Akira Might Get Re-Written By Dark Knight Scribe

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Akira Might Get Re-Written By Dark Knight Scribe

Despite earlier reports, Akira's live-action remake isn't completely down for the count, provided that the script can be re-jiggered.

Even though insiders are claiming that <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/115098-Live-Action-Akira-Shuts-Down>production on the live-action adaptation of Akira has been shut down, Warner Bros. doesn't seem quite willing to give up on the oft-maligned remake. Despite earlier rumors that the film company was considering saving the project if it could slash the budget even further, it now sounds like this isn't entirely true. Instead, insiders are now claiming that the script needs to be re-tooled, and the man who wrote The Dark Knight might be the person to do it.

Variety is reporting that executives feel that Akira's screenplay needs more "fixes" before production can start up again. The two men who are being considered for this project are Jonathan Nolan and Michael Green. Nolan probably sounds familiar to you, since he wrote the screenplays for The Dark Knight and The Prestige. Green, on the other hand, is best-known for his writing work on the Green Lantern cinematic hate crime movie and episodes of Heroes.

Admittedly, Nolan has some pretty solid work in his portfolio, but even if Warner Bros. can get him to work on Akira, it may be way too late to save this particular turkey. The movie has had too many problems, too many delays, too many compromises to meet executives' demands, and generally sounds like something that won't be even remotely faithful to the source material. The best thing Warner Bros. could do at this point is just to let the movie die quietly and start over from scratch in a few years' time.

Source: Screen Rant

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[War Penguin]

Hoo boy... I have no idea what to think. On the one hand, we got Jonathan Nolan who wrote The Dark Knight and could give this movie the justice it deserves. On the other hand, it's still going to be a western adaptation of Akira.

I'm scared.

 

[Lunar Templar]

for fucks sake ....

Hollywood, 'mer a second

closer, no, closer, k? some free advice for ya

LET IT FUCKING DIE ALREADY!!! no one wants it anyway.

 

[Reaper195]

I actually want to see the Hollywood make this. Because I know for a fact that fanboys of the original will cry, and maybe I'll be able to watch something called Akira and not sit there with that Jackie Chan rage comic look on my face at the end.

Yes, I watched Akira, and had no fucking clue what the shit happened. Random old kids with powers, some thing called Akira that blew up ages ago, some kid now has super powers, then turns into a dick, then turns into an utter wanker, then turns into some flesy/techy thing before being shot by some orbital laser thing.....THE FUCK!?

 

[gphjr14]

I actually want to see the Hollywood make this. Because I know for a fact that fanboys of the original will cry, and maybe I'll be able to watch something called Akira and not sit there with that Jackie Chan rage comic look on my face at the end.

Yes, I watched Akira, and had no fucking clue what the shit happened. Random old kids with powers, some thing called Akira that blew up ages ago, some kid now has super powers, then turns into a dick, then turns into an utter wanker, then turns into some flesy/techy thing before being shot by some orbital laser thing.....THE FUCK!?

Yes because Hollywood always translates animes into perfectly coherent masterpieces.

Spoiler

Or not...

Watch it again because I was 12 when I first saw it and understood the movie just fine...

 

[Ninedeus]

Akira was great 20 years ago, but I don't think the concept will work as well now. Its terrifying to think that this will be one of the classics that will be remade for the sake of milking the nostalgia cash cow.

 

[JesterRaiin]

Variety is reporting that executives feel that Akira's screenplay needs more "fixes" before production can start up again.

Do i sense the euphemism thread ?

 

[Micalas]

...and maybe I'll be able to watch something called Akira and not sit there with that Jackie Chan rage comic look on my face at the end.

Why? Why would you want to do that? Given that...

Yes, I watched Akira, and had no fucking clue what the shit happened. ~blablabla~.....THE FUCK!?

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I just want to start out by saying that I love Akira.

To be fair to Reaper, the biggest issue with the anime was that they tried to condense the source material into a short movie. The subtleties and symbolism, while present were a lot harder to work into a small window.

If you want the story, read the manga. The best part about the Akira movie was the ridiculously good quality of the animation work for the time.

CAPTCHA: delidan implementa. Sounds like a Harry Potter spell.

 

[RJ Dalton]

The best thing Warner Bros. could do at this point is just to let the movie die quietly and start over from scratch in a few years' time never touch it again.

There. I fixed it.

 

[Reaper195]

I actually want to see the Hollywood make this. Because I know for a fact that fanboys of the original will cry, and maybe I'll be able to watch something called Akira and not sit there with that Jackie Chan rage comic look on my face at the end.

