Screen Rant

  • Taika Waititi's Akira adaptation reportedly begins filming in July. 1 / 6

    Kaneda on a motorcycle in Akira anime adaptation

  • The film has been in development for a number of year and was considered by several filmmakers. 2 / 6

    Kaneda on the cover of Akira manga

  • Waititi became involved in 2017, before Thor: Ragnarok opened. 3 / 6

    Taika Waititi on Thor Ragnarok set TLDR

  • Akira is said to begin filming this summer and is undergoing casting. 4 / 6

    Neo-Tokyo in Akira anime adaptation

  • Waititi is also reportedly co-writing the script in addition to directing. 5 / 6

  • After so many starts and stops, it's nice to see potential progress on Akira being made. 6 / 6

    Akira poster TLDR