Thor: Ragnarok helmer Taika Waititi is reportedly in talks to direct the long-gestating, live-action remake of Akira, based on the manga and 1988 anime.
According to Deadline, Warner Bros. is negotiating with the New Zealand-born filmmaker to helm the project, which has almost come together a few times over the years. The Hughes Brothers (The Book of Eli), Ruairi Robinson (The Last Days on Mars), and Jaume Collet-Serra (Non-Stop) were among the filmmakers who previously tried to translate Akira into live-action.
Before Waititi, Get Out's Jordan Peele was the director most recently approached by Warner Bros. about taking on the project.
Leonardo DiCaorio is one of the producers on the project along with his Appian Way partner Jennifer Davisson and Mad Chance's Andrew Lazar.
No word on how far along the talks are between the studio and Waititi or when Akira might go before cameras. Deadline says Waititi's next directorial project is supposed to be the World War II dramedy Jojo Rabbit, which begins filming next spring.
At one point in the live-action Akira's development, actors Dane DeHaan and Michael Pitt were up for the role of Tetsuo. The cast was also to have included Garrett Hedlund and Kristin Stewart, with Ken Watanabe and Helena Bonham Carter also rumored at the time for roles.
Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok hammers its way into theaters in November.
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