Everybody wants to be Kaneda. He'll be Kaneda. On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:00:50 -0500, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I can see him in this. Can't remember any of the characters' names, but > I just can see it. > > "Lockhart, Daryle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What a bizarre > career Leonardo is building for himself. > > On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:29:45 -0500, brent wodehouse > > wrote: > >> http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSN2141398420080221 >> >> "Akira" cartoon gets new life with DiCaprio, WB >> >> Thu Feb 21, 2008 >> >> By Borys Kit >> >> >> LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The anime classic "Akira" is getting >> the live-action big screen treatment courtesy of Leonardo DiCaprio and a >> first-time feature filmmaker. >> >> "Akira" originated in 1988 as a manga and then as an animated film >> co-written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. The story was set in a >> neon-lit postapocalyptic "New Tokyo" in 2019 where a teen biker gang >> member is subjected to a government experiment that unleashes his latent >> powers. The gang's leader must find a way to stop the ensuing swathe of >> destruction. >> >> With its mature themes and cutting-edge animation, "Akira" was a >> milestone >> movie in anime and mainstream animation circles, leading the way for >> anime >> to make inroads into Western pop culture in the 1990s. >> >> The new story, which DiCaprio will produce for Warner Bros., ideally >> would >> be a two-part epic, with the first movie coming out next summer. The >> action will move to "New Manhattan," a city rebuilt by Japanese money. >> >> It will mark the feature directorial debut of commercials veteran Ruairi >> Robinson, who sold the studio on his vision. The Irish native, who was >> nominated for a best animated short Oscar in 2001 for the sci-fi comedy >> "Fifty Percent Grey," also wrote and directed a sci-fi short titled "The >> Silent City." >> >> >> Reuters/Hollywood Reporter >> > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
