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Children of Men Screenwriters Are Developing Live-Action Akira Movie
slashfilm.com - 9/8/2009
Children of Men Screenwriters Are Developing Live-Action Akira Movie
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Warner Bros’ live-action adaptation of Akira is not dead afterall. Collider has confirmed that Children of Men and Iron Man screenwriters Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby are hard at work on the project. The screenplay is set in a post-apocalyptic “New Manhattan” and will ...
Exclusive AKIRA Movie Update
collider.com - 9/8/2009
Exclusive AKIRA Movie Update
— collider.com — Early last year, Variety reported Warner Bros. was hard at work trying to adapt the ridiculously popular anime “Akira” into two live-action feature films. Rumors were everywhere that Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon Levitt were ... (more) Exclusive AKIRA Movie Update

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Live Action Akira Movie Comes Back from the Dead
filmjunk.com - 9/9/2009
Live Action Akira Movie Comes Back from the Dead
— filmjunk.com — We heard reports a couple of months ago that the live action adaptation of the seminal anime flick Akira had lost its director and essentially been shelved, which was no doubt seen by some as a fortunate turn of events. If you were hoping this ... (more) Live Action Akira Movie Comes Back from the Dead

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Iron Man Screenwriters Working On Akira
filmshaft.com - 9/8/2009
Iron Man Screenwriters Working On Akira
— filmshaft.com — The Akira project isn’t dead after all. Back in June of this year fanboys around the world were grieving the loss of Warner Bros. live action Akira adaptation, based on the hugely popular Manga series. 15th June 2009 was the day it was confirmed that director Ruairi Robinson had ... (more) Iron Man Screenwriters Working On Akira

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Iron Man Screenwriters Working on Akira Movie?
Screen Rant — ... Appian Way production company also working to develop the project. We recently reported that Gary Whitta (The Book Of Eli) was rumored to have turned in a draft of Akira, but I guess that didn’t pan out. What do you think - are you betting that a live-action version of Akira finally makes it into theaters? Or is this a project you don’t want to see come to fruition? Sources: Collider & Slash Film You Might Also Be Interested In: Live-Action ...

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