What happened to live-action Akira?
So Akira ended up shifting two years down the track.” Warner Bros. was so confident in the project finally getting off the ground that they had scheduled Akira for release on May 21, 2021, with filming planned to start in California in July 2019. However, Warner Bros. has since put the movie on indefinite hold.
Was Akira Cancelled?
The Suicide Squad: How the Akira Movie’s Cancellation Led to Taika Waititi’s Role. As it turns out, the cancellation of Warner Bros. live-action Akira project led to Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi’s role in the upcoming The Suicide Squad film.
Will Akira be remade?
Waititi has been very open about how the new adaptation of Akira keeps getting pushed back or cancelled by studios. In 2019 it was announced Waititi had been assigned to direct the film for a 2021 release date. Now, in a new interview, the director has given his first update on where the new version of Akira is.
Who owns the rights to Akira?
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. acquired the rights to a live-action Akira film in 2002, but since then has had difficulty in getting a project started, with it remaining in development hell. At least five different directors and ten different writers have been attached at various times.
Is Taika Waititi making Akira?
Writer/director Taika Waititi confirms he is still working to make a live-action adaptation of the iconic 1988 anime movie Akira.
Is Akira a real story?
Akira is an anime inspired by a real-life catastrophe, but it’s not the only anime that based its plot on true events. Fact is usually stranger than fiction, but in the case of anime, the truth led to things wilder than ever imagined.
What is Leonardo DiCaprio’s Favourite anime?
The actor and producer has been a big fan of anime for years now, Akira in particular. He got involved with the Hollywood remake back in 2008, when Appian Way first tried to develop it. “We’re waiting for the final draft of the script,” DiCaprio told MTV at the time. “I’m a big fan of Japanese anime…
What did Akira mean?
a-ki-ra. Origin:Japanese. Popularity:1889. Meaning:bright, clear, ideal.