Akira's influence extends far beyond the Bike Slide, with its poster emulated plenty of times including for Brad Pitt's ...

An artist's rendition of the galaxies Akira (right) and Tetsuo (left) in action. Akira's gravity pulls Tetsuo's gas into its central supermassive black hole, fueling winds that have the power to ...

and West is shown lying inside of it as if he were Tetsuo. Later, a motorcyle sequence is housed in the video, and its distinctive taillight trails look exactly like those shown in Akira.

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.