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‘Akira’ live action movie coming from ‘Daredevil’ writer

‘Akira’ live action movie coming from ‘Daredevil’ writer

Akira

After a long delay, we may be finally getting a live action adaptation of one of the greatest Japanese animated movies and manga ever made: Akira.

Katsuhiro Otomo’s adaptation of his own manga back in 1988 told the story of a bike gang leader involved in a secret government project, and for years a live-action version of the story has been in the works.

The Wrap reported Monday that Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way is picking Akira back up off the shelf, producing the project with the help of a writer behind Netflix‘s Daredevil series, Marco Ramirez. Though details are scarce, Ramirez is intended to take a new stab at the script, which has previously suffered setbacks and criticisms from the actors and producers involved and gone through several iterations.

Back in 2012, a series of films were planned at Warner Bros., with The Wrap mentioning that the studio was in talks with Garrett Hedlund, Ezra Miller, Kristen Stewart, Ken Watanabe, and Helena Bonham Carter.

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