Titus Welliver Joins Anthony Bourdain Graphic Novel Adaptation "Get Jiro"

[Danja]

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Titus Welliver Joins Voice Cast Of ‘Get Jiro’ As Anthony Bourdain Graphic Novel Adaptation Promises “Food, Mayhem And Violence”

Anthony Bourdain’s renegade sushi chef hits screens soon in Get Jiro on Adult Swim; series creator Alessandro Tanaka told Deadline what to expect

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“Everybody’s needs are being met digitally, whether it’s sex or travel, you can put on goggles and go anywhere, but the one thing you cannot do is eat and taste food, and because of that, chefs have become the most powerful people in Los Angeles,” Tanaka said, unpacking the plot.

“They’re like gangsters as they take each other out. The comic starts where this mysterious Japanese sushi chef (Jiro) lands in Los Angeles, and he starts playing everyone against each other. As the series continues, we see that there’s a whole method to his madness, and the entire thing is like him creating a recipe for the grand finale. A lot of food, mayhem and violence happens.”

Given the Bourdain heritage of the project, the pressure was on to make sure the food scenes were completely on point. “We really needed to make sure, obviously, that we got the food right,” Tanaka said. “We got this guy named Matt Goulding, who was a coworker and a very good friend of Bourdain’s. He would read every script, look at every animatic and watch every episode.”

 

[HIjol]

Titus Welliver has been one of my Favs since I first saw him in Deadwood!!!

 

[Danja]

Titus Welliver has been one of my Favs since I first saw him in Deadwood!!!

Bourdain got around (He was a culinary consultant on Disney's Ratatouille. He taught Remy how to cook.)