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Warner Bros. Planning Two Akira Pics
Warner Bros. will turn anime artist Katsuhiro Otomo's six-volume graphic novel masterwork "Akira" into two live action feature films, the first of which is being fast tracked for release in summer 2009, reports Variety.
WB, which had the "Akira" rights several years ago, only to let them lapse and then recapture them in a spirited bidding battle, is planning a twin-bill that the filmmakers have described as Blade Runner meets City of God.
The studio has closed a seven-figure rights acquisition deal with Kodansha, and has set Ruairi Robinson to direct a script by Gary Whitta (Book of Eli). Andrew Lazar's Mad Chance will produce with Appian Way's Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson.
Each feature will be comprised of three of the books in Otomo's series. The drama takes place in "New Manhattan," a metropolis that was rebuilt after being destroyed 31 years ago.
Robinson, an Irish helmer who has been Oscar-nominated for his short film and commercials work, is making his feature debut.
- trooper0
i hope they dont crucify it like they did with fist of the north star!
Kaneda's bike will be something to see tho!
- ukit0
Man, they better not fuck this up.
The original manga and film are classics.
- harlequino0
I remember when it was cool to be into Akira.
This is about 15 years back at least now.
- ukit0
However, I look forward to seeing a CGI version of Tetsuo destroy Tokyo.
- trooper0
i still have original cells from this!
- flashbender0
The bits of the story that were in the Kanye West video looked good - the taillight effect and what not.
stronger at: http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com…
- oh no..
that means his crappy music will be in the movie doesn't it?Meeklo - I hope not.flashbender
- oh no..
- mitee_0
Speaking of Kanye, i went to his house once on a music video i was working on and he had a 5 foot tall Robotech Valkyrie fighter (Skull leader to be exact). I asked him if he was a fan and complimented him on it and he didnt even know the name of the figure. I guess I made myself look like a big ass nerd. Hopefully he wont be near this movie or soundtrack.
- ha. so it was totally wasted then. too bad.flashbender
- people like that dont deserve them toysquagmire
- He's one of them thar faux gangsta psedo nerds like Pharrell wankstain and his bum buddy Lupe Fagtastico.ElectroLAX3000
- subimage0
Fuck yeah, I can't wait...
- nephronim0
ruairi is a good director and has been working on this for quite some time now, so give him a chance. He is well versed in the world of akira and should be a great addition.
- dopepope0
Oh this is too much for my nerves. Could be epic, could be dogshit. Or it could be EPIC DOGSHIT!
- OBBTKN0
^ You´re right dope... i´ll bet for epic-dogshit.
Why to put hands over this superb manga-anime masters??And i can´t imagine the precious neon chaos scenarios of Neo-tokyo traslated to... let´s say, times square postnuclear scenario??
And obviously they surelly are thinking on Vangelis for soundtrack...
- honest0
I'm getting fed up of Hollywood remakes, book/comic-into-movie adaptations, actor/actress come-back movies.
More original movies need to be made, we're starting to recycle too much.
- wendog0
the original movie is tight
- Spookytim0
I don't understand why they would make a movie about her and not Christina Aguilera who is much more inters... oh wait, Akira... Okay, I thought it, said shakira.
This film will be about as good as "Transformers, the movie" so I for one will not be waiting excitedly with child-like anticipation of great things to come.
I also heard, via and unsubstantiated blog source that there is talk of making a film/cgi hollywood version of Ghost in the Shell. Now that would be especially and magnificently fucking crap.
- ian0
I have to say that my hope for this are pretty low, its not a reflection on ruairi's work as a director but i just can't see it working, its going to be like Transformers et al, all just a bit meh. And especially after seeing the rubbish kanye west video where it looks like
'hey i just saw this kick ass cartoon lets make it into a video'
'cool, can we make it shit though, and add a dancing girl for no reason'
'no problems, lets add some random japanese stuff too to make it look cool'hype williams is some pile of shite.
- tank020
new manhattan?
really? ugh.
we already have a movie like that,
its called 'the warriors'