Inception and The Dark Knight helmer Christopher Nolan is said to be heavily involved on a remake of the Anime classic Akira over at Warner Brothers.
The news reaches the webs via Den Of Geek, who report that the British director is ‘involved’ in a new ‘trilogy’ based on the classic story, and has met with an previousley attached filmmaker within the last three months to talk about the project. Talent that has been involved in the project before include Jaume Collet-Serra, though the site doesn’t name the person who Nolan spoke to regarding the project.
So does that mean he’s producing? Directing? Well, we don’t know, but Daredevil season 2/ Sons Of Anarchy scripter Marco J. Ramirez has been hired by the studio to write a new version of the script. There’s not a lot more news bar that, but its an exciting thought to know that Nolan’s stamp could be on a future Akira movie.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way is producing the film, which is of course based on Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic manga and anime, for the studio. Nolan’s next film is scheduled for release on July 21, 2017. Could that be Akira? We’ll keep you posted.
