2011-01-18T01:41:31Z")
Dude, Keanu, is like, 1/16 Chinese, brah. Isn’t that pretty much the same thing as Japanese? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/47-ronin-remake/567974/8 "2011-01-18T03:28:56Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > Also, glancing at Reeves filmography, he’s going to be in a Cowboy Beebop film later this year! Holy Crap! Q\_Q In Japanese, Keanu’s ‘woah’ is probably best translated as a very subdued すげい (sugei)