Akira lives! Again! Ahem. According to NYMag’s Vulture blog, the brothers Hughes (that would be Allen and Albert, FYI) are currently in negotiations with Warner Bros. to helm the studio’s sure-to-be expensive and epic live-action adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s seminal manga/anime “Akira”, which recently got a major boost when Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way came onboard as producers. The Hughes brothers, of course, recently turned in the post-apocalyptic “Book of Eli” for the studio, so they’re no stranger to apocalyptic action.
It’s been known for a while now that an “Akira” movie would consist of two films, which is much more preferable than trying to squeeze it all into one movie. Also according to Vulture, expect an official announcement about the Hughes and “Akira” later this week.
I would normally use this space to tell you what “Akira” is all about, but frankly, if you don’t already know, I ain’t gonna waste my breath telling you, cause if you don’t already know what “Akira” is all about, you’re not worth telling. That’s how awesome “Akira” is.
Akiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiira!!!!!! Ahem. Oh, there's my bike.
