Hughes Brothers Revive Akira Live Action Movie Project
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Mar 23, 2011 5:56 AM by Mr_Gutts
Albert Hughes (Menace II Society, From Hell, The Book of Eli) is attached to direct the project for Warner Brothers. The project's cast and release date have not been established yet."
Feb 18, 2011 5:15 AM by bergil
eh, so they're making a crappy anime into a crappy movie... ill save my money for a movie worth my time
um first of all noob, its not an anime, its a movie
seeing as how you dont know this it means you never watched it and you should keep your mouth shut otherwise ima have to trash you and your stupid anime favorites, like naruto
get it through your head, naruto was a failure only the manga is good the anime just sucks and is basically 50% fillers if not more
Dec 19, 2010 1:24 PM by xTachibana
LOLOLOL to all those that said give Hollywood a chance with this check dis:
Zac Efron has been cast as kaneda.
That's right High School Musical star Zac Efron. For all the supporter I hope your happy with yourselves.
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/11/07/akira-hollywood-rape-zac-efron-cast-as-kaneda/
If you'd actually bothered to read the link you'd see it's just a rumour.
Nov 6, 2010 7:40 PM by bergil
Zac Efron has been cast as kaneda.
That's right High School Musical star Zac Efron. For all the supporter I hope your happy with yourselves.
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/11/07/akira-hollywood-rape-zac-efron-cast-as-kaneda/
Nov 6, 2010 5:27 PM by animejnkie
Why bother? Haven't they been trying to make this movie for three years already. Just move on dammit.
ugh FUCK NO why ruin more masterpieces and drag them down to shit im talking about adapted from anime/old movies (u know im talkin bout remakes of awesome movies like nightmare on elm)
but fuck i hope they crash and burn nothing more defeating then a collossal failure
^These
Sep 15, 2010 6:17 AM by Aozure
Jun 30, 2010 8:13 AM by Rogna
I am not saying this was ALL that Akira had going for it, but being a big part of the original, and knowing that with a little effort they can make something good, I would rather remain optimistic instead of mindless bashing them for even trying.
This stance some of you seem to share of "if it's not Japanese it sucks" should be looked trough... I am all for anime popularization worldwide, and going trough Hollywood adaptations is kinda a pre-requisite for such a feat, so any attempt (even the terrible ones) are a good indication of it going that way and I will always be optimistic about the possibilities, rather than depressed out of my own pre conceptions.
Jun 29, 2010 6:20 AM by 711
Why is everyone just saying no? Sure, Hollywood doesn't exactly have the best track record for adapting books, comics and television shows, but those sometimes turn out great. But, there's been a lot of recent comic book movies that have come out great recently, so why not just wait until it's out? If it sucks, fine, but if it's good, won't you be glad you didn't have a pent up rage for the 3 years of its production?
Basically due to the simple fact that every anime adaptation done by hollywood fails. Sure comic books come out good "some times" but all that tells us is that comics some times work, anime has never worked so far.
Jun 24, 2010 1:54 AM by Jigero
Jun 23, 2010 7:11 PM by robfoster
Jun 23, 2010 6:35 PM by kirby
Jun 23, 2010 1:14 PM by kana-tan
Jun 23, 2010 12:03 PM by Alcoholicide
Jun 23, 2010 11:04 AM by 020303
Complaining about something that can be easily avoided. ^_^
Jun 23, 2010 10:04 AM by Angra-Mainyu
Jun 23, 2010 7:35 AM by Mr_Gutts
Jun 23, 2010 6:09 AM by TerrorH3ctor
What's this obsession with re-makes and sequels? Please, come up with some original ideas...
Jun 23, 2010 5:22 AM by Pheefa
Jun 23, 2010 5:22 AM by deg
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Still, I'm hoping this turns out OK and rakes in a new audience.
Yet personally, I would rather an Akira anime, covering each volume of the manga. There aren't many. ;)
Mar 24, 2011 10:27 AM by Gleam_Queen