Muramasa 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Interesting. When I first heard about this I was pretty taken back, but I think I'll give it a shot. Leonardo DiCaprio and Warner Bros. are set to team up for a series of live-action motion pictures based on anime artist, Katsuhiro Otomo's masterpiece, Akira . According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gary Whitta has been hired to write the adaptation, which DiCaprio will produce through his Appian Way production company. The films are being fast tracked for release in summer 2009. Each feature will be comprised of three of the books in Otomo's series. Akira set in a neon-lit futuristic post-nuclear war Tokyo in 2019 where a teen biker gang member is subjected to a government experiment which unleashes his latent powers. The gang's leader must find a way to stop the ensuing swathe of destruction. The anime classic originated in 1988 as manga and then was made into an animated film by Katsuhiro Otoma, which is considered by many fans of Japanese animation to be among the finest works in the genre. Warner Bros has the rights to Akira up until several years ago when they allowed the rights to lapse. They regained them after a spirited bidding war. Warner's executives are describing the double-bill as Blade Runner meets City Of God. Warner Bros. and Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way has not yet announced when production for Akira is scheduled to begin. Variety reports that Warner Bros. will transform Katsuhiro Otomo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
QueenToast 0 Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Hmmm. Sounds interesting. I'll give it a shot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TimLaptopm101 0 Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Leo????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muramasa 0 Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Leo????? "DiCaprio will produce through his Appian Way production company" I know, I had to take a minute to process it too. I'm still trying to decide if it would be good or bad for him to act in it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alabaster 0 Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Leo????? "DiCaprio will produce through his Appian Way production company" I know, I had to take a minute to process it too. I'm still trying to decide if it would be good or bad for him to act in it. When he's on form, he's very good. and if he's got a real passion for the material it could be awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.Schala. 0 Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 I'm pretty skeptical about this..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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