Leonardo DiCaprio to Produce Live-Action "Akira"

[andy khouri]

Leonardo DiCaprio will produce "Akira," a live-action adaptation of the classic manga and anime by Katsuhiro Otomo. Screenwriter and former PC Gamer Editor-in-Chief Gary Whitta will provide the script.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=13059

[the goddamn batman]

ARGH!!! Lame. Just lame.

Please, stop the remake train; I'd like to get off now.

[FrBoukas]

There is no way this can be good at all. Akira might be my favorite fictional work ever, and there are so many reasons why this project shouldn't happen. The animation is the best adaptation of the original story and if that can't convince an audience of its great achievements there is no way a live-action will.

[DDM]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[Legato]

I figured it wont be long until we see an americanized version of this.

[StoneGold]

There is no way this can be good at all. Akira might be my favorite fictional work ever, and there are so many reasons why this project shouldn't happen. The animation is the best adaptation of the original story and if that can't convince an audience of its great achievements there is no way a live-action will.

See, I'm thinking the exact opposite. The story in Akira was kind of crap. It's the art, and later, the animation that made it work. Which you lose in live action. But seriously, the story was crap.

[Legato]

See, I'm thinking the exact opposite. The story in Akira was kind of crap. It's the art, and later, the animation that made it work. Which you lose in live action. But seriously, the story was crap.

In most ways it kinda was but like you said I admire the visualization and Tetsuo was an intresting character.

[Jared]

I seem to recall reading several years back that Stephen Norrington wanted to direct an Akira movie, but everyone bailed when they figured what the budget would need to be.

I liked Akira well enough, but I don't consider it sacred enough to be unremakable. Hell, the plot is basically just a Star Trek episode with biker gangs thrown in.

[kalorama]

The live-action version of “Akira” has long been in development at Warner Bros., with producers Jon Peters (“Superman Returns”) and Basil Iwanyk (“Firewall”) having been involved at various times, as well as directors Stephen Norrington (“Blade”) and Pitof (“Catwoman”). No director has yet been confirmed, nor is it known whether DiCaprio intends to star in “Akira.”

I liked Akira okay, but I'm really not especially a fan of manga or anime, per se. I also try not to be one of those people who assumes that a movie that hasn't been made yet is going to suck based on some speculative casting or dorectorial announcements. But ...

Sweet jumping Jesus, just reading about the very possibility, even unrealized, of a live action Akira movie directed by the talentless hack who shat out Catwoman scared the crap out of me.

[StoneGold]

I liked Akira well enough, but I don't consider it sacred enough to be unremakable. Hell, the plot is basically just a Star Trek episode with biker gangs thrown in.

I have to agree, except I really don't think there's enough in Akira worth trying to turn live action. The story is pretty damn slim. And hands up, anyone want to tell me how exactly it ends?

I love it for its beauty, but not really for its mind. Just like your mom.

[DWEarhart]

Ruairi Robinson. (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117981194.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=akira)

[mattx110]

I liked Akira okay, but I'm really not especially a fan of manga or anime, per se. I also try not to be one of those people who assumes that a movie that hasn't been made yet is going to suck based on some speculative casting or dorectorial announcements. But ...

Sweet jumping Jesus, just reading about the very possibility, even unrealized, of a live action Akira movie directed by the talentless hack who shat out Catwoman scared the crap out of me.
Umm... I don't think you can hold Catwoman against him. It didn't work on so many levels that I don't think there was anything he could do but turn down a paycheck and risk screwing up a relationship with movie studios. Nobody sets out to make Catwoman.

[kalorama]

Umm... I don't think you can hold Catwoman against him.

Watch me.

Breaking it down, I don't see anything wrong with Catwoman conceptually or structurally that would have inevitably resulted in a bad movie. The same basic story and cast, in the hands of a competent director, could have turned out okay. The problem was that it was directed by a music video director who clearly had no idea how to structure a narrative and, at the same time, lacked the level of visual dexterity and imagination that could have resulted in the style being compelling enough to overcome the utter lack of substance (the kind of trick that Michael Bay has made a career of pulling off). He's far and away the most responsible for the movie's utter creative failure, as far as I'm concerned.

