Akira Hollywood Rape Uncancelled
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Sep 9, 2009 04:26 JST
- Tags: Adaptations, Akira, Cancellations, Hollywood, Katsuhiro Otomo, Warner Brothers
A Hollywood theatrical adaptation of classic manga/anime Akira was previously thought to be safely cancelled, but now it appears Warner Brothers has reanimated the project, and it is set to shamble forth from the grave, for release in 2011, with a sequel already on the cards…
The source froths enthusiastically about the impending disaster:
According to my source, screenwriters Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, guys whose work I like, are about to turn in their version of an “Akira” movie and the reason why the project has been so quiet is they’ve been hard at work trying to get the script right.
For those that aren’t familiar with their work, they wrote the amazing adaptation of “Children of Men” and they’re also credited with “Iron Man” (although a lot of that movie was written on the set). But my point still stands that I like their work and I’m happy they’re taking a crack at it.
Also, while I couldn’t get a lot of info about what changes are being made from the anime to make the feature film work, I did confirm the story is still set in post-apocalyptic Manhattan in the near future. I also confirmed the famous motorcycle is definitely a part of the film, but that bit of info shouldn’t surprise anyone.
From what I could gather, the movie is still a priority for the studio, and if the script meets with approval from key people, the movie could go into production in 2010 with a release date in 2011. Also, this isn’t going to be some mid-range budget movie. If the film goes into production, it’s going to be one of those BIG event movies.
Of course, everything I just wrote is based on a lot of factors, but that’s where the project currently stands. Anyone hoping for an “Akira” live-action movie should cross their fingers that Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby’s screenplay is great and everyone involved gets excited. I’ll have more on this story as I hear it.
Lest you forget, this is set to be a Dragonball-esque Hollywood star vehicle (Leonardo DiCaprio was rumoured to be involved), now set in New Manhattan and looking set to dispense with every aspect of the original, save its big red bikes and gang violence.
With the chances of a character called “Akira” even appearing in the feature looking slim, it seems obvious the only objective of the project is the usual ferocious cash-in of the kind of quality IP Hollywood so desperately lacks…
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they just dont fucking learn n quit do they?
TETSUOOOOOO~~~
ahhh ffs, this is going to be another piece of shit, just like "dragon ball evolution".
Fucking BS this is, end of discussion...
double facepalm...
This is so fucking disgusting.
Please forgive them, they are just simple minded animals...
Interesting to read that the live action film is supposed to be adapted into 2 films from the manga (each covering 3 volumes) rather than the anime. So we could be looking at the first movie adaptation of the FULL manga story. Which certainly sounds interesting at least.
It'll still SUCK though.
fap fap fap ?
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Another great anime is going to be destroyed by the demon called Hollywood
not facepalm.OoO
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Tetsuo will come to the studio and eradicate them
There's always those morons who'll eat anything hollywood poops out. That Dragonball movie for example.
.. shall i laugh?
Its not like this could EVER surpass the Anime Version.
Now whats next?
Keanu Reeves = Kaneda?
my avatar hiding facepalm
It isn't Kaneda, it's Canada, and Tetsuro is now Jim-bob.
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Just have a massive petition from actual fans and send it to the director.
it could be good. just have to wait and see. just for the love of god, dont have some old ass man like leonardo dicaprio play a teenager.
facepalm.asdf
And yes. Guess who this is, considering it isn't the person you guessed first.
People here seems to enjoy rape so much, what's the problem with THIS particular "rape"? Don't like it? Don't see it! Freedom of speech, remember? They are free to fuck up whatever anime they want!
Freedom of speech indeed. We are free to bitch about this particular kind of "rape" all we want.
Quote Anon:
I bet you ten to one that Kaneda gets renamed to Akira over here so people don't complain the title role doesn't get enough screen time.
You actually believe they're going to keep the original Japanese names?
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Fist of the North Star. Dragonball Z. Also, video game movies suck because the adaptors don't take them seriously even though pretty much everyone under 30 has now grown up playing them. What do you expect for something like anime that has settled down from the boom into a largely kids' niche over here?
I bet you ten to one that Kaneda gets renamed to Akira over here so people don't complain the title role doesn't get enough screen time.
Hehe...
It'll be good, real good...
As in fucking it up real good. XD
P.s.
If Facepalm > 9000 Then
Print "Give hollywood a finger."
End If
After Speed Racer I knew this was going to happen.
If it was cancelled, they had a good reason to do that. It'll be like Dragonball Evolution all over again if they keep this up. Live-action movies based off of anime do NOT a good blockbuster make.
History's repeating itself, that's for sure.
New Manhattan.....to me, AKIRA was and is inherently Japanese. Even though there is little information about the title. It looks like it's on track to be "molded" (butchered), by Hollywood and spoonfed to an audience it sees would be too uncomfortable with something "different," from the usual "hero saves the day" fare.
How much do you want to bet the famous last line of the movie is completely and totally lost in this remake?
I found this right after I posted the above comment. It has massive spoilers, but is very thought provoking.
http://www.geocities.com/catchmyhead/Crazy29.htm
It'd be a faceboom
give me the bike, cancel the show... all "is" happy
Excellent news. I cannot express my glee over this as I have never thought of Akira as anything special. I hope that some day I can to the dismay of other people start talking about the movie adaption everytime someone is being frothmouthed about manga/anime which has passed its best by date ages ago.
trollface
They may as well call it Dragon Ball 2...
Oh, Sankaku, you never fail in making an ass out of yourself.
It's a conspirancy, I tell ya!!
C'mon Hollywood! You don't mess with Anime classics. Go make a live-action Rosario to Vampire while you're having Anime raep rage.
The guys in charge of Children Of Men? Oh man, this'll be at least decent. Although I doubt any of the fucking retards in here have even watched Children of Men.
WTF is up with this website and rape? Everything is about rape. Why with the raping of everything. >.>
If hhollywood will not Americanized it and made the essence and the story intact, it wont be fail
But If they made alterations that made the movie looked sick... well blame hollywood
GOMU GMOU NO FACEPALM!!!!
meh...Children of Men wasn't bad, but from what they said of the setting (New Manhattan)....just, ugh.
Nappa: Vegeta? what's the scouter say about the internets reaction to the live action akira?..
Vegeta: It's over nine thousand face palms!!!!!!!111
Nappa: What nine thousand face palms? *shoots self*
Vegeta: uhh.. nappa? "..." DAMN YOU HOLLYWOOD!!!
Why can't people make their own movies?
DON'T DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!
They really like to do crappy films.
Hollywood hates Japan.
facepalm.fail
america always ruin stuff, cmon, fail, lets move on and BOMB AMERICA HELL YE
no fuck you, faggot
They should bomb america,its the gayest country