Warner Bros. Pictures is fast-tracking their live-action adaptation of
anime classic AKIRA with the Oscar-nominated director of animated short
FIFTY PERCENT GREY, Ruairi Robinson, at the helm, reports AIN'T IT COOL
NEWS. No other details have been released.
The project was originally announced in 2003 with James Robinson (THE
LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN) writing the script and Steven
Norrington directing.
Based on Katsuhiro Otomo's cyberpunk manga, the story follows bike gang
leader Kaneda whose friend Tetsuo gets wrapped up in a government plot
to exploit supernatural powers. In the journey to save his friend,
Kaneda teams with anti-government activists who wage an underground war
against greedy politicians and scientists.
Courtesy of Dan Sarto
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