[Jared]

I have to agree, except I really don't think there's enough in Akira worth trying to turn live action. The story is pretty damn slim. And hands up, anyone want to tell me how exactly it ends?


I dunno, I think there's enough there for at least a pretty good sci-fi blockbuster. There's a dystopian future wracked with civl unrest, a shadowy goverment conspiracy, shootouts, bike chases, and battles with super psychics. Wrap it all up with a love story, and a cautionary tale of how power corrupts. Nothing terrible groundbreaking, but none of the individual elments of The Matrix were all that fresh either. But I don't know if I'd trust the Catwoman guy with it, as it has to be a big budget film.

Actually, I was shocked to see that it's as a manga (which I've not read), it spans multiple volumes. It just didn't seem like a story that needs all that much space to tell.

I'm not real clear about the ending myself. Akira pulled Testuo into a new universe? It was Akira creating a new universe that caused the explosion that devestated Tokyo in the backstory?

[StoneGold]

Get ready for more random bitching. Joseph Gordon Levitt is Tetsuo.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35680


And according to the article, Leo'll probably be Kaneda.

[Jettison]

I HATE that guys acting...'I have the money, I have the power!'

Dear lord.....please recast.....Leo, I could see working, but I really loathe that guy's presence.

[Chase]

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/4809/gorilladonotwantpz2.jpg

DO NOT WANT

EVER

[Armless Penguin]

I HATE that guys acting...'I have the money, I have the power!'

Dear lord.....please recast.....Leo, I could see working, but I really loathe that guy's presence.

Why? He's a fantastic actor. Just because you don't like him doesn't change that fact. If he's in it, I'd actually be more inclined to think it has a sliver of a chance of being halfway decent.

[Jettison]

oops, you are right....hes brilliant.

http://smilies.newcastlebeats.com/smilies/rly.gif

[GRANT!]

Levitt is a pretty good actor. I liked Brick a lot.

I could see him working as Tetsuo. Not sure if I want to see a live action Akira though.

With Leo involved are they going to put some money into this.

[StoneGold]

Funny thing is, you could run two different stories and get two different reactions. Gordon-Levitt and DiCaprio in a cyberpunk epic involving psychic powers, people would be shitting bricks with ecstasy. The same to doing Akira, not so much.


And there's no way of disproving me, so hah!

[kalorama]

I disliked Brick intensely, but I can see him working as Tetsuo.

[StoneGold]

I disliked Brick intensely, but I can see him working as Tetsuo.

Except for being a 27-year-old Jewish guy who tends to play younger, instead of a 15-year-old Japanese kid.



Not that Leo needs any help playing Asian guys. I'm just wondering if they'll have the balls to change ethnicities, but not names. Heh, maybe Leo's name can be Canada.



CANADAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

[Wenatchee the Hatchet]

I'm already wondering who is planning to make a live action adaptation of Nausicaa. :eek:

[kalorama]

Except for being a 27-year-old Jewish guy who tends to play younger, instead of a 15-year-old Japanese kid.

Oh, I forgot about the Federal law that mandates that all film adaptations of comics must be rigorously faithful to the source material in every respect.

My bad. I understand that there's a warrant out for Christian Bale's arrest as we speak.

If you're expecting a Japanese cast, then you should prepare yourself to be deeply disappointed.

[Chase]

Hopefully, this will not suck as much as Dragon Ball will. There is an old adage that, even though I prefer modernization, still holds true: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. The Akira movie is one of the greatest animated movies ever made. There is nothing to improve upon. Not a damn thing. I am furious at Hollywood whoring out these great series, while altering them to their preferences. Yes, yes, they will be 'adaptations', but you know what? I don't want adaptations, and any idiot knows they will be inferior to the original piece. These live-action, Hollywood movies will be god-awful, and it's because Hollywood doesn't understand the culture or the series itself.

