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

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

After over 20 years without a movie to show for it, Warner Bros. has let the live-action rights to anime icon Akira lapse.

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 ...

The possibility of a live-action take of the 1988 anime movie Akira from Warner Bros is no longer, as Deadline has confirmed that the right have lapsed, now reverted back to manga publisher Kodansha.

Warner Bros. has had the live-action film rights to Katsuhiro Otomo’s landmark cyberpunk manga and anime since 2002. In that time, filmmakers as varied and diverse as Stephen Norrington, Albert ...

Based on the 1982 manga series by Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira was adapted into the now-iconic anime in 1988 and follows Shōtarō Kaneda as he attempts to rescue his best friend and fellow biker gang ...

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After 23 years, millions of dollars and numerous filmmakers coming and going, Warner Bros has failed to make Akira happen.