Anime fans dreading the rapacious assault of Hollywood upon the classic anime now in their crosshairs can breathe a sigh of relief with the news that the live action adaptation of classic science fiction tentacle anime Akira is “dead as a doornail.”
The new movie, to have been produced by some of the usual suspects, Leonardio DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Warner Brothers, was to have been split in two parts by a green director nobody has ever heard of.
It took typically Hollywood-esque liberties with the setting and story: rather than being a futuristic biker gang story set in Neo-Tokyo, the movie was to have been a Hollywood star vehicle set in “New Manhattan” (which in a tangential connection to the events of the anime “was built with Japanese money”), and doubtless would have featured a racing tournament centred on multidimensional alien artefacts or something similar…
Via Cinema Today.
Now terrified anime fans can instead affix their frantic gaze on future adaptations of Ghost in the Shell, Death Note and Ninja Scroll, amongst other classics due to receive the Hollywood touch…
“Tentacle anime”, what is this guy smoking?
Never liked Akira so don’t care, but I am a scuker for a superheroes movies.I would like to see a berserk movie with sparten 300 feel.
I bet the team of Ring (original, not the US s♥♥t) could make a great Akira movie given enough money.
BTW, I’d love to see a GitS movie directed by John Woo.
interesting choice of words… “the hollywood touch” must be a touch akin to brutal sexual molestation at the hands of the incredible hulk.
[quote]the movie was to have been a Hollywood star vehicle set in “New Manhattan” (which in a tangential connection to the events of the anime “was built with Japanese money”), and doubtless would have featured a racing tournament centred on multidimensional alien artefacts or something similar…[/quote]
WTF!! Manhattan? Vehicle instead of bikes? Alien Artefact?
This is NOT Akira, I’m glad its off