Live action Akira movie to me made

[BloodOmen]

Yep, a real akira movie to made of the classic manga "Akira" which was released in 1988.

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | DiCaprio 'to produce anime film'

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DiCaprio 'to produce anime film'

Leonardo DiCaprio will produce through his company Appian Way
Leonardo DiCaprio is to produce a live-action version of anime classic Akira, according to Hollywood Reporter.
The 1988 Japanese film was considered to be a groundbreaking piece of animation, co-written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo.

It is set in 2019 in post-nuclear war New Tokyo where a biker gains super powers after being subjected to experiments.

Warner Bros is aiming for a release in 2009, it is reported.

Unlike the original, the new movie will be set in New Manhattan, a city rebuilt with Japanese cash.

 

[Mabs]

why the sweet monkey christ would anyone want them to do that ? or indeed let them do that ?
bunch of fucking heathens, i will put serious money on it being a big pile of utter wank

 

[BloodOmen]

Up, its going to be "Americanized" its doomed to be shit before its even released... they should just leave classics alone. And I bet anything you want when its finally released all the other movie companies will jump on the band wagon and attempt to remake manga classics.. and fail horribly.

 

[Lamp]

why the sweet monkey christ would anyone want them to do that ? or indeed let them do that ?
bunch of fucking heathens, i will put serious money on it being a big pile of utter wank

 

[Huntingtons]

dont watch it, will it alter your perception of the original anime if you just let this slide past you? like toh said, remakes, yay! dont watch if you dont like the idea - personally i would love to see it

 

[old.Tohtori]

dont watch it, will it alter your perception of the original anime if you just let this slide past you? like toh said, remakes, yay! dont watch if you dont like the idea - personally i would love to see it

Hell, now i don't have to post anything /sad-poster-tear

 

[Mey]

Leonardo DiCaprio can't act, let alone direct one of the most epic anime films to hit the western world.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Leonardo DiCaprio can't act, let alone direct one of the most epic anime films to hit the western world.

Well actually he can act, but he's just not that popular outside his fanclub of sorts. As far as accting goes, there's plenty worse ones around pulling megabucks from Hollywood.

LDC just has a bit of a "pansy" fame as he was a semi-child star really, kinda like, taking someone from Beverly Hills 90210 and putting them in a film. Ofcourse people will go "hmmm".

About making Akira, wlel, couldn't know. Haven't introduced myself into many of his work, if there is any.

and producing has nothing to do with making ti really.

 

[Mey]

A very valid point I guess, an oversight by myself I must admit.

Hopefully he'll just be the cash machine and a decent director can do it justice!

 

[Mabs]

this however is all irrelevant


LIVE ACTION != ANIME

i rest my case, nothing else need be said

uke:

 

[UndyingAngel]

even tho I love anime I was never a fan of Akira
but tbh Leonardo DiCaprio can suck me cock, b4 he does this tbh Americans cannot do anime.

also there should be a BAN on US people trying todo anything like this

 

[ilaya]

di caprio should be forced to sit thru Guyver and Fist of the North Star before doing this... the live action versions where utter tosh and i cant see anything he does being any different.

 

[crispy]

Gonna be interesting to watch the special effects

 

[Binky the Bomb]

Its gonna get a hollywood dicking, if anyone hasn't got a copy of Akira, get it now before they start making this monstrosity, just so you'll know what its taking the piss out of.

 

[Hawkwind]

American cinema has not had a single original thought in 50 years!

 

[BloodOmen]

even tho I love anime I was never a fan of Akira
but tbh Leonardo DiCaprio can suck me cock, b4 he does this tbh Americans cannot do anime.

also there should be a BAN on US people trying todo anything like this

Agree! but then again as i've already stated soon as this is released american film producers will jump on the band wagon. Money bets on Vampire Hunter D being remade as a shit american movie at some point.

Not to say they did such a bad job with some vampire movies but I highly doubt they can remake VHD successfully.

 

[ECA]

Agree! but then again as i've already stated soon as this is released american film producers will jump on the band wagon. Money bets on Vampire Hunter D being remade as a shit american movie at some point.

Not to say they did such a bad job with some vampire movies but I highly doubt they can remake VHD successfully.

I think they could very easily do a very good remake of Vampire Hunter D.

I dont think anyone can do a good live action version of Akira.


I think there are a ton of actors who could pull of D.

( Johnny Depp as D would be so sick ).

 

[megadave]

This almost brought tears to my eyes



There's no way this can or should be done, it will be a complete desecration of epic film.

Unlike the original, the new movie will be set in New Manhattan

FUCKSAKE FUCKING *****

 

[Chronictank]

saying di caprio can't act is going a little far tbh, he was awesome in blood diamond

I think it will become very americanised which will be a shame but we shall see
who knows he might pull it off

 

[Ctuchik]

Well actually he can act, but he's just not that popular outside his fanclub of sorts. As far as accting goes, there's plenty worse ones around pulling megabucks from Hollywood.

yeah just look at schwarzenegger. the only thing he lives on is "I'l be back!" and looking like he will kill a random passerby at any second. >.<

well thats maybe going a tad to far but he certainly isnt good.

 

[Keitan]

yay 2009 hmm cool

 

[pikeh]

if you dont like it dont watch it imo.

im interested in seeing what it will come out like, ima big fan of the original, but personally i thought it was a bit too long.
lets hope they make it casshern-esque.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Best way for anyone to watch it is, as i believe it will be done, as a different story.

Honestly though, Akira is a bit overhyped. Great anime, but the story, come on.

 

[BloodOmen]

Well to be fair it was just a matter of time before someone else in america tried to rip it off dicraprio now and before it was Kayne West.


YouTube - Kanye West - 2007 - Graduation - Stronger
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some of the scenes look familiar!?! I'm still quite confident Vampire Hunter D will be next.

 

[Chronictank]

Well to be fair it was just a matter of time before someone else in america tried to rip it off dicraprio now and before it was Kayne West.


YouTube - Kanye West - 2007 - Graduation - Stronger
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some of the scenes look familiar!?! I'm still quite confident Vampire Hunter D will be next.

he said it was based on scenes from Akira
It's no secret he is a fan of anime/manga, i believe he was releasing a manga illustrated by Bill Plympton too

 

[BloodOmen]

he said it was based on scenes from Akira
It's no secret he is a fan of anime/manga, i believe he was releasing a manga illustrated by Bill Plympton too

I know that much my point was he completely ruined it.

 

[Chronictank]

I know that much my point was he completely ruined it.

how so, its pretty damn close to the original when it is done

 

[ECA]

Oh sweet jesus.

The Actual Live-Action Akira Script: Worse Than You Think | Cracked.com

I can't even bring myself to copy and paste the first paragraph for fear of vomiting into my keyboard.

 

[Job]

Oh dear, I'm the second biggest Akira fan on the planet,I even bought the wife a t-shirt and she wears it sometimes.
TBH it's not because it will be crap, but because it's been stolen off us and handed to the masses as a pile of worthless junk, like some crack addict
stealing your 1968 Lambretta and selling it to the kids in the park for twenty quid to go scrambling on.

 

[Lethul]

Oh sweet jesus.

The Actual Live-Action Akira Script: Worse Than You Think | Cracked.com

I can't even bring myself to copy and paste the first paragraph for fear of vomiting into my keyboard.

Even if I believe it will be crap I do not believe that he has gotten the real script sent to him