Akira (unproduced film)

Akira is a proposed live action cyberpunk action film based on the 1982–90 manga of the same name by Katsuhiro Otomo. The film has been in development hell for decades, with productions struggling to move beyond pre-production stages and numerous writers and directors having been attached and later removed from the project.

Warner Bros. Pictures held the rights to a live-action version adaptation of the manga from 2002 through 2025. Their final attempt had attached Taika Waititi to direct the film with a 2021 release date, but Waititi's commitments to other films continually delayed the project. In June 2025, The Hollywood Reporter detailed that Warner Bros. had failed to renew the film rights, reverting them back to manga publisher Kodansha; it is expected that the bidding process would begin anew with other producers and talent.

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