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- New Zealand-born actor/director Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows, Thor: Ragnarok) may end up directing the long-awaited, English live-action adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo's manga, Akira. Some sites say the deal is done, others say it is still in negotiations.
- Warner Bros/Legendary Pictures purchased the rights to the manga back in 2002.
- The manga has six parts, so there may be two movies with each one covering three volumes.
- The movie has been in development hell for quite some time. A few years ago, Dane DeHaan and Michael Pitt were competing to play Tetsuo, and their costars were potentially Garrett Hedlund, Kristin Stewart, Ken Watanabe, and Helena Bonham Carter.