Blade Director to Adapt 'Akira' For Western Audiences

dswensen writes: "According to the Sci-Fi Channel web site, Steven Norrington (director of Blade) is going to write and direct an adaptation of the classic anime Akira. Norrington says his story 'preserves the tone, the visual and the epic scope of the original, whilst telling a somewhat more accessible story [to Western audiences]." The article doesn't mention whether the adaptation will be animated or live-action. Given Norrington's track record and the butchery that usually takes place under the guise of making something 'accessible,' it's hard to take this as extraordinarily good news."

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so like

[digitalsushi]

more accessible story [to Western audiences]

Tetsuo: Kaneda!!!!!
Kaneda: Tetsuo!!!!!
Tetsuo: Kaneda!!!!!
Kaneda: Tetsuo!!!!!
Tetsuo: Kaneda!!!!!
Kaneda: "I'm getting too old for this [expletive]"

Norrington?

[Rampant Atrocity]

Norrington told the Reporter that his draft "preserves the tone, the visual and the epic scope of the original, whilst telling a somewhat more accessible story [to Western audiences]."

Akira: dude? where's my motorcycle?

Here's a scary thought-

[Mulletproof]

"Fist of the North Star Live action"

Yeah, I'm real hopeful about Akira... ~sigh~

Re:just keep the original

[jellybear]

How about trying to stick a fish in your ear? I think I read about it in a book, and it was supposed to work...

Re:What _is_ Akira about.

[AnalogBoy]

Don't bash the dolls, man.

You haven't been frightened until you've had a nightmare while staring your childhood "teddy bear" in his newly befanged face, while "Dolls Polyphony" was mysteriously playing.

Of course, my teddy was actually a rabbit. Which didn't make it any better.