Um... we are not getting a remake. We are getting a Live action movie which isn't claiming to be a remake of the animated version.
That said I do feel the same as most out there. It will almost certainly fail due to changes that make no sense and horrible casting(aka White washing).
Chances are rather high that I will never bother seeing it. Even if it does come out and get great reviews it will most likley be for all the wrong reasons. I just don't see a good Akira movie being made. They might be able to make a decent movie and slap on the Akira name but making a good Akira movie is another story and I just don't see it happening.
even if its an adaptation from the manga and not the film, i still can't help but think they won't do it justice and will just put a blight on a manga and a film I love so much.
They owe it to the legions of fans to get it right but I doubt it, But last I heard, Garret Hedlund was cast in the leading role and James Cameron was involved. I think it'll be a travesty. James Cameron hasn't made anything good since Aliens, and the whole idea of 'Americanising' a manga classic is sickening. Half the appeal of any manga is their unique Japanese character, which will totally disappear from this.
Um... we are not getting a remake. We are getting a Live action movie which isn't claiming to be a remake of the animated version.
That said I do feel the same as most out there. It will almost certainly fail due to changes that make no sense and horrible casting(aka White washing).
Chances are rather high that I will never bother seeing it. Even if it does come out and get great reviews it will most likley be for all the wrong reasons. I just don't see a good Akira movie being made. They might be able to make a decent movie and slap on the Akira name but making a good Akira movie is another story and I just don't see it happening.
even if its an adaptation from the manga and not the film, i still can't help but think they won't do it justice and will just put a blight on a manga and a film I love so much.
They owe it to the legions of fans to get it right but I doubt it, But last I heard, Garret Hedlund was cast in the leading role and James Cameron was involved. I think it'll be a travesty. James Cameron hasn't made anything good since Aliens, and the whole idea of 'Americanising' a manga classic is sickening. Half the appeal of any manga is their unique Japanese character, which will totally disappear from this.