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Taika Waititi offers a few words on his plans for Akira

April 21, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Although he’s currently in pre-production on his next film Jojo Rabbit – where he’ll portray an imaginary Hitler – director Taika Waititi also remains in development on the long-gestating live-action Akira movie. Waititi has previously said that he’s keen to adapt the original manga rather than the iconic anime film, and the Thor: Ragnarok helmer has […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Akira, Taika Waititi

The Predator production designer enlisted for live-action Akira

January 4, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Having been in development for over 15 years now, it seems that the live-action Hollywood remake of Akira is finally starting to move forward towards production. With Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi reportedly circling the director’s chair – and stating that he’s looking to adapt the manga, rather than the classic anime movie – it […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Akira

Taika Waititi confirms Akira talks, wants to adapt the manga rather than the anime movie

October 11, 2017 by Samuel Brace

Taika Waititi has said that he would want to craft an adaptation of the Akira manga, rather than the anime. There has been a lot of talk over the years about a live action adaptation of the much beloved Japanese property Akira. Numerous directors have been suggested for the task but the latest to be […]

Filed Under: Anime, Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Akira, Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi in talks to direct Akira adaptation

September 20, 2017 by Ricky Church

As we approach the release of the next Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Ragnarok, we may have an idea of what director Taika Waititi’s next big blockbuster project will be, as Deadline is reporting that he has entered talks with Warner Bros. to adapt the graphic novel series Akira into a live action feature film. WB has […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Akira, Leonoardo DiCaprio, Taika Waititi

Akira movie update, Universal’s Dark Universe in potential legal problems and more – Daily News Roundup

June 2, 2017 by Luke Owen

AKIRA The long-gestating Akira movie has seemingly been in development forever by this point. Several director names have been rumoured and attached, but no cast has ever been announced or even a whiff of a production start date. Original director Katsuhiro Otomo has no issues with his vision being remade into a live-action format, but in […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Akira, Angelina Jolie, Bride of Frankenstein, Bumblebee, Dark Universe, DC, DC Extended Universe, Dwayne Johnson, Justice League, Murder on the Orient Express, The Wolfman, Transformers, Wonder Woman

Akira creator says that he has one “major condition” for the live-action remake

June 1, 2017 by Jordan Jones

Akira creator, and director Katsuhiro Otomo has absolutely no problems with a remake of his groundbreaking 1988 anime, he tells Forbes. However, Otomo does reveal that he has one condition that absolutely needs to be met for the remake to go forward: “While I haven’t seen the new live-action Ghost in the Shell, when it comes to Akira I have […]

Filed Under: Jordan Jones, Movies, News Tagged With: Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo

Jordan Peele is being courted to direct the live-action Akira movie

March 30, 2017 by Samuel Brace

Warner Bros. is courting Jordan Peele to direct the long awaited film adaptation of the popular anime Akira. With the success brought his way through his work directing Get Out – a horror film centred on a young black man visiting his girlfriend’s creepy Caucasian family – one can imagine that Peele will be getting […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Akira, Get Out, Jordan Peele

Rumour: Warner Bros. wants Justin Lin to direct live-action Akira

June 26, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Despite numerous setbacks over the past decade, it seems that Warner Bros. is still very keen on its live-action manga adaptation Akira, with a rumour from Jeff Sneider on Meet the Movie Press suggesting that the studio is looking to Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6, Star Trek Beyond) as the man to finally bring […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Akira, Justin Lin

Warner Bros. rumoured to be planning Akira trilogy with Christopher Nolan

September 14, 2015 by Tom Beasley

Warner Bros. is reportedly planning to make a trilogy of movies based on anime classic Akira, with Christopher Nolan in talks to be involved. SEE ALSO: George Takei petitions against all-white casting choices for Akira adaptation SEE ALSO: Watch the Honest Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar Den of Geek reports that Warner are planning three […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Akira, Christopher Nolan

Warner Bros. resurrects live-action Akira with Daredevil showrunner

June 9, 2015 by Gary Collinson

It looks like Warner Bros.’ planned live-action Akira adaptation is back on, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that new Daredevil co-showrunner Marco J. Ramirez (Sons of Anarchy) has signed on to write a script for the studio’s take on the anime classic. Warner Bros. has been mulling over an Akira movie since the early 2000s, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Akira, Marco J. Ramirez

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