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  • trobinson97
    Lie,cheat,steal,kill: Win
    • Oct 2004
    • 16366

    #1

    Akira - Live Action!

    One of my favorite anime movies is coming to a theater near you.
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    Originally posted by Reuters-Hollywood Reporter
    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The anime classic "Akira" is getting the live-action big screen treatment courtesy of Leonardo DiCaprio and a first-time feature filmmaker.

    "Akira" originated in 1988 as a manga and then as an animated film co-written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. The story was set in a neon-lit postapocalyptic "New Tokyo" in 2019 where a teen biker gang member is subjected to a government experiment that unleashes his latent powers. The gang's leader must find a way to stop the ensuing swathe of destruction.

    With its mature themes and cutting-edge animation, "Akira" was a milestone movie in anime and mainstream animation circles, leading the way for anime to make inroads into Western pop culture in the 1990s.

    The new story, which DiCaprio will produce for Warner Bros., ideally would be a two-part epic, with the first movie coming out next summer. The action will move to "New Manhattan," a city rebuilt by Japanese money.

    It will mark the feature directorial debut of commercials veteran Ruairi Robinson, who sold the studio on his vision. The Irish native, who was nominated for a best animated short Oscar in 2001 for the sci-fi comedy "Fifty Percent Grey," also wrote and directed a sci-fi short titled "The Silent City."
    I have high hopes for this seeing that DiCaprio is attached to it. Should be good stuff.
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  • triplej96
    24fps
    • Aug 2002
    • 2152

    #2
    Re: Akira - Live Action!

    Wow! This could be great!
    -Josh

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    • trobinson97
      Lie,cheat,steal,kill: Win
      • Oct 2004
      • 16366

      #3
      Re: Akira - Live Action!

      Yeah it could! There are rumors that DiCaprio will not only be producing but starring as Kaneda, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tetsuo.

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      Ain't It Cool is reporting that breakout actor Joseph Gordon Levitt ('The Lookout', 'Brick' and 'G.I.Joe') is on deck to play Tetsuo in the live-action 'Akira' movie.
      While the rumor site echoes some of the news that was presented in the trades last night, they also have the scoop that Leonardo DiCaprio, who has previously been mentioned only as a producer, may also star in the movie as Kaneda.
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      • triplej96
        24fps
        • Aug 2002
        • 2152

        #4
        Re: Akira - Live Action!

        Even cooler I have talked to the director on a forum about 8 months ago check youtube for some of his shorts. I'm looking foward to it.

        Silent City Cillan Murphy is in it
        50% Grey
        -Josh

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        • tanis38
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          • Jul 2004
          • 1100

          #5
          Re: Akira - Live Action!

          Akira is a classic, I hope they don't butcher it.
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          • wwharton
            *ll St*r
            • Aug 2002
            • 26949

            #6
            Re: Akira - Live Action!

            It's gotta be better than the LIVE movie of Fist of the North Star starring Downtown Julie Brown.

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