[StoneGold]

Oh, I forgot about the Federal law that mandates that all film adaptations of comics must be rigorously faithful to the source material in every respect.

My bad. I understand that there's a warrant out for Christian Bale's arrest as we speak.

If you're expecting a Japanese cast, then you should prepare yourself to be deeply disappointed.

You didn't get past the first sentence I wrote, did you?

It's more about whether they'll have the balls to have him named Tetsuo or not. And that you are going to get people bitching about that for real.

[Armless Penguin]

It's more about whether they'll have the balls to have him named Tetsuo or not. And that you are going to get people bitching about that for real.

It's true, but honestly the ethnicity of the characters is so far down the enormous pole of things-that-could-possibly-go-wrong-with-this-movie it's almost not even worth talking about, =/

oops, you are right....hes brilliant.

He's one of the better actors of his generation and hasn't turned in anything less than a great performance in the last three or four of his movies I've seen, yes.

[GRANT!]

He's one of the better actors of his generation and hasn't turned in anything less than a great performance in the last three or four of his movies I've seen, yes.

And he's also motherf***ing Cobra Commander.

[mattx110]

Watch me.

Breaking it down, I don't see anything wrong with Catwoman conceptually or structurally that would have inevitably resulted in a bad movie. The same basic story and cast, in the hands of a competent director, could have turned out okay. The problem was that it was directed by a music video director who clearly had no idea how to structure a narrative and, at the same time, lacked the level of visual dexterity and imagination that could have resulted in the style being compelling enough to overcome the utter lack of substance (the kind of trick that Michael Bay has made a career of pulling off). He's far and away the most responsible for the movie's utter creative failure, as far as I'm concerned.
"She wears leather and she's fighting an evil cosmetics magnate"

"seriously? The fans'll love this?"

[Sanagi]

If they bring back Geinoh Yamashirogumi to do the new soundtrack, I promise not to complain about anything else.

[howyadoin]

I've got no problems with the actors. Anything would be better than the horrible voice acting in the English-dubbed anime.

But then I read "PC Gamer", “Superman Returns”, “Blade”, and “Catwoman”, and suddenly I have less faith...

[StoneGold]

I've got no problems with the actors. Anything would be better than the horrible voice acting in the English-dubbed anime.


Which one, the original, or the re-dub they did a couple years ago?

[the goddamn batman]

Both are bad. But the old one is better. CANADAAAAAA!!!


I'm not going to worry about this too much until I hear filming has started. Then I'll just groan about it on the internet... which means nothing.:D

[vazel]

oops, you are right....hes brilliant.

http://smilies.newcastlebeats.com/smilies/rly.gifOh puhlease he hasn't been popular to hate since Titanic-The Beach era. His last few movies have seen brilliant performances. But you go ahead and call him Leonardo DiCrapio then be sure to do a brief nasal snort when you laugh.

[Alan Lynch]

I have to agree, except I really don't think there's enough in Akira worth trying to turn live action. The story is pretty damn slim. And hands up, anyone want to tell me how exactly it ends?

I love it for its beauty, but not really for its mind. Just like your mom.
Manga or anime? Although neither has an ending you can be exact about; I could give you my interpretation of what happens though. Essentially, both end when someone - Akira in the manga and Tetsuo in the anime - unleash energy on a par with the Big Bang, creating another universe. Possibly with them as "God" at the heart of it. And Tetsuo's body was turning into a big blob becuase it couldn't properly contain the energy like Akira's could; roughly speaking ;)

Huge Akira fanboy, and no good can come of this project. None. Whatsoever. It's insane that anyone even wants to try.

[twilight]

See, I'm thinking the exact opposite. The story in Akira was kind of crap. It's the art, and later, the animation that made it work. Which you lose in live action. But seriously, the story was crap.

Oh yeah.

I consider myself a pretty intelligent guy and I had no idea what the shit was going on.

