Key & Peele co-creator and Get Out writer-director, Jordan Peele is rumoured to be in discussions to direct the live-action remake of manga and anime classic, Akira.
The Tracking Board reports that Warner Bros. - led by Get Out's critical and commercial success - has held "encouraging" talks with Peele about taking up the reins of the long-gestating project.
Showrunner for Daredevil Season 2, Marco J. Ramirez has reportedly written the most recent version of the script (although what that script involves is anyone's guess, not least because the original film could become a trilogy in live-action form). However, it's expected that Peele would at least edit that script for any version he directed.
A rumour like this is by no means a nailed-on certainty, however - we've been hearing about WB's plans for Akira for almost 15 years at this point, with everyone from Keanu Reeves to Zac Efron in talks to star. Touted directors have come and gone almost as frequently.
Even for troubled films, Akira's something of a mystery - about the most we've ever seen is a set of storyboards for what could have been the opening scene.
Peele's certainly one of the more exciting directorial possibilities we've seen in recent years - not least because Get Out was quite so excellent a debut.
Joe Skrebels is IGN's UK News Editor, and he shouts "Kanedaaaaa" whenever he sees an atlas opened to the North America page. Follow him on Twitter.
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