>A live-action U.S. remake has been in development hell seemingly forever, with a slew of potential directors (The Hughes Brothers, Jaume Collet-Serra, Christopher Nolan, George Miller), stars (Zac Efron, James Franco, Keanu Reeves, Garrett Hedlund), and writers (Steve Kloves, Jonathan Nolan)
>Bloody Disgusting has now unearthed some fantastic concept art that Ruairi Robinson shared back in 2014 from an abandoned version of Akira. The images depict Chris Evans (yes, Captain America himself) as the protagonist, Kaneda, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as his telekinetic frienemy, Tetsuo. There are also plenty of images of pre- and post-apocalyptic Neo Tokyo, as well as some great storyboards on Robinson’s site with Akira on his throne – a plot beat noticeably absent from the animated film.
Thoughts?
Would you like to see a live action Akira? Or will this shit stay in development hell?
If you had to choose someone who would it be?
>>71681759
No.
3dpd.
>>71681759
Chris Evans zapping JGL's arm off would've been cool.
also I would hope those faggots would build Tetsuo's back with actual reverse.
>>71681759
>Evans as Kaneda
If they gotta make em white, this is great casting
>>71681840
>That many decals
Nah.
>>71681892
Yes, a 35 playing a 16 year old. Fan-tastic.
>>71681862
bike*
>>71681892
I kind of agree, if only because of his turn as a bad guy in Scott Pilgrim, he should do more villain roles.
>>71682026
Now THIS is badass.
Didn't Leo want to do this years ago?
>But the prom's tomorrow!
Why make a live action film of a beautiful animated movie?
It'd be like making live action disney movies....
>>71681759
Looks like shit, I don't want it, please stop trying to make it.
>>71682199
Money.
And thats the last that I have anyway
Kanye already made the best Akira adaptation. Why does anyone else keep trying?
>>71682199
Money laundering
More here
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/06/12/more-unused-concept-art-from-live-action-akira-revealed
>>71681759
I think they'll try to drag it back out of the GitS movie does well.
once gits makes it big this will get greenlit
So basically, Akira as a live action movie never ever? I wouldn't mind this, it looks good in the right hands, plus, what's the worst a live action Akira movie could bring
That Kaneda outfit is fucking shit. Also, JGL would have been totally miscast. I'd have cast Dane Dehaan but he kind of already played Tetsuo.
only if it does a better job at explaining what the fuck is happening than the movie did
they tried to cram too much into it. only people who read the manga had any idea what was going on
Why wouldn't they make a movie with based Evans. So stupid Hollywood. Is Kaneda meant to have that star on his sleeve. It looks like Captain America.
>>71681759
they already made it lads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jafd97yJFOI
>>71682488
Nigger what? It's not very complicated
Though I kind of like Chris Evans and JGL in the roles I just think they're too old for them.
>>71681759
Why the fuck would I want to see a live action akira when the anime went bat shit retarded in the third act with a stupid giant baby
Are you fucking Japanese niggers serious??
>>71682309
/thread
>>71682199
They're doing that too now dummy
>>71682488
They didn't cram too much; they cut too much.
They left huge amounts of the manga out.
What are some good Cyberpunk movies, now that we are on it?
Cyberpunk thread?
>>71683238
seconding this, also i don't think a Hollywood adaptation of Akira would have been good or at least decent, it probably will end up looking like the Total Recall remake
>>71683238
Johnny Pneumonic
>>71682190
I got ya sempai
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jafd97yJFOI
>>71683401
Are we really gonna start an EYE thread in /tv/?
>>71683857Do not make waves
>>71683857
You're in bad shape, brother! At least we finally found you.
>>71683901
>>71683857
Who will play him in the inevitable biopoc?
Why does hollywood hate asian actors?
>>71682298
Wow, thd movie was actually going to take place in japan, that's cool.
>>71681759
The movie isn't abandoned, it's being written by the Daredevil showrunners.
>>71684824
It was going to take place in "Neo-Manhattan".
>Tetsuo is a gay hispanic
>Kaneda is a black female
>takes place in Chicago
can't wait
>>71683238
Blade runnerminimalistic
>>71685610
>Flashworx - Futurisma starts playing in my head
Shouldn't have watched that music videomore like amv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcOiJnWniWg
>good guy is a jock
>bad guy is the slim misfit
why are americans so dumb
