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Exclusive Comic-Con News (DAY 2 - July 24, 2009): 'AKIRA' LIVE ACTION FILM A 'PRIORITY PROJECT' FOR WARNER BROS. - iFMagazine.com Send to a friend
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Exclusive Comic-Con News (DAY 2 - July 24, 2009): 'AKIRA' LIVE ACTION FILM A 'PRIORITY PROJECT' FOR WARNER BROS.

The studio is working on a script to the 'holy grail' of anime for a 2011 release, says producer Andrew Lazar

By CARL CORTEZ and EMERSON PARKER, iF Staff
Published 7/24/2009




 

 

LOCATION: San Diego Comic Con

 

 
THE SKINNY: While talking about JONAH HEX at the San Diego Comic Con, producer Andrew Lazar revealed exclusively to iF Magazine plans for an upcoming AKIRA live action film.
 
“We are working on the script,” Lazar says about AKIRA. “It is a real priority project for Warner Bros. and so [the writers] are working on a draft.”
 
Way cool! And we can’t wait. When will it be in production? “Sometimes movies need an enormous amount of prep, like this one. It is not realistic to go before the third quarter of next year for a 2011 release,” Lazar says.

 
A film such as this is bound to have a huge buzz and following so does Lazar have any ideas about a director? “So many interesting choices, in truth, it is such an amazing property that we’ve seen a lot of interest from a variety of people,” Lazar says. “Once we get the final script, we’ll see what our final options are. It is a very important decision and we don’t want to jump into it lightly.”
 
Lazar believes that AKIRA is the holy grail of anime and wants to do it right. Because of that, he’s brought on board Katsuhiro Ôtomo, the original creator of the anime, as an executive producer and consultant on the movie.
 
“I’ve always been a very inclusive producer of underlying rights,” Lazar says. “And am very anxious to collaborate with Ôtomo and listen to his thoughts.”
 
But don’t ask about casting for AKIRA as of yet, Lazar believes that it is far too premature to be talking about who will play what role.
 
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Reader Comments

Les from NJ sez....
Might turn out to be good; look how well Watchmen turned out.
3/30/2010 10:41:51 PM

Zoe from NYC / Boston sez....
PLEASE DEAR LORD! Stop the madness. DO NOT DO THIS. Some things are better left alone.
12/23/2009 5:11:48 PM

Evan H from New Mexico sez....
I'm not pleased with this. Hopefully having Otomo onboard will mitigate the potential for this turning into sci-fi B-movie shit. Akira just wasn't crafted for the live-action medium.
12/23/2009 2:59:53 PM

don from new york sez....
DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT DON'T DO IT SOMEONE HAS TO STOP THESE ATROCITIES.
12/14/2009 6:49:45 AM

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