Live Action Adaptation Of Akira Finds A New Lease On Life
Monday 14 September 2009 @ 11:31 pm | By Ivan 'Nahu' Lozano 8 Comments
After not hearing about it for quite some time, we’re finally getting news on the live action Hollywood adaptation of Akira. No longer is it under the production of Appian Way, DiCaprio’s production company, but under the watchful eye of Warner Bros. The old preliminary script has also been scrapped and a new one is in the works by Hawk Ostby and Mark Fergus, better known for their work on the immensely thrilling and tense Children of Men.
At least now it feels like the franchise is under more expert hands. Maybe it wont be turned into a half-assed teenage angst flick with a Linkin Park soundtrack, which months ago we explained in the above picture. Children of Men had a fantastic script, mature and sensible, we can only hope some of that makes it through here. If said script ends up getting the green light we’d see the film produced next year and hitting the big screen as early as 2011. I’m confident by 2011 our CGI technology will be capable of photorealistic giant mutant babies, otherwise why bother?
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Akira is one of the only anime films that I’m curious about how well Hollywood will adapt it.
For some reason, I keep envisioning a similar style to ‘The Watchmen’…
I feel the exact opposite way about this. COM was the most disappointing movie I have ever seen second only to newest Harry Potter film. Had such an interesting premise but then took aim and shot itself in the foot. Over and over and over.
I was cautiously optimistic before about this project but now no more.
At least there still is hope from Marvel… What!?!?!? Bought by who??!? NOOOOOOO!
Really? I found CoM to be expertly executed, had a very stoic delivery.
Seconded… CoM is a great movie…
At least this is one anime adaptation I feel confident won’t get fucked up.
I’m not confident it wont get fucked up, this is Hollywood we’re talking about.
At least its under more capable hands… with hollywood it now just means seeing who’ll fuck it up less…
And i think that akira’s odds are now pointing towards the “less” area of fucked up-ness.
here’s hoping
So many anime has been fucked up by hollywood that it hurts
Wowzors I don’t know why but I guess I’m in the minority with my opinion of COM ^_^ no big deal though. I stand by my statement before but would love to be wrong. Here’s to hoping for at least that. :D