Yes, I watched Akira, and had no fucking clue what the shit happened. Random old kids with powers, some thing called Akira that blew up ages ago, some kid now has super powers, then turns into a dick, then turns into an utter wanker, then turns into some flesy/techy thing before being shot by some orbital laser thing.....THE FUCK!?

Yes because Hollywood always translates animes into perfectly coherent masterpieces.

Spoiler

Or not...

/quote]

*Looks at DBZ picture*

....and? It may have been nothing like the series, but it was a decent movie by itself, and made sense. I watched Akira a couple of weeks ago (Am 22) and thought it was fucking stupid. None of the characters were interesting, there was never any explanation as to what Akira even was, who those green kid things were, or what even happened in the last half hour of that bullshit.

 

[zombieshark6666]

Admittedly, Nolan has some pretty solid work in his portfolio, but even if Warner Bros. can get him to work on Akira, it may be way too late to save this particular turkey. The movie has had too many problems, too many delays, too many compromises to meet executives' demands, and generally sounds like something that won't be even remotely faithful to the source material. The best thing Warner Bros. could do at this point is just to let the movie die quietly and start over from scratch in a few years' time.

Source: Screen Rant

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Was this meant to be part of the article or in the comments section???

 

[gphjr14]

*Looks at DBZ picture*

....and? It may have been nothing like the series, but it was a decent movie by itself, and made sense. I watched Akira a couple of weeks ago (Am 22) and thought it was fucking stupid. None of the characters were interesting, there was never any explanation as to what Akira even was, who those green kid things were, or what even happened in the last half hour of that bullshit.

If you can't understand Akira and you actually thought the DB movie was decent I guess that's just how it is. Not everyone is going to like the same thing and some people like things the rest of the world finds horrible, that's just how it is.

 

[BrotherRool]

for fucks sake ....

Hollywood, 'mer a second

closer, no, closer, k? some free advice for ya

LET IT FUCKING DIE ALREADY!!! no one wants it anyway.

Not even when written by the Nolan's? They haven't written a non-awesome movie yet and whilst I don't know anything about Akira, if it's got any sort of intelligence, he is _the_ person for intellectual thrillers

 

[Lunar Templar]

for fucks sake ....

Hollywood, 'mer a second

closer, no, closer, k? some free advice for ya

LET IT FUCKING DIE ALREADY!!! no one wants it anyway.

Not even when written by the Nolan's? They haven't written a non-awesome movie yet and whilst I don't know anything about Akira, if it's got any sort of intelligence, he is _the_ person for intellectual thrillers

even with them i have my doubts it will be good given the 'flexibility' of the source material (and said marital being kind of shit to begin with) guess we'll see but i've got my expectations nice and low, as this whole movie smacks of a really bad idea.

 

[Robert Ewing]

Eh, I'd rather it just die. They only way to do this film justice is to basically remake it word for word. I'd be up for that...

 

[Nurb]

Just let it go, no one wants it made and there's so many people with original scripts deserving of the money.

Besides, everyone's waiting to unleash a torrent of "whitewashing" articles over it that will have the net flooded with arguments for at least 2 years

 

[Beautiful End]

*Looks at DBZ picture*

....and? It may have been nothing like the series, but it was a decent movie by itself, and made sense. I watched Akira a couple of weeks ago (Am 22) and thought it was fucking stupid. None of the characters were interesting, there was never any explanation as to what Akira even was, who those green kid things were, or what even happened in the last half hour of that bullshit.

You might have missed the point. It's not a matter of whether the movie was good or understandable or not. It's more about how the movies had almost NOTHING to do with the original Dragon ball story, except for maybe names and...well, that's the biggest resemblance there is.

Imagine if someone claimed to be working on a Superman sequel and instead you're given Crank. I mean, they're both unstoppable and they both have lady issues, right? And the protagonist is a guy.
It's the same reason why people hated Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within. I personally loved the movie, but I have to admit it had nothing to do with what fans knew and loved related to the FF universe, I.E, spiky haired guys, swords, magic, summons, chocobos, etc. Hence why it's almost forgotten and Advent Children was better welcomed.

Akira may or may not be dumb. But changing the original story into something completely different is not the solution. Speculating, if the director hates the original plot, then he better step off and work on some other project that fits his needs. And if the movie just doesn't work at all, then let it die.
This is where I stand regarding this. No movie, just let the whole thing die for once and for all.

 

[Callate]

I don't know; if the American Akira has to get made (which I'm certainly not accepting as a given), it could do a lot worse than taking on a writer who has a reputation for expecting a certain level of intelligence from his audience and refusing to spoon-feed plot points to those who refuse to pay attention.