{"id":14795,"date":"2023-01-30T15:47:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=14795"},"modified":"2023-12-12T06:21:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:21:55","slug":"jordan-peele-says-hes-glad-he-turned-down-akira-remake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=14795","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Peele Says He&#8217;s Glad He Turned Down &#8216;Akira&#8217; Remake"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Though it\u2019s been more than thirty years since the release of Katsuhiro Otomo\u2019s groundbreaking anime film <em><strong>Akira<\/strong><\/em>, a Hollywood live-action remake is still in development. Among the many filmmakers who\u2019ve been involved with the on-again-off-again project over the decades include Leonardo di Caprio, Keanu Reeves, the Hughes Brothers, Steve Norrington, Pitolf, Ruairi Robinson, Albert Hughes, Taika Waititi, Jaume Collet-Serra, Justin Lin, Daniel Espinosa, and David Sandberg.<br \/><br \/>It\u2019s widely believed that the process has been a slow one because of Otomo\u2019s insistence that any live-action version of <em><strong>Akira<\/strong> <\/em>needed his full blessing. Sony had originally owned the rights to the remake, but Warner Brothers Pictures took over in the early 2000s.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/healthempire.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/renova.html\">renova over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br><\/p>\r\n<p>Jordan Peele was initially courted by Warner to take on the venture after his success with <em><strong>Get Out<\/strong><\/em>, but he turned down the offer and instead went on to make <em><strong>Us<\/strong><\/em>. It\u2019s a decision he has not regretted, Peele recently told the <em>Happy Sad Confused<\/em> podcast, declaring: \u201cIt\u2019s a project I\u2019m so passionate about. I\u2019m glad I didn\u2019t do it because I feel like\u2026 staying away from that, trying to interpret that IP just set me on the path to create something new.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/healthempire.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/antabuse.html\">antabuse over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br> But I want to see Neo-Tokyo. I want to see an all-Japanese cast. I want to feel immersed in the world, the way of the films in the manga.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/healthempire.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/oseltamivir.html\">oseltamivir over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br>\u201d<br \/><br \/>Set in an apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo after World War III, <em><strong>Akira<\/strong> <\/em>narrates the adventures of a bike-gang leader as he tries to prevent a friend from being the subject of a medical experiment. Released in 1988, <em><strong>Akira<\/strong> <\/em>was responsible for helping popularize the anime and manga genres in the US and Europe, and for influencing Western directors, including Joel Crawford of <em><strong>Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.<\/strong><\/em> The soundtrack incorporated elements from both Indonesian gamelan and traditional Noh theater music, which had been largely unfamiliar to many of the film\u2019s non-Asian viewers.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/edward-moran\/\">Check out more of Edward\u2019s articles<\/a>.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though it\u2019s been more than thirty years since the release of Katsuhiro Otomo\u2019s groundbreaking anime film Akira, a Hollywood live-action remake is still in development. 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