AZM Allies Mark and @nerdycanuck sent over an interesting story about Toby Kebbell, reported to be the number one actor in line for the role of Tetsuo Shima in Warner Bros live-action Akira thing. Though he was initially excited about the prospect of playing the character, there were things about the production that didn’t sit [...]
The Lumberjack Films crew came up with a way to finally put an end to the live action Akira film. You know, there’s part of me that’s cynical enough to believe Warner Bros would release something this shitty despite poor testing. Thanks to AZM Ally Solkana for the tip.
If Kaneda’s bar is anything like the Full Throttle Saloon, well damn, I think we might actually see some bikes in this damn movie.
It should be Gundam Wednesday, a day when we celebrate the awesomeness of Mobile Suits and Char clones. Instead, we return, once again, to our punching bag movie of 2012, Steve, the live action Akira failure. The latest news comes to me by way of AZM Allies Kensei Dave, Laurie Lachapelle, and Bijan Houshmandzadeh. Casting [...]
According to news sent along by Angry Zen Minion Vortigar and AZM Ally Kensei Dave, Gary Oldman has declined to star as the Colonel in the live action version of Akira, or Steve as it is properly known around these parts. Ken Watanabe has now been approached by Warner Bros to star in the role. [...]
