Akira (planned film)

Akira
Akira
Screenplay by	Taika Waititi; Michael Golamco;
Based on	Akira; by Katsuhiro Otomo
Produced by	Jennifer Davisson; Leonardo DiCaprio; Andrew Lazar;
Production; companies	Warner Bros. Pictures; Appian Way Productions; Mad Chance Productions;
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Country	United States
Language	English

Akira is a proposed American cyberpunk action film based on the Japanese manga of the same name by Katsuhiro Otomo, and was set to be the second film adaptation following the 1988 anime version. The film was written by Taika Waititi and Michael Golamco.

Warner Bros. Pictures, which had held the rights to a live-action version adaptation of the manga since 2002, has repeatedly struggled to get production off the ground over various concerns, leaving the project in development hell. In 2017, Waititi was announced to direct and co-write, with production to start in 2019, and scheduled for release in 2021. However, just prior to production, Waititi left the project to direct Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), delaying the project indefinitely. In April 2023, Waititi stated that he aims to begin working on the film again after completing his upcoming Star Wars film.

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