No Akira for Levitt | Movie News
Back in February Ain't It Cool reported that Joseph Gordon Levitt was to co-star in a live-action remake of AKIRA for Warner Bros. That's news to Levitt. "That's really just a rumor," Levitt told MTV at the Toronto Film Festival, adding, "that just goes to show what you can believe about what people write about movies." Levitt says that the "loves" the original movie but as far as he knows there isn't even a script for the film yet. Hmm, that makes the reported 2009 release date something of a stretch. Levitt was allegedly set to star as Tetsuo to DiCaprio's Kaneda in the film. Ruairi Robinson was set to direct the film with DiCaprio also producing through his Appian Way production company. A live-action AKIRA has been in the works for some time with a post-BLADE and pre-LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN Steven Norrington attached to direct. While I'd love to see a live-action AKIRA movie (and especially one with DiCaprio and Levitt), I also want to make sure it's done right so if that means taking some time, take all the time in the world.
Source: MTV
Extra Tidbit: Now I want to go watch Levitt in BRICK again.
4:08PM on 09/15/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
That guy is practically Captain EARTH. soon to be Capatin solar system.
I'm talking about BANK people.
That guy is practically Captain EARTH. soon to be Capatin solar system.
I'm talking about BANK people.
9:54PM on 09/14/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
2:45PM on 09/13/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Apparently, there isn't too much opposition to a white American remake of Japanese Akira.
Yet have a black actor "remake" a white superhero character...(Uh, huh...white fanboys are ready set burning crosses on lawns)...
If they do indeed remake the film, why not just change the names? Or use the same premise?
It doesn't make any sense. Too, why not use Japanese
Apparently, there isn't too much opposition to a white American remake of Japanese Akira.
Yet have a black actor "remake" a white superhero character...(Uh, huh...white fanboys are ready set burning crosses on lawns)...
If they do indeed remake the film, why not just change the names? Or use the same premise?
It doesn't make any sense. Too, why not use Japanese (or Japanese-American) actors?
I'm sure they're going to use Asian actresses...(They usually don't have any problem doing that)...
12:30AM on 09/13/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
6:37PM on 09/12/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
if they cast Japanese people of the appropriate age and somehow managed to invent some CGI that doesn't completely overwhelm everything else, it might work.
but as it stands now - suck.
if they cast Japanese people of the appropriate age and somehow managed to invent some CGI that doesn't completely overwhelm everything else, it might work.
but as it stands now - suck.
1:46PM on 09/12/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
11:35AM on 09/12/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
so all of the inhabitants of neo-tokyo are white people? damn that a-bomb!
so all of the inhabitants of neo-tokyo are white people? damn that a-bomb!
11:15AM on 09/12/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
It indeed was a great rumor, and even though the movie might be hard to translate to the big screen I think with the right person it can be done.
It indeed was a great rumor, and even though the movie might be hard to translate to the big screen I think with the right person it can be done.
10:54AM on 09/12/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
and lets not get all misty over the first film, aside from having the most badass opening ever, an awesome epic battle at the end and a few super interesting scenes the original also suffered from too much talking, needless boring points and many fast forward-worthy moments.
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and lets not get all misty over the first film, aside from having the most badass opening ever, an awesome epic battle at the end and a few super interesting scenes the original also suffered from too much talking, needless boring points and many fast forward-worthy moments.
this is one time where i think the American limited attention span could actually make Akira as great as it is supposed to be.
10:26AM on 09/12/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
The only stuff I could see them getting right are the motorcycle gang scenes. Those could be fucking awesome.
Everything else? A CGI crapfest. An Akira remake would be nothing but an embarrassment..
The only stuff I could see them getting right are the motorcycle gang scenes. Those could be fucking awesome.
Everything else? A CGI crapfest. An Akira remake would be nothing but an embarrassment..
9:50AM on 09/12/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
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