Comments on: Two Live-Action Akira Films Greenlit, Leonardo DiCaprio Producing, Possibly Will Star

By: G’s Rant ‘N’ Raves » Blog Archive » Hollywood just needs to stop

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:53:47 +0000

[...] favorite movies have American remakes on the way, including Oldboy, The Host, Let The Right One In, Akira, and Dragon Ball. Hollywood has even gone as to scavenge timeless American movies with remakes of [...]

By: Avian

Avian — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:22:46 +0000

Ruairi Robinson? An irish director who make toothpaste commercial is directing this film? We are soooo fucked!! This will never be sucessfully invision thru the eyes of a rookie fim makers who never direct a high budget hollywood film not to mention that he never even directed a full lenght movie before. We need the likes of Steven Spielberg for fuck sakes. What does this world coming to??

By: Eddie

Eddie — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:07:45 +0000

I’m scared. With Leo as the lead, I don’t see how I’m going to like this movie.

People who probably haven’t seen Akira will like it but for the ones that have seen the anime-adaption.. it might be a little hard.

Kind of breaks my hearts. America… is really good at messing up Japanese things. Not just dub’s though those do suck.

Yeah, everything will probably be changed to make it look as if it was originally a American idea. Kind of like most asian-movie remakes.

They might call him Kyle. That’d be neat. Or, they can do the same thing they did with The Last Samurai. That was great, wasn’t it?

By: steve dowripple

steve dowripple — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:03:58 +0000

So, will they call the movie “David” instead of “Akira”? Since they will be replacing the Japanese characters with Americans why should the movie have a Japanese boy’s name?

By: The Weekly Haps at Shots Ring Out

The Weekly Haps at Shots Ring Out — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:31:49 +0000

[...] remakes I might add. Leo C. is involved so my hopes are up a bit, but why mess with a classic? [via SlashFilm] Tags: spike jonze, Notables, m night shyamalan, Walberg, daft [...]

By: Geoffrey

Geoffrey — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:36:49 +0000

Quick note: Ruairi is not pronounced Raw-Ree.

Its Rur-Ree

I’m Irish ;)

By: Akira: Live Action - Pagina 2 - Alkon Foro

Akira: Live Action - Pagina 2 - Alkon Foro — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:21:00 +0000

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By: Akira…The Movie? Again?!?

Akira…The Movie? Again?!? — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:07:23 +0000

[...] out from reading /film yesterday that they are making a live-action version of Akira. They are acctually splitting up the [...]

By: ghettoManga

ghettoManga — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:02:12 +0000

how do you make a movie called “Akira” set in the US, starring white people? are we really THAT ethnocentric that it couldn’t star japanese actors?

are they over there in japan remaking “The Color Purple” with japanese cast? “Akira” is one of the greatest manga ever, and the film still holds up as a high-water mark in animation… what a sign of disrespect…

By: kiko

kiko — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:32:42 +0000

Silent City is just great for a short film, it has a lot from the style Akira has!

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:29:38 +0000

They’ll never top the soundtrack.

By: May

May — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:46:20 +0000

What’s the budget on this? I see Sin City 2.

By: Hana

Hana — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:40:47 +0000

@Seb

Normally I’d agree with you, but there was a giant wealth if plot, characterization and action that was left out of the ‘89 movie. The manga was very long and very intricate - personally, I feel if they’re basing this live action thing off that, it doesn’t seem much like a ‘remake’ at all. Was ‘I Am Legend’ a remake of ‘Omega Man’ because it had the same source material?

By: Meli

Meli — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:36:00 +0000

My first reaction to this news “NO! Leave it alone.”
Akira was my introduction into a more violent
and adult Anime world. I read the comic and
saw Akira when it was released out here in the
theaters, which was an extrodinary experience.
I would rather they not Americanize it.
This could turn out to be really good, but I’m keeping
my expectations low.

By: Hunter Stephenson

Hunter Stephenson — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:30:51 +0000

@ Seb

No, but if someone wanted to revisit “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” and explore the many aspects of the original source material not seen in Blade Runner and even do the film in CGI, why not? That could very well be awesome.

By: Seb

Seb — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:59:44 +0000

Why is Akira an execption? That flick was classic in it’s own right. What’s next remaking blade Runner into a CGI movie?

By: Leo DiCaprio To Star As Kaneda In Akira Remake(s) « The Mung Pie - A Place To Get Your Fill Of It.

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:58:26 +0000

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By: Hunter Stephenson

Hunter Stephenson — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:44:54 +0000

@XdarXidex

DiCaprio wouldn’t embarrass himself with this franchise, especially if he stars. And he’s a fan of the source material. He’s also competing with Maguire’s Robotech, and I’m sure these dudes are as fed up with lame PG-13 action flicks as we all are. He doesn’t have to do some mega budget Roland Emmerich-type disaster film for the plebes, and this won’t be I feel. They name-checked two classic R-rated films, so that tells you something.

Exclude Akira? Doubtful.

Robinson’s short films are DIY and show-off his skill set so larger flicks come his way. There’s good industry/creative buzz around him, and when a director hasn’t yet pulled off a feature, such strong word of mouth is usually a sign that he’s the real deal. Akira is a huge investment, why else give it to him?

By: XdarXideX

XdarXideX — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:22:49 +0000

What I mean is they will dilute it/dumb it down to a level where it’s just a flashy special effects film. In fact I wouldn’t be surprised if Akira is omitted completely from the story… or te end of the film where Tetsuo is consumed by his power and grows to enormous proportions.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:49:42 +0000

I hope they still say, “huh?” alot.