Hollywood’s Akira So Bad Even Director Quits
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: May 28, 2011 03:25 JST
- Tags: Adaptations, Akira, Hollywood, Movies, Production Controversy, Warner Brothers
The shaky production history of Hollywood’s much reviled adaptation of post-Fukushima anime Akira just got even shakier with the news that its director has quit.
With sources claiming “amicable creative differences” as the reason for director Albert Hughes quitting the project, his departure adds to the dubious production history the project has accrued – after it has already been almost-cancelled, massively rewritten and refused by Keanu Reeves.
However, despite still having no firm cast and no director, Warner Brothers is still said to be intent on finishing the movie as soon as possible.
Having already switched the characters from Japanese teenagers to American star actors in their thirties and the setting from Neo-Tokyo to New Manhattan, and completely rewritten the script, should the movie ever see the light of day it seems the only things likely to survive the adaptation will be the title and the bike.
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“Amicable creative differences” = He didn't want his name associated with this monumental fail.
He's doing the right thing.
Unfortunately some other director will still do it anyway. >.<
This sounds like a job for Uwe Boll! He's good at ruining things so he could put all of the skills he's mastered of the years to good use.
I vote for M.Night for the atrocity that is last airbender
I also vote for whoever directed Dragonball "evolution"
If it was M. Night Shyamalan, he'll probably twist it in the end, that Akira was actually Steve. Lol.
Well, I vote for Christopher Nolan to direct this film. But doing so will ruin his career and will make a bad mark on his reputation as a director.
both of u r pathetic m.night hell no, steven spielberg is the men for the job an the director who did terminator 4
Blasphemy.
The right man for this job is
obviously
M. Night Shalamanadingding.
Unfortunately they're probably gonna get a beginner starved desperate-for-a-job director willing to put his name on this shit just so he can have a meal in the next few months.
well its not like anyone is expecting much from him at this point. its only "Akira" by name at this point. its going to be one of those flashy super cg action films that wow simpletons, like clash of the titans...
the mere fact they replaced the jap teens with american fags is already fail enough for me. Hell even that Lousy AMERICAN IDOL WINNER is too lousy for me
I'm okay with the movie if it's atleast entertaining. Dragon ball was watchable, nothing like the anime, but is was okay.
What you got against Scotty Mc"queer"y?
Its official: Hollywood has run out of fuel. In other words, all they create sequels, talking animals,superhero movies, rape videogame/anime properties and even more sequels to existing animated franchises(such as Cars 2, Kong Fu Panda 2, Toys Story 3, etc).
Now there's nothing wrong with the above, we know how good Toys Story 3 was but wouldn't it kill Disney and Dreamworks to create something new for a change? They can't rely on recycling their same franchises. Same goes for the talking animals and superhero trend; its starting to get annoying and repetitive.
dood , hollycrap, disney and such are doing that, talking dog/cat/pig whos the best soccer/basketball/actor/singer/pornstar/dad its a neverending trend in USA, every year a film like tat gets to te theaters.
now, the 3d crap like Shrek,cars,toy same story, and such its the new rape trend and will go for decades
i just hope hollycrap stop making its own good movies like asian's, anime, independent, and such without making the original an apropiate presentation.
im sure the world is doing its best to kill it with fire, but Hollyzombiewood gives it undead powers!
Whean they offered Keanu Reeves the job is was already bad. When he turned it down it was pretty much a sign it was doomed
Ofcourse he doesnt want his name there! i am european ! and if the anime had japanese charters i think they shuld've use japanese actors! or else will feel realy akward ... ! sorry my bad english
I mean I understand that Akira is based in Japan but now a days Anime characters are there own race ha ha. I see only white, asian, and black characters so I just call them anime because really guys how many people in the world REALLY look like anime characters.
@Megidola You took the words out of my mind.
It will flop and when it does they should have seen it coming
Frankly, why DOES Hollywood have to RUIN any good story? Why are things that are truly great few and far between, then any "Follow up" be deliberately worse?
This is where I really get "Conspiracy Theory". Most of the time such a thing is at worst "Undeservedly flattering" claiming some large, sinister conspiracy when pure stupidity, greed, short-mindedness can often explain it.
But, really, with sometimes US$100million or more being spent on these things, you'd think they'd make sure the story/plot was good too, not just the actors and FX...? You'd also then think that if something did good the "Sequel" would have 100% control by the team that did the first one, no?
We've got an entrenched, monopolistic market that shits $100 million TURDS on the public, deliberately.
They will merchandise the crap out of the movie concept for several months before its release and make a killing on the shirts, toys, etc. If the movie breaks even so much the better I guess. The Dragon Ball movie was total crap and it still made a profit. Plus all the merchandise. Go figure. Plus there are people in other countries who watch anything.
One of the reasons that plays a big factor in remakes but isn't discussed often is the issue of copyright control. When Hollywood buys the rights to the show, they can control its domestic distribution.
