Since the success of the One Piece live-action series on Netflix, fans have been wanting to see the live-action adaptation of their favorite anime movie and series, which also includes the famous anime movie Akira. Akira is already in the talks of getting a live-action adaptation which would be produced by the famous actor Leonardo Di Caprio.
DiCaprio is more than willing to adapt Akira into a live-action film for streaming services. DiCaprio and well-known director Zack Snyder, are among the many people who love the film Akira. In 2019, DiCaprio started work on a movie titled Akira, but the project was eventually shelved.
The live-action movie has a lot of uncertainties regarding the cast, the set, the storyline, etc. There is a director who can clear all this out and make it a Hollywood success as Akira fits right in his alley and he has been one of the biggest directors in this genre. His name is Ridley Scott and he has been making science fiction movies for a long time, and almost all of them are superhit.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Rumored Akira Movie
Akira is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action movie that is based on the same-titled 1982 manga by Otomo. The story, which takes place in a dystopian 2019 Tokyo, centers on Shōtarō Kaneda, the leader of a biker gang, whose childhood friend Tetsuo Shima develops extraordinary telekinetic abilities following a motorcycle accident.
Tetsuo Shima eventually poses a threat to an entire military complex amid disorder and revolt in Neo-Tokyo, a sprawling futuristic metropolis. It is recognized as the most important and recognizable anime movie ever produced, as well as a milestone in Japanese animation.
Leonardo DiCaprio has expressed a great desire to adapt the beloved Japanese anime picture Akira for the big screen or an OTT platform as he has been greatly influenced by the movie himself. In 2019, DiCaprio even started work on a film adaptation of Akira, but Taika Waititi, the film’s director at the time, eventually left the project, and it was shelved.
Ridley Scott is the Perfect Director For Akira Live-Action
Akira’s live-action has seen a lot of issues since it was announced. Among those problems, the biggest one was finding the perfect director for the movie. Looking at the genre of the movie, the perfect director for Akira’s live-action would be Ridley Scott. Scott has directed many sci-fi futuristic projects like Blade Runner, The Martian, and The Alien: Covenant.
His movie Blade Runner also resembles the plot of Akira in a big way. Akira and Scott’s Blade Runner share certain thematic elements too. A depressing version of the future where modern technology has become the sole dominator of the world and a single man unintentionally embarks on a mission to alter the entire structure that holds authority in society.
Although there is not much discussion about the series going on right now, if DiCaprio brings the idea of producing the live-action adaptation of Akira back, Scott would be the perfect director for it.
Source: Gulfnews
