Comics2Film wrote:Extraordinary Gentlemen Re-Team for Akria
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Rob M. Worley
On Thursday, October 10, 2002
The director and writer team from now-filming The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen will re-team for the live-action, English-language remake of Akira according to today's Variety.
Stephen Norrington is set to helm the remake of Katsushiro Otomo' classic anime and manga, based on a script by James Robinson. Jon Peters (Batman, Superman) will produce.
The project had been in development with Norrington and Warner executives Lionel Wigram and Dan Lin, although they hadn't found the right take they heard Robinson's pitch.
"I've been a fan of the anime for many years and understood which elements would have to be brought to a live-action translation of it," Robinson told Variety. "I've tried to retain as many iconic elements of the anime as possible."
Robinson's wrote and directed Comic Book Villains, which is in video stores now.
[Movie] Akira live-action film
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