Tetsuo went to another universe with Akira?
And felt the urgent need to tell us "I am Tetsuo"?

-Twi

[Your Imaginary Pal]

Kaneda becomes Kenneth or Kent
Tetsuo become Ted Or Theo
Kai in now Katie
Roy stays Roy
The Colonel is played by Morgan Freeman

(just a joke, nothing official or remotely valid supports these statements)

[KenK]

DiCaprio must have A LOT of faith in the american moviegoing public. I'm still trying to deconstruct the anime.

[Jettison]

The Anime is great because it doesn't treat the viewer like a moron.....so what if all the points dont match up, and every thread isn't accounted for....its a beautiful movie....a MASTERPIECE.....it has such a special place in my heart, Ive watched it more than any other movie....after seeing it so many times, I just began appreciating it for what it was, and since I never read the manga, I just rest assured that there was more story to it if I ever really felt the urge to explore it more.....it plays out like a somber poem with the backdrop of a post apocolyptic cyberpunk future.....I LOVE the scene where you see Akira with all the little test subject kids, making the tvs warp out.....its so haunting and the music makes it so dramlike.

I am a huge fan of that cartoon......I don't mind that they are making a movie based loosely on it in America.....I think there are far worse ways to piss away an enormous budget.

My ONLY problem at this stage is that kid who they want to play Tetsuo...Ive never liked him in anything Ive seen him in. But I do think Leo as (a version of) Kaneda would be alright.

[KenK]

Well, I think Leo and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are both great actors, so I look forward to them together (if Leo does end up playing Kaneda.). I have to wonder what approach they're taking. Splitting it into two movies would seem to suggest that at the very least, they'll be including more of the manga than the anime did.

[StoneGold]

Truth is, Gordon-Levitt is a damn good choice for a gaijin Tetsuo. He even looks a little like him, kind of frail, the high forehead... he's a good choice, it's just the entire project is a little on the odd side.

[Jared]

Oh yeah.

I consider myself a pretty intelligent guy and I had no idea what the shit was going on.

Tetsuo went to another universe with Akira?
And felt the urgent need to tell us "I am Tetsuo"?

-Twi

I never got what the hell the general guy was thinking, in trying to stop Tetsuo himself with just a pistol...*after* Tetsuo had taken on the freakin army, and a giant death-ray satellite. Because it wasn't handled as if the General was crazy, it seemed like he almost could have succeeded!

I wonder if the movie will take place in "Neo York", or some other American city.

[howyadoin]

Which one, the original, or the re-dub they did a couple years ago?Here's your answer:

Both are bad.


_____________

DiCaprio must have A LOT of faith in the american moviegoing public.Hey, it's got chase scenes. All they need now is a buddy-movie subplot and an evil twin.

[Jettison]

I wonder if the movie will take place in "Neo York", or some other American city.

Yeah, it says in the article it will take place in NY.....Neo York, that sounds pretty cool!

[Michael P]

Yeah, it says in the article it will take place in NY.....Neo York, that sounds pretty cool!

It sounds pretty stupid, actually. They took a city named New York, and gave it a new name that means... New York.

[Jettison]

They didn't do anything.....all I said was that it was gonna take place in NY, and since it's 'Neo Tokyo' in the anime, it would be a bit of an homage to call it Neo York in the upcoming film, as Jared said.....

[Mangaman]

Changing the setting is something I expected, most American movie studios want the movies to be local, I'm still surprised V for Vendetta was allowed to stay in the UK.

I'd suspect some ethnic re-assignments will happen too

[the goddamn batman]

...apparently it's set in "New Manhattan".

[mattx110]

Changing the setting is something I expected, most American movie studios want the movies to be local, I'm still surprised V for Vendetta was allowed to stay in the UK.

I'd suspect some ethnic re-assignments will happen too
Blowing up a japanese city is a bit... tasteless for a big American produced film. Blowing up New York, still bad, but fictionalized version of New York starts to leave enough levels of abstraction that it is less horrid.

