February 27, 2008

DICAPRIO AND WARNERS FINANCE AKIRA MOVIE


Leonardo DiCaprio and Warner Bros. are teaming up to bring anime classic
AKIRA to the big screen, says THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Ruairi Robinson will direct the live-action, possibly two-part epic
written by Gary Whitta.

DiCaprio will produce under Appian Way and Andrew Lazar will produce
through Mad Chance.

AKIRA surfaced in 1988 as a manga, then was turned into an animated film
by Katsuhiro Otomo.

In a futuristic "New Tokyo" circa 2019, a teen biker gang's leader must
find a way to stop the destruction of a fellow gang member.

The film is credited for leading anime into Western culture in the
1990s.

The live-action version could be released as soon as summer 2009 for the
first of two movies.

Via Dan Sarto

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