Christoper Nolan May Work on Live-Action Akira Trilogy
The live-action Akira movie has been cancelled, bought back, then cancelled again more times than video games get censored in Germany, so this news needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
Den of Geek reports that since Leonardo Dicaprio’s Appian Way came on board to produce, Warner Bros., which has had the rights since 2002, is planning not just a single film, but a trilogy. And, of all people, Christopher Nolan is allegedly involved also in addition to an anonymous mystery filmmaker.
We don’t know if Nolan will produce or direct, or even if he’s definitely on board, but as his untitled next film is due out in 2017, could this be it? Could he be yearning for another trilogy after Batman, and could Akira be just the thing for him? Guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
A trilogy would actually make sense, as the 1988 film only covered half of Katsuhiro Otomo’s substantial manga, about a rebellious teenage biker, Tetsuo, trying to stop the psychic Akira from causing Armageddon.
The R-rated film is widely considered to be one of the greatest anime films to date, even surpassing the works of Studio Ghibli in some people’s eyes.
Nolan previously stated that he may one day return to the superhero genre, which may have been a very subtle hint at Akira, which, while not about superheroes, is still based on a comic book. Strangest of all, the English translations of the manga were originally published by Epic Comics, a subsidiary of Marvel. So although most people agree that the chances of Nolan ever directing a Marvel film are pretty much zero, it could, in a very loose way, be happening.
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