Breaking news at this hours: THE NEWS IS BREAKING!!!!
Almost two years ago (to the day) it was announced Warner Bros and Leonardo DiCaprio were teaming up to bring a live adaptation of Akira to the big screen. After two years of virtually no news (two or three updates max if I recall), it seems that the Hughes Brothers (Book of Eli) are in talks to direct the project!
This makes my little nerd heart swell with joy. Akira was one of the movies that warped my fragile little mind when I was much younger. Probably what, 18 years ago or so? If you haven’t ever watched Akira, I suggest you do so immediately. It is totally badass.
If you have seen Akira, there is an incredible live action short taking place 10 years after the events of Akira; check it out over at Nerdwithswag.
….And somehow, I had a feeling, things were going to turn out all right.