DiCaprio, Warner Bros. To Make 'Akira'

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Anime classic "Akira" is getting the live-action big screen treatment courtesy of Leonardo DiCaprio and Warner Bros.

"Akira" originated in 1988 as a manga and then as an animated film co-written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. The story was set in a neon-lit futuristic post-nuclear war "New Tokyo" in 2019 where a teen biker gang member is subjected to a government experiment which unleashes his latent powers. The gang's leader must find a way to stop the ensuing swathe of destruction.

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THANK GOD!!! I am a huge fan of the oigirnal oigirnal AKIRA movie and was hoping this wouldn't end up in the ruined remake-of-my-favorite-comic-into-the-worst-live-action-move-ever dungeon. yay!

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