Taika Waititi's Thor 4 commitments have delayed production on Akira. 1 / 7
And fans are worried this "unfilmable" movie won't ever happen. 2 / 7
The Akira manga is a 6 volume single story, and this is what Waititi wants to adapt. 3 / 7
Previous delays have involved debates over setting the film in Japan. 4 / 7
Akira's Neo-Tokyo setting, action and motorcycle scenes would demand a high budget. 5 / 7
And visually, scenes such as Tetsuo's transformation may not work in live-action. 6 / 7
Akira also deals with many mature themes at its core that aren't easy to tone down. 7 / 7