FAN MADE: WB Take Notes, This Is How You Do A Live-Action AKIRA

FAN MADE: WB Take Notes, This Is How You Do A Live-Action AKIRA

Over many years, Warner Bros. has tried and failed to make a live-action remake of Katsuhiro Ohtomo's 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film, Akira. Hit the jump to see a wonderful live-action take on the material created by fans.

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By nailbiter111 - May 09, 2014 05:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Akira
Source: joblo.com
"The Akira Project is a crowd-sourced, non-profit project meant to create a live action fan trailer of AKIRA, the renowned manga-turned-anime film from the late 1980′s; a stunning example of both mediums as art forms. While Hollywood has been working on a live-action Akira movie for a few years now, we, as fans, wanted to take a shot at making our own adaptation. A chance to stick as close to the source material as possible. A chance to do Akira Justice." - The Akira Project

Akira (1988) - Neo-Tokyo, 2019. The city is well on the way to rebuilding after World War III. The central characters, Kaneda and Tetsuo, two high school drop-outs, are members of a joy-riding motorcycle gang. In the opening scene, Kaneda and Tetsuo stumble upon a secret government project to develop telekinetic humans, apparently for use as weapons. Tetsuo learns of the existence of his 'peer' Akira, the project's most powerful subject, and determines to challenge him...

Actors: Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Mitsuo Iwata * Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
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THRILLHO
THRILLHO - 5/9/2014, 5:11 PM
GhostDog
GhostDog - 5/9/2014, 5:14 PM
Game recognize gane. Respect. This is how you do it Hollywood. Hire these guys
DaVinci31
DaVinci31 - 5/9/2014, 5:15 PM
*watches video*
McNyagano
McNyagano - 5/9/2014, 5:16 PM
Mother of God that was [frick]ing EPIC!
Dotanuki
Dotanuki - 5/9/2014, 5:16 PM
I wouldn't say that was a great trailer. The editing was a little odd, music didn't quite work and the vocals were flat.

BUT as a proof of concept for an Akira movie it was [frick]ing awesome. It did a beautiful job of translating the anime into live action. Loved the inclusion of the giant teddy bear.
KnifeWasTooSlow
KnifeWasTooSlow - 5/9/2014, 5:16 PM
That is MIND BLOWING! SPECIALLY FOR A FAN FILM!
DaVinci31
DaVinci31 - 5/9/2014, 5:17 PM
Generic bullsh*t is generic.
Enphlieuwince
Enphlieuwince - 5/9/2014, 5:19 PM
Wooooooow. That is THE best fanmade film I've ever seen. I hope those folks get more work and do more anime adaptations.
UnrealLuigi
UnrealLuigi - 5/9/2014, 5:19 PM
I love the Deus Ex: Human Revolution soundtrack. Makes me really hope that they bring that composer on for the live action movie in the works
BANE5000
BANE5000 - 5/9/2014, 5:20 PM
If ever the film is made, get Daft Punk to do the soundtrack :]
Swiftsword777
Swiftsword777 - 5/9/2014, 5:22 PM
Nice, I really wish we could get a live action done right but that is probably the closest we are ever going to get.
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 5/9/2014, 5:33 PM
This has to be one of the first fan film trailers I have seen that actually impressed me.
Enphlieuwince
Enphlieuwince - 5/9/2014, 5:34 PM
Yeah, they've earned my subscription.
Havensent
Havensent - 5/9/2014, 5:36 PM
Wow
Lemons
Lemons - 5/9/2014, 5:37 PM
KEVIN TRAN!
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/9/2014, 5:43 PM
i'm impressed,just imagine if they had a hollywood size budget.
McGee
McGee - 5/9/2014, 5:43 PM
Akira is great. So is Mask of the Phantasm ...which I'll be watching on the big screen tonight in LA. F*ck you guys.
astromerc
astromerc - 5/9/2014, 5:50 PM
Okay so that was pretty cool.
GetsugaTensho22
GetsugaTensho22 - 5/9/2014, 6:02 PM
Great work considering it's a fan-made project!

But it's nothing a studio couldn't do better. Fans have an overbloated sense of self-worth. So what if they wanted Garret Hedlund for Kaneda? You people are so superficial. It's all about bragging rights. "Oh look at me, i watch japanese stuff so i'm better than you! DON'T CHANGE MY JAPANESE CHARACTER TO ANYTHING ELSE OR I WON'T BE ABLE TO BRAG ABOUT IT! WAAAH WAHH WAAAH!!"
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/9/2014, 6:11 PM
guys have you seen this trailer? i saw it for the first time today its pretty f*cked up but worth a look.
thetrojan
thetrojan - 5/9/2014, 6:16 PM
never mind daft punk,i want to write the score!
EnSabahNurD
EnSabahNurD - 5/9/2014, 6:23 PM
Awesome. I was just thinking about watching Akira again tonight.
lmao @merc
Ocelot
Ocelot - 5/9/2014, 6:27 PM
"There is alive version of Akira, its call Chronicle."

Pretty much this.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/9/2014, 6:37 PM
The sad thing is WB has made awesome comic to movie films, WATCHMEN, TDK...

They have the power to do it, just don't let all the suits take over!

Sweeet VID!
MightyZeus
MightyZeus - 5/9/2014, 6:38 PM
I actually liked it. I thought it was pretty good.

I especially loved the end credits.
thewolfx
thewolfx - 5/9/2014, 7:08 PM
True fans of anything >>>>>>>>> hollyweird
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