Akira movie update
'AKIRA' Live-Action Film Dead, Chris Weston's Bike Redesign Lost to the Ages
In what is possibly the best comics-to-film news we'll report this year, the live-action American adaptation of AKIRA that pretty much everyone agreed was a terrible idea has apparently been shelved. Director Albert Hughes walked away from the project in May, shortly after George Takei popularized bitter fan sentiment about controversial casting rumors, and now concept designer and comic book artist Chris Weston has revealed that he redesigned Kaneda's iconic motorcycle before the project "floundered."
Nevermind, Live-Action 'AKIRA' Movie Still Happening with 'Unknown' Director
Just when it seemed that plans to produce a live-action American film based on AKIRA, the seminal and sacrosanct manga and anime created by Katsuhiro Otomo, had been scuttled in the name of good taste, it turns out the project is actually very much alive. Variety reports the film, produced by Warner Bros. and Leonardo DiCaprio, will be directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown, Orphan, House of Wax).
It was just within the last several days that ComicsAlliance, io9 and other sites were reporting that the live-action American adaptation of AKIRA that pretty much everyone agreed was a bad idea had apparently been shelved. Director Albert Hughes walked away from the project in May, shortly after George Takei popularized bitter fan sentiment about controversial casting rumors, and concept designer and comic book artist Chris Weston, who was hired to redesign Kaneda's iconic motorcycle for the film, characterized the project as having "floundered." Obviously, that is not the case
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Okay, perhaps I'm overreacting. There is still the chance that this new crew might understand Akira a little better, and there's no word on the status of the old script, nor any of the rumored casting choices.
Thoughts?
In what is possibly the best comics-to-film news we'll report this year, the live-action American adaptation of AKIRA that pretty much everyone agreed was a terrible idea has apparently been shelved. Director Albert Hughes walked away from the project in May, shortly after George Takei popularized bitter fan sentiment about controversial casting rumors, and now concept designer and comic book artist Chris Weston has revealed that he redesigned Kaneda's iconic motorcycle before the project "floundered."
Nevermind, Live-Action 'AKIRA' Movie Still Happening with 'Unknown' Director
Just when it seemed that plans to produce a live-action American film based on AKIRA, the seminal and sacrosanct manga and anime created by Katsuhiro Otomo, had been scuttled in the name of good taste, it turns out the project is actually very much alive. Variety reports the film, produced by Warner Bros. and Leonardo DiCaprio, will be directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown, Orphan, House of Wax).
It was just within the last several days that ComicsAlliance, io9 and other sites were reporting that the live-action American adaptation of AKIRA that pretty much everyone agreed was a bad idea had apparently been shelved. Director Albert Hughes walked away from the project in May, shortly after George Takei popularized bitter fan sentiment about controversial casting rumors, and concept designer and comic book artist Chris Weston, who was hired to redesign Kaneda's iconic motorcycle for the film, characterized the project as having "floundered." Obviously, that is not the case
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Okay, perhaps I'm overreacting. There is still the chance that this new crew might understand Akira a little better, and there's no word on the status of the old script, nor any of the rumored casting choices.
Thoughts?