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Because You Asked For It: ‘Akira’ Live Action Remake is No More
filmschoolrejects.com - 6/15/2009
Because You Asked For It: ‘Akira’ Live Action Remake is No More
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I highly doubt that many of you out there will want to throw on your black mourning jewelry for this one. Mostly because mourning jewelry hasn’t been popular since the Civil War, but also because it didn’t seem like many of you were down with Akira hitting big screens again with ...
bloody-disgusting.com - 6/14/2009
'Akira' Project is Dead as a Doornail
— bloody-disgusting.com — It has been a year and a half since we broke the news exclusively here on B-D... - and about a year since THR confirmed (without credit of course) - that Ruairi Robinson would be making his directorial debut on the live-action adaptation of Akira , a ... (more) 'Akira' Project is Dead as a Doornail

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Live-Action 'Akira' Not Happening
getthebigpicture.net - 6/15/2009
Live-Action 'Akira' Not Happening
— getthebigpicture.net — Although it probably would be worth seeing just on the basis of comparison, it appears that a... live-action update of the anime classic, Akira , won't be happening. Bloody Disgusting reports that the movie is "dead as a doornail." This is kind of a blow to Appian Way, Leonardo ... (more) Live-Action 'Akira' Not Happening

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Live-Action 'Akira' Movie Presumably Dead
aceshowbiz.com - 6/15/2009
Live-Action 'Akira' Movie Presumably Dead
— aceshowbiz.com — Words on the street are suggesting that the live-action adaptation of Leonardo DiCaprio-produced 'Akira' is 'dead as... a doornail'. (more) Live-Action 'Akira' Movie Presumably Dead

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