Way back in 2003, when Warner Bros. announced its intention to produce a live-action remake of Katsuhiro Otomo‘s classic 1988 anime Akira, millions of fans skeptically raised their eyebrows in unison…then, when no further announcements were forthcoming, slowly went about forgetting the whole thing ever happened.
Surprise! It looks like the live-action Akira is still on. And what’s more, according to Bloody-Disgusting, it has a director. From the site’s report:
We’ve been informed that Warner Bros. Pictures is trying to get Akira off the ground pre-strike and have attached 29-year-old Oscar nominated Irish director Ruairi Robinson!
Robinson’s list of credits is slim, but impressive — he was, as the Bloody-Disgusting report mentions, nominated for a Best Animated Short Film Oscar in 2002, for Fifty Percent Grey. He also directed The Silent City, a short film described by the Bloody-Disgusting crew as “mind-blowing.” Fortunately, you can get a look at it via the site’s BDTV — just click on the link below!
Source: Bloody-Disgusting