Although Tokyo is one of the few cities with enough worldwide recognition to be a good setting for this kinda film. Although, if they want to keep casting open to more than just japanese people, setting it in New York works better than a city in one of the most homogenous countries in the world.

[howyadoin]

They didn't do anything.....all I said was that it was gonna take place in NY, and since it's 'Neo Tokyo' in the anime, it would be a bit of an homage to call it Neo York in the upcoming film, as Jared said.....You get that "neo" means "new", right?

[Rattlehead]

I just don't think there's really anything there that's going to translate well to a Live Action setting, much like Dragonball. The Anime is over the top and ridiculous in ways that only work well in animation, and that's what makes it good. Grounding it in a pseudo-realtiy will effectively strip anything remotely fun away from it. I guess they could make it work by doing a major rewrite of the script, which they probably will, but then it's not really Akira anymore.

[Jettison]

You get that "neo" means "new", right?

YES.

If the face of the city has changed, due to an apocolyptic explosion....maybe they would alter the name of the city a little bit......a SLIGHT change from New York to Neo York....its just a thought, all I was doing was telling Jared that I thought it was a cool idea......christ! We all know it means the same thing, but in THIS context it also is a way to pay homage to NEO TOKYO from the anime.....

Jared, once again, I think its a neat idea.....thats all.....

[Your Imaginary Pal]

the larger flaw is both Leo if he is cast as Kenada Analogue, doesn't have his school boy looks anymore.
The other guy from third rock can still loook High School, so that works.
But if Leonardo wants in he better choose one of the revolutionaries/rebels.
The rest of the creative team scares me.
Is it the writer or the Director from Catwoman onboard?
either way it's ominous.

[SPAfreak]

Truth is, Gordon-Levitt is a damn good choice for a gaijin Tetsuo. He even looks a little like him, kind of frail, the high forehead... he's a good choice, it's just the entire project is a little on the odd side.

I'm a little more surprised that he's willing to be in the movie than someone would want to have him play Tetsuo. He's a great actor but he has a tendency to pick lower profile movies.

[StoneGold]

the larger flaw is both Leo if he is cast as Kenada Analogue, doesn't have his school boy looks anymore.
The other guy from third rock can still loook High School, so that works.
But if Leonardo wants in he better choose one of the revolutionaries/rebels.
The rest of the creative team scares me.
Is it the writer or the Director from Catwoman onboard?
either way it's ominous.

Or... they raise the ages of the characters. Levitt's 27. Granted, he plays young, but there you go.




And please, people read the friggin' article. Pitoff was involved in an aborted attempt at the movie. Nothing to do with this one.

[Your Imaginary Pal]

Just saw the name as attached in the article.
I glanced at it geez.
that's how me gett thru hi skool.

[kalorama]

Hey, it's got chase scenes.

Chase scenes on sleek, futuristic motorcycles, no less. Plus fights and lots of shit (including a city) blows up. Not exactly a leap of faith to think the summer movie crowd might go for it.

[kalorama]

YES.

If the face of the city has changed, due to an apocolyptic explosion....maybe they would alter the name of the city a little bit......

But ... why? After they dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki they were still Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After Dresden was firebombed it was still Dresden. Why would New York change its name after the bombing? Esp. when the name they'd be changing it to is essentially the same name it had before.

[jesse_custer]

The story of "Akira" isn't anything special, but its greatness has never been about the story. You're supposed to explore the film as a theme, not as a string of events.

[the goddamn batman]

Hey, guys!!! Seriously? It takes place in NEW MANHATTAN.

Seriously.

[StoneGold]

But ... why? After they dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki they were still Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After Dresden was firebombed it was still Dresden. Why would New York change its name after the bombing? Esp. when the name they'd be changing it to is essentially the same name it had before.

Why is Istanbul Constantinople?

[Michael P]

Why is Istanbul Constantinople?

That's nobody's business but the Turks'.

