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Akira

Akira, a manga created by Katsuhiro Otomo, was released initially in 1982 and ran until 1990, during which time an animated film came out in 1988, based upon the original source, though shortened in plot for running time.

Set in the year of 2019, Akira is the story of a post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo where the police, politicians and scientists are not trusted by a motorcycle gang. Tetsuo, a member of this gang is soon pursued, after he receives supernatural powers and becomes an unstoppable and destructive force.

Talk of an American live action Akira has been floating around for some time, the most information recovered was that Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Warner Bros Pictures were working on the movie. Supposedly, Ruairi Robinson was going to make it his directorial debut and the massive story would have been split into two parts with talks of Joseph Gordon-Levitt(10 Things I Hate About You, Miracle at St. Anna) in the role of the psychotic and powerful biker, Tetsuo.

Now, with the movie apparently slated to release this summer, there is discussion that not only has Robinson left the production, but that there is no move being made to revive the project. Despite the silence on the fate of the film, some internet sources mention the film is now slated for 2011, but with no other facts mentioned.

Death Note

Another anime being tossed around the american production companies is Death Note. Written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, Death Note was originally released from 2003 to 2006, at twelve volumes in length and with a thirty-seven episode anime following in late 2006. Three Japanese, live action films were made, Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name directed by Shusuke Kaneko, while the third, a spin-off called, L: Change the World, was directed by Hideo Nakata.

Death Note is the story of high school student, Light Yagami, who finds a dropped death note, from a God of Death named, Ryuk. With its powers of death, he begins to take justice into his own hands by ridding the world of criminals at his own volition, while he is chased by the Japanese police and the mysterious detective, L.

The original discussion of an American Death Note film was that Vertigo Entertainment had received the rights and had placed Charley and Vlas Parlapanides (Live Bet, War of Gods) as screenwriters and Roy Lee, Doug Davison, Dan Lin, and Brian Witten as producers. As of April 2009, news is that Warner Bros. Pictures acquired the rights and kept the screenwriters and producers already attached the project.

The American adaptation supposedly will draw from the manga, not the previously produced Japanese films, and will be based on the first three installments of the manga. A curious statement to make, considering that anyone who has read the manga knows that the story is far from resolved by volume three and leads one to wonder just how many liberties will be taken with the Hollywood version. The film is tentatively slated for 2011.