Akira Lives!
Tue, September 8, 2009 
It appears that the reports of Akira's cinematic demise were greatly exaggerated. That is according to Collider. Quoting a trusted source, word is Warner Brothers has been keeping the project on the down-low after it failed to meet its originally-projected June 2009 release date.
The studio brought in screenwriters Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (credited for both Iron Man and Children of Men) awhile back who should be handing in their script soon. If it gets the thumbs up from top executives, the film could possibly start up next year as one of Warner Brother's major 2011 tentpoles.
But I see that being quiet a big "if" personally. Lest we forget that Watchmen was a box-office thud this past March, folks. To be fair, its an apples and oranges comparison between that and Akira. But neither were exactly that well known by the general public and yet had complex (read: dark) material.
And I figured they already had their ludriciously expensive film for 2011 in the form of Green Lantern.
Reader Comments (1)
I think it will happen soon, just not 2011 soon.