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Post by Word™ on Oct 20, 2011 3:03:01 GMT -5
SHH.com
The live-action Akira is getting close to becoming a reality. Variety reports that Warner Bros. has greenlit the project with director Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown) attached to direct. What's more, they may have already found their leading man in TRON: Legacy star Garrett Hedlund.
Famously adapted as an anime in 1988, Akira will be based on the original manga by Katsuhiro Otomo, depicting a sci-fi cyberpunk dystopia, but will relocate the action to "New Manhattan" rather than "Neo-Tokyo."
Hedlund's involvement is only tentative at the moment, but he would up be for the part of the original story's Kaneda (there is not yet word on whether or not the character names will be changed).
Budgeted at $90 million, Akira could shoot as early as February of next year.
Oh god.. I hate that kid with such a passion.
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Post by Happy Pizza on Oct 20, 2011 10:44:20 GMT -5
That sounds absolutely terrible, like something you'll have to try to forget even existed within a year of its release.
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Post by noir on Oct 20, 2011 10:51:42 GMT -5
Akira was fantastic, and as much as I don't want anything to tarnish it, it definitely is an anime that could lend itself to a live action remake in terms of characters, set pieces, costumes etc. Not saying that this will be any good, but there's definitely potential since it's not so 'distinctly Japanese'. Whatever happened to JGL and DiCaprio's involvement though?
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Post by King Shocker the Monumentous on Oct 20, 2011 11:08:01 GMT -5
TETSUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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Post by mrmad426 on Oct 20, 2011 11:16:05 GMT -5
Was'nt DiCaprio attached to this at one point?
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Post by moocow on Oct 20, 2011 11:25:56 GMT -5
I can't wait to see how horrible this is going to be.
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Post by Wato Stan Account on Oct 20, 2011 12:16:42 GMT -5
DiCaprio I think was only ever producing it and probably still is.
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Post by specterkev on Oct 29, 2011 2:36:45 GMT -5
I've dreaed this day for some time.. and now it;s finally been greenlit.. dammit they are going to ruin a classic.
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Post by TurboEddie on Oct 29, 2011 13:21:58 GMT -5
Another classic ruined.
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