The possibility of a live-action take of the 1988 anime movie Akira from Warner Bros is no longer, as Deadline has confirmed ...

After over 20 years without a movie to show for it, Warner Bros. has let the live-action rights to anime icon Akira lapse.

Trying to bring what is widely regarded as one of the greatest animes ever made into the real world is no easy task, so much ...

For 23 years now, Warner Bros. has been trying to make a live-action version of anime classic Akira, an effort that has ...

The most recent attempt at adapting the manga is also probably the most well-known, with writer and director Taika Waititi ...

Whether or not he was referring to this rights transition is anyone’s guess though should Kodansha be looking to sell the ...

Live-action, even with today's technology, put serious constraints on visual communication. Why can't we just be happy with ...

Live-action remakes of anime can be…let’s be generous and say hit and miss. Adapting such a fluid form of storytelling for the real world hasn’t always clicked, ...

After two decades in production hell, Warner Bros. has given the film rights to Katsuhiro Otomo's 'Akira' back to manga ...

After more than two decades in development limbo, Warner Bros. has officially lost the live-action rights to Akira . As ...

The possibility of a live-action take of the 1988 anime movie Akira from Warner Bros is no longer, as Deadline has confirmed that the right have lapsed, now reverted back to manga publisher Kodansha.

If Akira does ever become a big-screen, live-action movie, we certainly hope they manage not to piss off the fan base. Or maybe just leave well enough alone.