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We've been caling Chronicle the American Akira. And now you can hear about that influence, straight from the creators of this movie. More »
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Remember that unkillable American Akira adaptation starring Kristen Stewart and the other Tron Guy (not that one) as Kaneda the neighborhood suds dealer? According to THR, Amerikira is dead until producers figure out how to lop ~$25 million off of director Jaume Collet-Serra's $90-million production: More »
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J.J. Abrams wants Benicio del Toro to play the villain in his Star Trek sequel... but he's not saying who that villain is. We've heard recent rumors of Klingons... but the latest inside source suggests it might be a certain genetically-engineered superhuman after all. More »
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A Vancouver casting call for extras has divulged some of the ways the Americanized, live-action Akira will differ from the original Japanese manga and anime source material. What's new? Kaneda owns a bar, Tetsuo's his brother, and, oh yeah, the role of the Colonel is apparently going to Ken Watanabe. More »
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For old time's sake, we've got one last absolutely insane The Dark Knight Rises casting rumor... and it's a doozy. The Prometheus cast seems to disagree about whether this is an Alien movie. Tom Hiddleston reveals his Hulk-related Avengers injuries. More »
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The would-be star of Ender's Game says he's ready to do the movie. Benedict Cumberbatch reveals the secrets of playing Smaug in The Hobbit. An actual Japanese person might be cast in Akira. Plus lots of Walking Dead hints! More »
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So Amerikira: The Battle for Neo Des Moines has found its Kaneda and potentially its Kei. Now, The Hollywood Reporter reports that Warner Bros. wants to lock down the movie's Tetsuo by Thanksgiving. The shortlist at this point includes: More »
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At least one white dude won't be in the Akira remake. Martin Scorsese explains why his family-friendly fantasy Hugo is in 3D. A Joss Whedon veteran joins Grimm. Plus hints for the upcoming batshit insanity of American Horror Story! More »
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The Americanized Akira remake is rattling forward, with the blandest possible red-carpet casting. Garrett Hedlund has been offered the role of Kaneda, and now Kristen Stewart has been rumored to be up for the part of his love interest Kei (presumably because Blake Lively was busy). More »
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The American Akira might not be completely white-washed. The directors of the new Ghost Rider explain how they crammed R-rated violence into a PG-13 movie. George Miller is still hopeful the new Mad Max movies will happen. More »
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We're hip-deep in pictures, videos, and reports from the set of The Dark Knight Returns. Plus the Akira casting rumors continue. And on Fringe, things might get a little rocky for Olivia. More »
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Here's some horrible news coming straight from the Hollywood adaptation of Akira. Garrett Hedlund has reportedly been offered the role of Kaneda. Now we can trade in our fears about whitewashing for a new set of worries about the world's blandest Kaneda to ever ride a Huffy into a futuristic McDonalds. More »
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During World War I, Paris built a fake Paris to confuse German bombardiers. More recently, China has seen a spate of towns reproducing a little slice of Germany and Austria. Now, Japan is considering constructing a second Tokyo in case an earthquake destroys the one we have today. More »
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The Last Airbender wasn't punishment enough. Whatever we did to deserve Hollywood's "racebending" shenanigans, we've still earned more suffering. Tron Legacy's Garrett Hedlund is reportedly starring in Akira. And there's still the Americanized Cowboy Bebop in the pipeline too. And an Americanized Space Battleship Yamato. More »
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James McAvoy explains the challenge of doing an X-Men: First Class sequel. Brian Grazer says the budget cuts have made The Dark Tower even better. Gale Anne Hurd discusses The Walking Dead's future... and inadvertently suggests an awesome possible guest star! More »
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Looks like Akira has been ripped out of development purgatory and dropped into production hell. Warner Bros. has reportedly greenlit director Jaume Collet-Serra's remake of the anime classic. More »
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Two more Transformers movies really might happen, with a surprising new star taking over the franchise. Cillian Murphy refuses to talk The Dark Knight Rises. Vin Diesel reveals some Riddick 3 concept art. What's going on with the American Akira remake? More »
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It will set you back ¥69,000, but if you want to pledge allegiance to Neo-Tokyo's foremost motorcycle gang, this replica of Kaneda's leather Capsule jacket by Bandai Visual is a good place to start. It's being offered here to commemorate the movie's 30th anniversary. More »
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The director of the new Jane Eyre is working on a high-concept space hitman movie. Mekhi Phifer talks Torchwood: Miracle Day, while Warren Christie previews Alphas. Plus the first official images from the new Total Recall and Underworld Awakening! More »