[Jettison]

But ... why? After they dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki they were still Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After Dresden was firebombed it was still Dresden. Why would New York change its name after the bombing? Esp. when the name they'd be changing it to is essentially the same name it had before.

Youve got to be kidding me.....have you SEEN Akira before? After the power of Akira destroys Tokyo, they rebuild it.....they rename it to NEO TOKYO.....IN THE ANIME THEY RENAME IT NEO TOKYO!!!!!!!!

So..............Jared said 'Neo York', and I said, 'hey, that's neat, if they called it Neo York in the live action American version, it would be like paying an homage to the anime.'

Why would New York change its name after the bombing? Who knows if they would?????? But in the Akira live action film, it might be a neat idea......J.H.C. on f**king CRUTCH!

[Michael P]

Except "Neo York" is a stupid name.

[StoneGold]

Except "Neo York" is a stupid name.

No, Michael P is a stupid name!!!!


Actually, I kind of like Neo York. It has a crappy 80s cyberpunk feel to it.

[kalorama]

Youve got to be kidding me.....have you SEEN Akira before? After the power of Akira destroys Tokyo, they rebuild it.....they rename it to NEO TOKYO.....IN THE ANIME THEY RENAME IT NEO TOKYO!!!!!!!!


They renamed it Neo Tokyo, which means New Tokyo. Which is fine and may even make sense. But "renaming" New York to Neo York, which means New York, which was its original name to begin with, makes no sense at all.

[StoneGold]

They renamed it Neo Tokyo, which means New Tokyo. Which is fine and may even make sense. But "renaming" New York to Neo York, which means New York, which was its original name to begin with, makes no sense at all.

Sure it does. Because New New York sounds even dumber.

[vazel]

They renamed it Neo Tokyo, which means New Tokyo. Which is fine and may even make sense. But "renaming" New York to Neo York, which means New York, which was its original name to begin with, makes no sense at all.
yea I agree. I've seen it as 'Neo New York' in some sci-fi which is a little stupid but changing New York to Neo York is beyond stupid and makes no sense.Sure it does. Because New New York sounds even dumber.
Hmm, you typed this as I did. No, changing New York to New York is way dumber than changing New York to New New York.

[GRANT!]

Worked for Futurama.

Who cares what they call it? As long as it blows up good during some bad ass pyscho kinesis action scenes.

[StoneGold]

Honestly? If you could buy into Neo Tokyo, but not Neo York?


Let's just say I typed in some insulting words right now. The difference between the two? About as wide as the apparent space somewhere inbetween the stick and your anus.

[Jettison]

Yeah....renaming it Neo Tokyo instead of New Tokyo was just retarded on Katsuhiro Otomo's part.....wtf was he thinking?

And just for thinking the idea of renaming New York: Neo York, MIGHT be a good idea, I shall now stab myself with a ninja sword out of CBR dishonor....

[StoneGold]

Yeah....renaming it Neo Tokyo instead of New Tokyo was just retarded on Katsuhiro Otomo's part.....wtf was he thinking?

And just for thinking the idea of renaming New York: Neo York, MIGHT be a good idea, I shall now stab myself with a ninja sword out of CBR dishonor....

Good!



But seriously, it's petty BS. There's plenty of stupid crap to bitch about in this potential movie that is actually worth bitching about. Whether they might or might not call it Neo York is the least of it.

[kalorama]

Honestly? If you could buy into Neo Tokyo, but not Neo York?


Let's just say I typed in some insulting words right now. The difference between the two? About as wide as the apparent space somewhere inbetween the stick and your anus.

And since resorting to insults is a sure sign of someone having no point to make, I guess we're done here.

[vazel]

Changing Tokyo to Neo Tokyo(New Tokyo) as a symbolic moving forward gesture after the catastrophic explosion makes sense. But New York is already New York so changing New York to Neo York(New York) makes no sense. Completely changing the name I can see but Neo York doesn't make sense.

