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A live-action version of manga and anime sensationAkirais a beast that slayed many a would-be filmmaker.
Jordan Peele spent some time in the Akira Adaptation Mines but doesnt regret a second of it.
One thing he seems to have gleaned fromAkira:One-word titles are cool as hell.
But I want to see Neo-Tokyo, Peele said on the pod.
I want to see an all-Japanese cast.
I want to feel immersed in the world, the way of the films in the manga.
The most recent filmmaker to take onAkiraisTaika Waititi, who even had a release date for the film.