Hollywood has this propaganda thing. Always involve America and always find a way to insert US Army in the movie and help beat the bad guys.
the hulk was probably the only movie that reversed that trend, and even in post 9/11 america that movie was successful, even though it sucked ballz
To be fair, Akira was never that good.
Akira was epic, because the animation is full hand drawn and very smooth tweening
while modern animation use on thrice or on twice.
akira use on onece, so it means 1 second of animation is equal to 1 drawing. and they do on once for majority of the scene.
Including the sofisticated effect like moving light etc. they do it with hand drawn
That awesome, as that quality is equal to ghibli or old timey disney clasic such tarzan, mermaid or lilo and stich
and akira set standard for animation, if you can drawn or animator.
and you will know how awesome the guy who animate akira.
in my old animation studios they have video on how akira manual hand drawn animation looks like, from draft, color phase, efect etc
and it cool, especialy when you know drawing 25 frame of slowly tilted motorcycle (with lot of details) is pain in the ass
if you watch old timey gundam that also drawn by hand, have so many distortion when move
Akira is kind of awesome on its era
and when you thing, everything now easier because of 3D. like macross frontier or 00
you will respect how hard to make hand good hand drawn animation mate
tarzan and lilo and stitch are "old timey"?
what are you? 10?
WTF are you after...
Akira was great not because of the anime, but what the manga was.
While the anime was just glorious, manga just nailed it with superior imagery and while longer, better story telling. Not to mention that anime left large parts or the story untold.
I liked the movie better than the manga. The one who is supposed to be the main character in the manga is simply a douchebag.
Sorry I mean every 1 second animation with 25 FPS, there was 1 Drawing
while on thrice is like 25/3 drawing
Even if it suck'd BIG TIME, the hollywood adaption will make it all worse.
Frankly the only good "adaption" would be The Matrix, because it's not intended as an adaption of Ghost In The Shell, but rather inspired by it.
It was only later it was revealed that clips from Ghost In The Shell was used as reference.
Batman: The Dark Knight.
I second the guy who said it just wasn't that good. I am willing to give the manga a chance but the anime just wasn't that good. Well more like i find it highly overrated.
i think akira has the same problem as evangelion. to the people who saw it way back when, it was hot shit, but in a post-akira or post-evangelion world, it won't seem that amazing anymore, because we're used to everything that happened in their wake.
Agree, but to be honest that doesn't explain why the rebuild of evangelion movies where suscesful ;)
True, i just seriously hope the Ghost in the Shell adaptation doesn't get ruined and is a solid follower of the original story as much as possible if not completly.
This, and if Cowboy Bebop gets ruined I'll be promptly flipping my desk over.
I'll already be in need of new furniture simply if they don't involve Yoko Kanno. That is both a reply to Karosene and anon 04:13 (though I guess Kenji Kawai would be OK too in case of the latter)
As long as I get to see Major Motoko naked in certain parts *i.e. the beginning and the end) while kicking some ass, I'll be happy...
But with all this watered-down, 'family-friendly' bullsh*t, etc...
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Oh ye goddesses, who am I kidding..?
It's going to be rated PG...
GOD DAMMIT HOLLYWOOD!!! I TRUSTED YOU!!!
F*CK YOU, AND F*CK YOUR MOVIES!!!
*shoots with Great Hand Cannon*
The only thing this piece of crap will do is leave a bad taste in the mouths of those who love the original.
Jesus! Is there anyone in Hollywood that has an original concept in their brain.
Probably too busy sniffing each others asses.
It's all about money ha ha
Give up Hollywood just give up.
From easy money? NEVER!!!
easy money? it has already cost millions, will cost millions more, and will barely scrape in thousands at the box office. even with dvd and merchandise sales it will be lucky to recoup a small percentage of the outlay. easy money? maybe a tax break for the studio...
i hear the tax breaks for recycling are pretty significant :3
you're forgetting the millions of people who will go to see it because its an adaptation. Just like all the marvel films and all the live action stuff that's made 'Hollywood stile'.
You'll have people who never saw anime and who you never really liked come up to you and say 'hey man I saw Akira live action it was amazing ha ha ha'
And you will think 'what a twat...' whilst straining a smile and telling him to watch the original...
Yes painful times...
Since everything's changed, why still call it Akira in the first place? XD
Last I saw, it was called "Steve."
That's not a joke; at least, it's not a joke I'm making.
Steve & his bike.
The end.
Steve and his Harley. XD
Please... Stop giving them ideas for a plot...
Steve and Marcy ? >:)
@sakyon
Yaoi style.
This just in... the bike has been replaced with a jet ski. Also, Steve is now a lifeguard.
IF they call it "Steve", then I guess the name of the original will be saved, at least.
Well at least that makes more sense than calling it "Akira" when there's nothing Japanese about it anymore.
Lol Steve XDDD
why does it sound so lame.. Steve? are you kidding me?
To fuck with people, kind of like how I thought Avatar was about Avatar the Last Airbender...