[StoneGold]

Changing Tokyo to Neo Tokyo(New Tokyo) as a symbolic moving forward gesture after the catastrophic explosion makes sense. But New York is already New York so changing New York to Neo York(New York) makes no sense. Completely changing the name I can see but Neo York doesn't make sense.

But you literally just showed why it makes sense. There needs to be some kind of symbolic gesture, but the city is already New York. So you make a slight change. Or it ends up being a Futurama episode.

[Jettison]

http://smilies.newcastlebeats.com/smilies/picardslayer.gif

[vazel]

But you literally just showed why it makes sense. There needs to be some kind of symbolic gesture, but the city is already New York. So you make a slight change. Or it ends up being a Futurama episode.What I showed was how changing a name to something that means the exact same thing especially when it's a symbolic moving forward gesture after a catastrophe makes no sense. New York being changed to New York makes no sense. That's like changing the name of Los Angeles to City of Angels. A completely different name change(as in something that has neither New or York in its name) I can buy but Neo York is just stupid.

You do realize that neo means new don't you? Neo York is the exact same thing as New York.

[Jettison]

yes, it means the same thing...but it IS different.

NEO YORK
NEW YORK
NEO YORK
NEWYORK

See, they ARE diiferent.....we ALL REALIZE they mean the same thing....not everybody on this board is as stupid as you may think....as a matter of taste, I wont argue wjther you think it sounds cool or sounds stupid.....arguing over taste is pointless......We are all on the same page here.....NO, they will most likely NOT CALL IT NEO YORK.......but as mentioned about 50 times already, changing NEW to NEO, even though they MEAN THE SAME THING.....would be a way of paying tribute to NEO TOKYO from the original Akira......or even calling the rebuilt Manhattan *gasp* NEO Manhattan.....that would also pay tribute to the original......

NEO=NEW
NEW=NEO
NEO=NEW
NEW=NEO

Happy now?

[vazel]

http://webpages.charter.net/gvr/smileys/program.gif

[Jettison]

http://smilies.newcastlebeats.com/smilies/brutal_26.gif

[vazel]

http://webpages.charter.net/gvr/smileys/th_emot-psyduck.gif

[the goddamn batman]

Wow... a guy goes out, gets totally wasted with his friends, sleeps on a frineds floor like he's 23 again, comes home, sleeps more, deals with hangover... and you guys are still here talking about this. Wow. Just wow.

Turns out, if you read the article, or either of my posts, the movie takes place in...

drum roll...

"NEW MANHATTAN".

So, this little pissing contest about NEO this and NEO that? Dumbest shit I've seen in a while. Thank you CBR.

[Totoro Man]

I have to agree, except I really don't think there's enough in Akira worth trying to turn live action. The story is pretty damn slim. And hands up, anyone want to tell me how exactly it ends?

I love it for its beauty, but not really for its mind. Just like your mom.

have you read the manga? there's way TOO MUCH stuff in there to make it into a good movie.

on this much I agree with you-- Akira should not be made into a live-action movie!

[StoneGold]

have you read the manga? there's way TOO MUCH stuff in there to make it into a good movie.


But even then, a lot of it doesn't really follow narratively enough to make a good movie. Hence the animation, made by the guy who wrote the book, not making much sense.

[vazel]

So, this little pissing contest about NEO this and NEO that? Dumbest shit I've seen in a while. Thank you CBR.
I was just way too entertained by the stupidity of this argument. I apologize. http://webpages.charter.net/gvr/smileys/ugh.gif

[The Xenos]

New Manhattan? What? No love for Brooklyn or the Bronx? :p

[Your Imaginary Pal]

New Manhattan? What? No love for Brooklyn or the Bronx? :p

come on, their practically beyond repair right now.

[Jettison]

So, this little pissing contest about NEO this and NEO that? Dumbest shit I've seen in a while. Thank you CBR.

Ahem....I think you should be thanking me.

Credit where credit is due?

[the goddamn batman]

Thank you, Jettison. :D