Akira (unproduced film)

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Akira is a cancelled live action cyberpunk action film based on the manga series Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo. The film has been in development hell for decades, with productions struggling to move beyond pre-production stages and numerous writers and directors having been attached and later removed from the project. Warner Bros. held the rights to a live-action version adaptation of the manga from 2002 through 2025. Their final attempt attached Taika Waititi to direct the film with a 2021 release date, but Waititi's commitments to other films continually delayed the project. In June 2025, The Hollywood Reporter detailed that Warner Bros. declined to renew the film rights, reverting them back to manga publisher Kodansha; it is expected that the bidding process would begin new with other producers and talent.

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