Jaume Collet-Serra Once Again In Talks To Helm AKIRA

Jaume Collet-Serra Once Again In Talks To Helm AKIRA

Work was moving along nicely on a live-action adaptation of Akira, but Warner Bros. put the project on hold back in 2012. Well, director Jaume Collet-Serra - who was attached before production stalled - is once again in talks to helm the movie. Read on for details!

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By JoshWilding - Aug 01, 2013 05:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Akira
Source: Variety


Variety reveals that Jaume Collet-Serra is once again in talks to direct Akira for Warner Bros. In early 2012, pre-production was shut down so that the script could be worked on and the budget could be brought down. While all this was going on, Collet-Serra was attached to direct, but walked away from the project when the success of Unknown made him an in-demand director. It would ultimately be put on indefinite hold. However, while the studio have since considered other filmmakers - such as Catfish helmers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, they were apparently "still in love with Collet-Serra’s vision, and sources say the director found time in his schedule as well as a new way to approach the adaptation that would meet the studio’s budget request." Whether or not Garrett Hedlund will still start is unknown. How do you guys feel about this news?

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Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 8/1/2013, 5:31 PM
His filmography lowers my optimism...
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/1/2013, 5:41 PM
i don't want an "americanized" akira movie,this is one movie that needs to stick to the source.
Minato
Minato - 8/1/2013, 5:47 PM
DO NOT TOUCH THIS MUTHERFU**ING MOVIE PLEASE. IT IS PERFECT AS IT IS LEAVE IT THE F**K ALONE.
whoa123
whoa123 - 8/1/2013, 5:49 PM
Nice, I'm actually one of the few people who's looking forward to this.
CaptainObvious
CaptainObvious - 8/1/2013, 6:07 PM
Just let it die.
HOOThoot
HOOThoot - 8/1/2013, 6:08 PM
Can't wait!!!
ImaNerd
ImaNerd - 8/1/2013, 6:13 PM
A single movie is not enough the manga is pretty big which I highly recommend its good
Vaportrail
Vaportrail - 8/1/2013, 8:00 PM
I want to see how they do it.


One of these days, you guys are gonna learn to hold your judgments until the trailers are released. Honestly, how can you tell at all until then?
Swiftsword777
Swiftsword777 - 8/1/2013, 8:01 PM
Bring it bitches!
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 8/1/2013, 8:05 PM
If they got a great visual director and followed the source material to a T, it would be amazing.
Minato
Minato - 8/1/2013, 8:45 PM
I guarantee there will be several changes done to it and it will not follow the manga or anime close enough. Im going to end up with a watered down version and I will be disappointed.
OldBenKenobi
OldBenKenobi - 8/1/2013, 8:47 PM
Why? They're just gonna [frick] it up. We don't know how to adapt anime at all so why not let the Japanese take care of this?
loki668
loki668 - 8/1/2013, 11:42 PM
Ahh......"Amerakira"......the bad idea that wouldn't die.
SugarYumYum
SugarYumYum - 8/1/2013, 11:55 PM
It won't die... it just won't die.
Minato
Minato - 8/2/2013, 12:49 AM
I watched the anime and I was like WTF thru every moment of it like this was made in 88 and then I read the manga and I was like WTF this was made by the Japanese and then I was like what else can I read and watch then I watched Naruto and One Piece and was like WTF and then I was like Ive been drinking too much tonight and I was like dont f**k this up. Greatest run on sentence in history.
Demonluv
Demonluv - 8/2/2013, 8:39 AM
Hopefully the production trouble will continue. The thought of a Hollywood, Americanized Akira makes my skin crawl.
DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 8/2/2013, 10:16 AM
Yeah fvck this shit.
When it comes to Akira, go large or go home.
Warners managed to pull Lord of the Rings off, I'm sure they can pull this off, too, if they do a similar kind of thing. And by that I mean that they should stay true to the source material, have a huge budget, take their time and do a trilogy. And yes, that does mean a mostly Japanese cast.
maito
maito - 8/2/2013, 2:30 PM
Akira is PERFECT. Don't touch it!!!
JacksonVegaIII
JacksonVegaIII - 8/2/2013, 4:00 PM
The final 15 mins of Chronicle are as close to a perfect american translation of Akira as we're gonna get.
beastwork
beastwork - 8/3/2013, 9:23 AM
if they mess it up, who cares...i would rather see an attempt than no attempt at all. I don't get you clowns who say ""don't make the movie b/c you'll just screw it up
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