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deathtone (#135971)
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Akira Live Action http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1134795/
Quote: (yanked this from wiki) Akira is expected to be developed into two live action films with the first scheduled for a summer 2009 release. Warner Bros. and Appian Way Productions will adapt the two movies from the manga. The first film is expected to be an adaptation of the first three volumes. The second film may cover the last three volumes. Ruairi Robinson is directing in his feature film debut. He was nominated for a short film Oscar in 2002 for Fifty Percent Grey. Gary Whitta is writing the script. Andrew Lazar, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Jennifer Davisson will produce the film. The film is set in New Manhattan, a city rebuilt by Japanese money after being destroyed 31 years ago. No announcement has been made regarding the cast, although it is reported that DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be playing the lead roles of Kaneda and Tetsuo, respectively.
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:31 am
Ken Hayashi (#52012)
AnimeNfo Forum Moderator
We had a rather lively discussion here regarding live adaptions of anime. It was rather general though, and dealt with more than just Akira. You might be interested to check it out.
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:01 am
deathtone (#135971)
AnimeNfo Peasant
so Katsuhiro Ôtomo is going to be executive producer, i wonder if thats in name only to sale the film or if he'll actually take part.
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:33 pm
Ken Hayashi (#52012)
AnimeNfo Forum Moderator
Some things don't transition well to live action. Whether you stay true to the story or not, because some visual aspects don't look good using live action actors, it's not going to sit well with some viewers.
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:28 pm
Squid (#86437)
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squid (#86437) wrote: Seriously the hell are they gonna make a akira movie? I highly thought Hollywood will be able to understand all or any of the psychological and philosophical ideas in it. They're probably just gonna make a movie where psychic kids try to destroy the world or something and worst why the hell is the setting in Manhattan?
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:08 pm
SupraGuy (#92823)
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As to the setting, it's probably just to explain why everyone is speaking in English.
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Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:05 am
Ken Hayashi (#52012)
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It's not the way they look but rather the fact that I can't get my little brain reconfigured to believe such feats possible.
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:19 am
Avalanche (#92065)
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Work on the movie seems to be going on a lot from the way news keeps coming in (unlike the adaptation of Battle Angel which has slipped of the radar completely) I just read somewhere that the Akira movie which is coming up will be directly adapted from the manga and not the anime movie. Caprio is not acting on it, just supervising and all that. Thats the good news.
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 8:35 pm
Ken Hayashi (#52012)
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Avalanche (#92065) wrote: Testsuko will be renamed to Travis. Thats the bad news.
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 3:16 pm
deathtone (#135971)
AnimeNfo Peasant
Ken Hayashi (#52012) wrote: Avalanche (#92065) wrote: Testsuko will be renamed to Travis. Thats the bad news.
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:45 pm
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