Akira

Stage: In Development / Action, Science Fiction, Thriller /

The leader of a bike gang tries to save his friend a government agency who uses his friend for psychic experiments. Due to budget issues, the movie has been placed on the backburner. Tetsuo and Kaneda would have been brothers in this live-action adaptation.

"Akira" stars Garrett Hedlund and Ken Watanabe.

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.
Written by Steve Kloves.
Produced by Andrew Lazar, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Production company/distributor: Warner Bros..

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Any Akira fans out there who want to see an opening scene storyboard for the live-action movie we almost had?
A live-action adaptation of AKIRA has never quite managed to come to pass - Warner Bros might yet find a way to make it happen, but right now the proverbial fish is dead in the fallout-filled water....
Paul Dano Confirms He Tested For 'Akira,' Says Someone Like Rian Johnson Should Direct
One of the busier actors in show business has to be twenty-eight year-old Paul Dano. Having turned heads in the moody indie “L.I.E.” when he was only sixteen years old, it was only years later before...
'Akira' Contender Toby Kebbell Critical Of Proposed Remake, Says Tetsuo & Kaneda Would Have Been Brothers
Make no mistake, there were more than a few concerned fans when last year Warner Bros. tried to put the pieces in place for their long-developing remake of the cult classic "Akira." The project went...
The Fringe: Akira Storyboards Reveal a Movie You Probably Won't See
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What's Popping: 'Bridesmaids 2', 'Akira', 'Star Trek 2', 'Jupiter Ascending'
Bridesmaids 2 Without Kristen Wiig Universal is eager to move forward with the sequel to the 2011 hit comedy Bridesmaids, according to the Hollywood Reporter. With a world wide gross of $288 million...
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