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Akira Movie Back on Track with Daredevil Writer
Daredevil writer and new showrunner Marco Ramirez has signed on to write the long-gestating Akira adaptation for Warner Bros.
Akira Gets Edge of Tomorrow Writer Dante Harper
Dante Harper is working with Warner Bros. to bring the anime Akira to the big screen in a live-action movie.
Frozen Wins Big at the 41st Annie Awards
Get a Horse won the Best Animated Short, while Futurama took the top TV honors at the awards ceremony.
Jaume Collet-Serra Returns to Direct Akira
The Unknown director stepped away from the project last January when Warner Bros. halted production to try and bring down the budget.
Akira Wants Ken Watanabe
The Japanese actor has been offered the Colonel role, which Warner Bros. originally offered to Gary Oldman.
Kristen Stewart Offered Role of Kei in Akira
The Twilight star may play the woman who falls for Garrett Hedlund's Kaneda in Warner Bros.' live-action adaptation of the hit manga.
Garrett Hedlund Is Kaneda in Akira
The Tron: Legacy star is in final negotiations for the lead role in Warner Bros.' live-action adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo's popular manga.
Gary Oldman and Helena Bonham Carter Offered Akira
Gary Oldman may play Colonel while Helena Bonham Carter is circling Lady Miyako in this Warner Bros. manga adaptation.
Akira Wants Director Jaume Collett-Serra
The Unknown director is set to take over this long-gestating Warner Bros. live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese manga.
Akira Loses Director Albert Hughes
Warner Bros. is currently seeking another director for their troubled adaptation of the Katsuhrio Otomo manga series.
Akira Eyes Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield, and Joaquin Phoenix
The short list of actors being considered also includes James McAvoy, Garrett Hedlund, Michael Fassbender, Chris Pine, and Justin Timberlake.
Akira Wants James Franco for Kaneda
The 127 Hours actor is in talks to star in The Hughes Brothers' live-action adaptation of the classic manga by Katsuhiro Otama.