After over 20 years without a movie to show for it, Warner Bros. has let the live-action rights to anime icon Akira lapse.

Trying to bring what is widely regarded as one of the greatest animes ever made into the real world is no easy task, so much ...

For 23 years now, Warner Bros. has been trying to make a live-action version of anime classic Akira, an effort that has ...

The most recent attempt at adapting the manga is also probably the most well-known, with writer and director Taika Waititi ...

The latest live-action remake from Disney is on pace to overtake Warner Bros' 2025 box office smash en route to being one of ...

Whether or not he was referring to this rights transition is anyone’s guess though should Kodansha be looking to sell the ...

After two decades in production hell, Warner Bros. has given the film rights to Katsuhiro Otomo's 'Akira' back to manga ...

Live-action remakes of anime can be…let’s be generous and say hit and miss. Adapting such a fluid form of storytelling for the real world hasn’t always clicked, ...

After more than two decades in development limbo, Warner Bros. has officially lost the live-action rights to Akira . As ...

Entertainment Movies Action Movies akira Live-action Akira movie finally dies after Warner Bros. give up rights to beloved anime News By Nick Staniforth published 29 June 2025 ...

Warner Bros. has given up on their live-action 'Akira' movie has the film rights to the landmark anime film are up for grabs.

Warner Bros. Loses Akira Movie Rights After 20 Years After two decades of delays, rewrites, and stalled production, Warner ...