Hughes Bros in "Akira" Talks
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Posted by Tony Josepf on Feb 11, 2010
Tags: akira, hughes, otomo, warner bros
Variety reports that Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic manga Akira may be getting a live-action Hollywood adaptation soon. Allen and Albert Hughes (From Hell, Dead Presidents), better know as the Hughes brothers, are in talks to direct the post-apocalyptic tale for Warner Bros. from a script written by Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Gary Whitta.
Akira tells the tale of a teenage motorcycle gang thrust into a battle over the future of all humanity.
Otomo directed an Anime version of the tale in 1988, for the new live action version he is attached as an executive producer. The New film will relocate its cyber-punk setting from “Neo-Tokyo” to “New Manhattan”, hopefully not much else of the Japanese masterwork will be changed.
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Comments
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Richard Boom Feb 11, 2010 at 10:37am
cool! I loved Akira and with the current state of CGI it will be a joy to get that cult-movie in live action!!
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Steven Surman Feb 12, 2010 at 2:01am
I think it's a terrible idea.
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Bart Croonenborghs Feb 12, 2010 at 3:28am
Fail.
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Richard Boom Feb 14, 2010 at 6:07am
aaaaa...you are just ignorant
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Bart Croonenborghs Feb 16, 2010 at 3:06am
No, realistic :p Oh you young of heart, remember remember Speed Racer *hangs eyes in shame*
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Richard Boom Feb 17, 2010 at 7:49am
well...I have yet to see Speedracer. And since I do not have seen any manga on that title, me thinks me gonna enjoy that one :p
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