No impressive cast is going to justify any remake or ‘re-envisioning’ for the fans of the original, and neither is the choice of the director - named back in July. Collet-Serra’s filmography has consisted of the dreadful House of Wax (2005), Goal! 2: Living The Dream, Orphan and this year’s Unknown. Therefore he’s the obvious choice to remake one of the most influential and unique animated films of all time...
Akira was originally a manga series by Katsuhiro Otomo, and was later adapted for the screen by him. Set in a 2019 Neo-Tokyo, the story follows a motorbike gang led by Shotaro Kaneda. When his childhood friend Tetsuo Shima is kidnapped by a secret military project, Tetsuo becomes a psychopathic psionic on a rampage through Tokyo who has to be stopped. Collet-Serra’s remake is set to release in 2013.
