The world of manga and anime has lost one of its brightest stars with the passing of Akira Toriyama, the creative genius behind Dragon Ball. At the age of 68, Toriyama-san succumbed to acute subdural hematoma, leaving behind a legacy that has touched the lives of millions around the globe. … [Read More]
Or something like that. It seems the guys at WB are psychic because just as I was putting the finishing touches on my article about films that were announced but never released someone said “Oh shit, we do have those film rights! Let’s attach Christopher Nolan because it works so … [Read More]
The live-action Akira project has been dead since January 6, 2012. But it doesn’t mean that production didn’t go underway and it’s always curious to see samples from films that don’t quite get going regardless of casting, etc or just how far it is they get. More of Chris … [Read More]
You know a part of me forgot that we almost had a live action adaptation of Akira. The movie had seen many starts and stops with directors coming and going like an amusement park ride. This was the movie that should have been but never would have been great. Expectations … [Read More]
The Akira movie is on Hold. The film had a very tumultous road to development including losing stars and directors that had one point or another been attached to the project, constantly being put in hiatus, as well as overall negative feedback from fans of the original anime who caught … [Read More]
Seems that there’s more trouble surrounding the production of the live action adaptation of Akira as it seems that production on the film has been shut down entirely. What happened? It seems to be a budget issue as the producers for the film don’t seem to be entirely happy with … [Read More]
More details are emerging regarding the live action adaptation of Akira. Today we have a possible synopsis of the movie that needs to digested with a few grains of salt as they don’t appear to be officially confirmed by anyone involved. Either way, here’s an idea of how the movie … [Read More]
The Akira movie is certainly in gear now that they’ve secured a director and given the film a green light so it’s only natural that remaining roles will begin casting. Today’s announcement is that Kristen Stewart’s name is in the hat for one of those roles. Source: Coming Soon The … [Read More]
This Akira movie is starting to make further traction toward production a lot sooner than I ever thought possible. This movie has been stuck in development hell for what seems like an eternity up until earlier this year when The Book of Eli director Albert Hughes was attached to the … [Read More]
It feels like just last week that we found out that the live action adaptation of Akira had received a director and the greenlight to enter production and this week we’re discovering possible casting choices for some prime roles in the movie. Source: /Film We heard last week that Garrett … [Read More]
You know it’s been quite a long time since the last time we had an opportunity to talk about Akira, with the last bit of news being pretty disappointing with “The Book of Eli” director >Albert Hughes walking away from the project. Today we get some positive news for the … [Read More]
It was a bit too good to be true. Book of Eli helmer Albert Hughes was preparing to take on directorial duties for Warner Bros. planned live adaptation of Akira. Not anymore. Source: Deadline The twists and turns on the Warner Bros adaptation of anime artist Katsuhiro Otomo’s graphic novel … [Read More]