Warner Bros. is reportedly planning to make a trilogy of movies based on anime classic Akira, with Christopher Nolan in talks to be involved.
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Den of Geek reports that Warner are planning three movies to be adapted from Katsuhiro Otomo’s dystopian manga, with Jaume Collet-Serra (Run All Night) no longer attached as a director.
The report adds that Nolan has been brought in to talk with “a previously attached filmmaker” about the project.
This week, it was announced that Nolan’s next film as director will be released in 2017 and, with no title announced for that project, this report will ignite speculation that Nolan could be getting behind the camera for Akira.
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Originally published September 14, 2015. Updated December 15, 2019.
