Tag: Akira

  • 10 Best Live-Action Anime Movies, Ranked According to Rotten Tomatoes

    10 Best Live-Action Anime Movies, Ranked According to Rotten Tomatoes

    From the highly anticipated Netflix adaptation of One Piece to Taika Waititi’s take on Akira, anime fans find themselves on the cusp of excitement with numerous live-action anime adaptations on the horizon. For viewers, it’s exciting to witness their favorite anime characters and narratives come to life in a new medium as it allows them…

  • Why Speed Racer Is The Best Hollywood Anime Adaptation

    Why Speed Racer Is The Best Hollywood Anime Adaptation

    In the decades since Japanese animation broke through to the mainstream of Western pop culture, Hollywood has been eager to mine it for precious content. It’s not hard to see why. Anime has offered us some of the most fascinating, creatively striking, and challenging entertainment of the past fifty years. Consider the cyberpunk body horror…

  • ‘Good Night World’ Trailer Offers a Mind-Bending Escape From Reality

    ‘Good Night World’ Trailer Offers a Mind-Bending Escape From Reality

    If there’s one genre of storytelling that has explored nuances of technology and its impact on society way before it was cool is the Japanese anime. From Akira to Ghost in the Shell, anime movies and TV series have influenced American directors and served as inspiration for modern classics like The Matrix. Netflix is well…

  • ‘Akira’ Review: A Still-Relevant Take on the Destructive Power of Science

    ‘Akira’ Review: A Still-Relevant Take on the Destructive Power of Science

    It’s hard to watch a movie such as Akira decades after it completely revolutionized Japan’s cultural landscape. Katsuhiro Otomo’s magnum opus is still considered one of the best animated movies of all time, which sets expectations high for newcomers who never got to see it. After all, what does it mean for a movie lover…

  • How Akira Shows the Corrupting Influence of Power

    How Akira Shows the Corrupting Influence of Power

    Whether you’re an anime fanatic or a newcomer to the genre, chances are that you’ve heard of Akira. The 1988 film draws its inspiration from the manga of the same name by Katsuhiro Otomo, who also directed the film and co-wrote the adaptation. In the years since its debut, Akira has been hailed as the…

  • ‘The Flash’ and ‘The Matrix 4’ Get Release Dates from Warner Bros.

    ‘The Flash’ and ‘The Matrix 4’ Get Release Dates from Warner Bros.

    Warner Bros. has dated the fourth “The Matrix” movie and “The Flash” for summer openings in 2021 and 2022.The studio announced Wednesday that “The Flash” would be released on July 1, 2022, while the untitled “Matrix” would open on May 21, 2021.Original stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss are returning for the fourth “Matrix” along…

  • Taika Waititi Returning to Direct ‘Thor 4’

    Taika Waititi Returning to Direct ‘Thor 4’

    Taika Waititi will return to write and direct “Thor 4,” an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.The filmmaker directed the third film in the installment, “Thor: Ragnarok,” which was written by Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle and Christopher L. Yost. The first two “Thor” films were directed by Kenneth Branagh and Alan Taylor, respectively.Waititi…

  • ‘Thor 4’ Coming From Director Taika Waititi as Live-Action ‘Akira’ is Put On Hold Indefinitely

    ‘Thor 4’ Coming From Director Taika Waititi as Live-Action ‘Akira’ is Put On Hold Indefinitely

    Taika Waititi is coming back for more Thor. The Thor: Ragnarok director will return to the McU to helm Thor 4, the first fourth film in a series that Marvel Studios has committed to so far. Waititi will write and direct the fourth installment in the Thor franchise, which will presumably once again see Chris…

  • Anime Superstar Katsuhiro Otomo Unveils ‘Orbital Era’ Film and New ‘Akira’ (Exclusive)

    Anime Superstar Katsuhiro Otomo Unveils ‘Orbital Era’ Film and New ‘Akira’ (Exclusive)

    Otomo Katsuhiro, one of Japan’s leading anime creators, is to direct a near-future action adventure film “Orbital Era.” The film will be produced through Sunrise Inc., part of Bandai Namco.Sunrise will also produce a new version of “Akira,” the series that propelled Otomo to success. In a related move, manga publisher, Kodansha will also team…

  • Taika Waititi & Netflix Back Out Of ‘Bubbles’ Stop-Motion Film About Michael Jackson’s Pet Chimp

    Taika Waititi & Netflix Back Out Of ‘Bubbles’ Stop-Motion Film About Michael Jackson’s Pet Chimp

    Director Taika Waititi is no stranger to making films about controversial figures. Hell, his upcoming “Jojo Rabbit” features the filmmaker starring as a version of Adolf Hitler. But with his schedule filling up with all that post-“Thor: Ragnarok” work, including a live-action “Akira,” it appears that Waititi had to make some tough choices, including dumping…