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It's apparently official: The live-action Akira film is dead. Director Albert Hughes walked away from it a while back, and by all accounts nobody else is stepping up. More »
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Oh, the wonders of Craigslist. For a cool $1000, you can buy a steel replica of Kaneda's laser rifle from Akira. It's powered by voice, particularly the number of times you yell "TETSUOOO!" More »
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Here's an awesome (if extremely rare) poster Tyler Stout recently created for the Alamo Drafthouse's Mystery Movie. Basically, it's every event from Akira merged into one crazy whole. You can see a much larger version here. More »
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Doctor Who's Karen Gillan offers some hints about the identity of River Song...and when we will learn the truth. The new Mr. Sulu joins the Total Recall reboot. Plus new clips from Green Lantern and Transformers: Dark of the Moon! More »
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The star and director of Green Lantern explain the movie's story arc, its villain, and what might lie ahead in sequels. We've also got lots of Super 8 and Doctor Who teasers, plus a complete rundown of Torchwood's supporting cast. More »
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We've got tons of Avengers plot details...assuming we can believe any of it. J.J. Abrams talks Star Trek 2, while Colin Farrell discusses the Total Recall reboot. Plus a potentially massive Green Lantern spoiler, and is The Dark Tower doomed? More »
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The next bit of heartburn-inducing Akira news has leaked all over the internet. Keanu Reeves is rumored to be tapped for the role of Kaneda. But we're doubtful that casting Neo can appease people's concerns about whitewashing. More »
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Star Trek legend George Takei is leading the charge against Hollywood's whitewashed version of anime classic Akira. He wants Warner Bros. to do the right thing and cast Asian actors in the saga. But will the studio listen? More »
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Fossils of giant Mediterranean rabbits were recently discovered by paleontologists. In honor of the extinct Nuralagus rex, we present to you a round-up of some of the strangest, most frightening cottontails to thankfully never grace our reality. More »
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Zack Snyder rules out one possible actor for the Superman reboot, while lots of possible actors are in the mix for the new Total Recall and Akira movies. There's a new picture of Green Lantern's Abin Sur! More »
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We've read some casting pages that were sent out recently for the live-action American version of classic 1980s anime Akira, and let's just say things are not looking good. More »
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A producer on The Amazing Spider-Man suggests the new movie isn't quite "rebooting" the saga. New photos reveal sets being built for The Hobbit. We now know who a Little Britain star is playing on Doctor Who. Plus a poster for Battle: Los Angeles, cosmic ruminations on Tree of Life, True Grit's young star loses her memories of the future, and more! More »
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James Franco is rumored to be the live action face of Kaneda in the live action Akira movie. Well, at least it's not Zac Efron. More »
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Justin Van Genderen's minimalist travel posters had us ready to book a cruiser to Hoth. In his latest set of posters, he invites us to hit the great comic book cities, where superheroes roam and disaster strikes. [Flickr via ComicsAlliance] More »
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Avatar 2 will go underwater, but don't expect any trips off-world. Christopher Nolan's cinematographer explains why Batman isn't going 3D. Colin Farrell really is starring in Total Recall, but Zac Efron's not in Akira. Plus tons of Doctor Who/Torchwood spoilers. More »
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We learned last week that Zac Efron is in talks to play Kaneda in Albert Hughes' live action adaptation of Akira. We've now discovered that Morgan Freeman may play Neo-Tokyo Neo-New York military man Colonel Shikishima. More »
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Zac Efron in Akira? We're not surprised. Ever since Albert Hughes came on as director for the live-action adaptation of Akira, rumors of the studio demanding a more family friendly, PG-13 movie have followed. So why not cast Efron too? More »
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When people list the best science fiction movies of all time, they usually include mostly English-language films. But what about the great films in other languages? Thorin Klosowski lists his ten favorite non-English-language science fiction films. What are your favorites? More »
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Check out this incredibly detailed, starkly rendered artwork from Katsuhiro Otomo's original Akira comic. You can see every beam and window of Neo Tokyo as it's destroyed. More »
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This used to be a Honda Fusion (AKA Helix in the US). Now it is the most awesome vehicle in the world because it looks like the bike from Akira. [via Modern Buddy forums] More »
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The live-action movie adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo's apocalyptic classic Akira could be a toned-down PG-13. But what we're really worried about is the alleged new script details. Spoilers ahead. More »
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