For 23 years now, Warner Bros. has been trying to make a live-action version of anime classic Akira, an effort that has ...

Live-action, even with today's technology, put serious constraints on visual communication. Why can't we just be happy with ...

Trying to bring what is widely regarded as one of the greatest animes ever made into the real world is no easy task, so much ...

Live-action remakes of anime can be…let’s be generous and say hit and miss. Adapting such a fluid form of storytelling for the real world hasn’t always clicked, ...

After more than two decades in development limbo, Warner Bros. has officially lost the live-action rights to Akira . As ...

Warner Bros. has given up on their live-action 'Akira' movie has the film rights to the landmark anime film are up for grabs.

After 20 years, a dozen creatives attached and millions spent on development, Warners is moving on from the seminal property.

Whether or not he was referring to this rights transition is anyone’s guess though should Kodansha be looking to sell the ...

After two decades in production hell, Warner Bros. has given the film rights to Katsuhiro Otomo's 'Akira' back to manga ...

The possibility of a live-action take of the 1988 anime movie Akira from Warner Bros is no longer, as Deadline has confirmed ...

Live-action Akira movie finally dies after Warner Bros. give up rights to beloved anime. Nick Staniforth. Sun, June 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM UTC. 3 min read.