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Firstly, there has been the fear of whitewashing or racebending, casting American or other Western actors in lieu of Japanese ones, which has frequently come to light when such actors have been reported as under consideration for these roles.

[8], Shortly after Warner Bros. acquired the rights, Stephen Norrington was slated to direct with James Robinson writing the screenplay and Dan Lin producing. Akira will film in California following an $18.5 million tax credit award from the California Film Commission. ComingSoon.net is a property of Mandatory, an Evolve Media, LLC company.

And that’s not even mentioning the Akira live-action remake arriving in 2021.. During this year’s Los Angeles Anime Expo the Akira creator announced not one, but two new projects in the pipeline.

[10] Whitta, in a 2015 interview, said that the story would have taken place in a futuristic Japan-owned Manhattan, renaming the region to New Tokyo. The leader of the group rushes to stabilize their friend and prevent him from causing another apocalyptic explosion as a group of insurgents attempt to take down the military-controlled government. Serialized as a manga from 1982 to 1990, Akira became an international sensation after Otomo directed an animated feature version in … Gary Oldman Won’t Be in ‘Akira’, Ken Watanabe Offered Colonel Role Instead, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Akira_(planned_film)&oldid=974384466, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 22 August 2020, at 18:06. [25][26] Filming was scheduled to have commenced in California in July 2019. [5][6] The directors reportedly had some freedom with the project; according to writer Gary Whitta, who had written an early draft of the screenplay, they were told that Otomo had instructed those working on the film "basically to not be afraid to change things, that he wanted to see an original and different interpretation, not just a straight-up remake". Katsuhiro Otomo created the now classic Akira manga. These latest updates are great news as Akira fans brace themselves for Waititi’s upcoming live-action adaptation, a long-embattled project that Warner Bros. has been trying to get off the ground for years. Affiliate Disclosure: Evolve Media LLC, and its owned and operated websites may receive a small commission from the proceeds of any product(s) sold through affiliate and direct partner links. Akira is a planned cyberpunk live-action film based on the Japanese manga, Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo. Fans of Katsuhiro Otomo‘s 1988 anime classic are about to get inundated with Akira. The Akira movie production team is expected to spend upwards of $92 million in the state of California. Producer Andrew Lazar said that the first film would cover volumes 1 through 3 of the manga, with the rest covered in the second film. Just in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (which play a major part in the original film), Akira creator and director Katsuhiro Otomo has confirmed that he will be helming a new anime series continuing the story of the groundbreaking cyberpunk classic, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The movie is a passion project for Waititi, who saw the animated movie when he was a kid in the late ’80s. Posted on Monday, July 8th, 2019 by Hoai-Tran Bui. Katsuhiro Otomo has been keeping busy. He also helmed the live-action films World Apartment Horror and Mushishi. [22] Jordan Peele was offered the chance to direct, but declined. While Waititi is a great filmmaker, there’s no one that fans can trust more with Akira than the creator himself, Otomo. Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy. [34][35][36], "Akira: The long and tortured history of the live-action remake", "Akira: The Long, Exhausting History of Hollywood's Live-Action Movie", "Akira: The Tortured History of the Unmade Live-Action Adaptation", "Akira creator says he must approve any live-action film", "Why Does The Akira Movie Keep Running Into Production Problems?