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Albert Hughes Confirmed to Direct WB’s Akira

Akira

Deadline reports that Albert Hughes, one half of the Hughes Brothers directing team responsible for films including Menace II Society, Dead Presidents, and The Book of Eli, will helm the production of at least the first of Warner Bros.’ two planned live action Akira movies. New York Magazine reported in February that the Hughes Brothers were in negotiations with Warner to take the reigns of the production. Warner acquired the rights to produce an American live action adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1982 manga in 2008.

Source: Ain’t It Cool News

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2 Responses to “Albert Hughes Confirmed to Direct WB’s Akira”

  1. GATS Says:
    April 2nd, 2010 at 5:45 pm

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jafd97yJFOI

  2. Albert Hughes (The Book of Eli – Codice: Genesi) dirigerà il live-action di Akira per Warner Bros Says:
    April 5th, 2010 at 11:34 pm

    [...] Albert Hughes, “l’altra metà” del duo The Hughes Brothers, che forma col fratello Allen, dirigerà il live-action ispirato al famoso manga cyberpunk di Katsuhiro [...]

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