Monday, March 27, 2017

Swedish Directors Reportedly Eyed For Hollywood "Akira" Remake

With Ghost In The Shell about to hit theaters, there's new chatter about the Warner Bros adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo's classic sci-fi Akira. During the latest episode of Meet The Movie PressJeff Sneider stated that the studio is currently looking at a pair of Swedish horror directors, either Life's director Daniel Espinosa or Lights Out director David Sandberg.

 

Neither is apparently close to a done-deal. Chances of Sandberg joining the project are reportedly slim due to his other projects at Warner Bros, said Sneider. Espinosa is slightly more likely.  Justin Lin was reportedly eyed for the project last year.


Directors previously attached to the project through its convoluted history have included Stephen Norrington, Gary Whitta, Albert Hughes, Ruairi Robinson, and Jaume Collet-Serra. 

 

 

via Heroic Hollywood

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.

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