Akira -

Based on the landmark 1988 animated film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo from his own graphic novel.

The film will be set in New Manhattan, a city that was rebuilt after being destroyed 31 years earlier. The leader of a motorcycle gang attempts to save his friend, discovered with dangerous psychokinetic abilities, from government medical experiments.

Movie information

Release Date (USA):
Rating (USA): NA
Release Date (UK):
Rating (UK) : NA
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Producer: Leonardo DiCaprio; Jennifer Davisson Killoran; Andrew Lazar
Studio: Warner Bros.
Writer/s: Mark Fergus; Hawk Ostby; Gary Whitta (screenplay); Steve Kloves (rewrite); David James Kelly (rewrite)

Cast

Garrett Hedlund
Kristen Stewart
Ken Watanabe
Helena Bonham Carter

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