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NEWS: Warner, Leonardo DiCaprio to Produce Live-Action Akira

I don't understand why it wouldn't, unless you're of the intensely arrogant opinion that you know best about how to adapt the story to fit a big-budget American production because you saw the animated version.

One must wonder, then, what Catch Me If You Can and The Aviator had been like if he wasn't involved. Now, Catch Me If You Can was critically acclaimed and has grossed over $500 Million;

and, let's see, The Aviator won 5 Academy Awards.

He's worked his ass off to be where he is today,

The fact that he has a pretty face has little to do with it.

The fact that he was a Dysney kid (they used to broadcast Boy Meets World in the Dysney channel,

And most importantly, the fact he was in Titanic and just because all those little girls used to swoon for him has very LITTLE to do with it.

perpetual159 wrote:

The fact that he was a Dysney kid (they used to broadcast Boy Meets World in the Dysney channel, but I believe the copyrights belong to WB, so correct me if I'm wrong) doesn't mean he's bound to meet the same fate all those other morons did with drug addiction, and shaving their heads *cough*.

He was on Growing Pains near the end, not Boy Meets World.

I have no problem with him, I just think he's too old for either of the lead roles.

Zoe wrote:

perpetual159 wrote: The fact that he was a Dysney kid (they used to broadcast Boy Meets World in the Dysney channel, but I believe the copyrights belong to WB, so correct me if I'm wrong) doesn't mean he's bound to meet the same fate all those other morons did with drug addiction, and shaving their heads *cough*. He was on Growing Pains near the end, not Boy Meets World. I have no problem with him, I just think he's too old for either of the lead roles.

Haha... thanks for the correction... I always confuse those shows... But yeah, if he's playing one of the main roles (i.e. a teenager), then the make up crew is going to have to do some serious magic because I think that he's already past that point. But then again, it's an adaptation, so for the sake of DiCaprio playing one of the main roles, they might just make the characters older. Who knows....

Nerv: Perfect Blue and Nymphet have already been adapted. They've been retitled to "Requiem for a Dream" and "Hard Candy". But all kidding aside, I agree they should start with something low-budget, which is why I'm surprised they haven't done anything with Lupin yet.

Easier said than done. I want to stop as well, but I can't help but to keep checking on here to see what else is being said that either makes sense or becomes something that's so dumb that while may try to prove a good point, it fails.....horribly.

I think Hollywood should be taking baby-steps and adapt something simpler like Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue or Crayon Shin-Chan, or maybe Nymphet.

Of course, we're all overreacting. Akira will most likely never happen. Look how old the Battle Angel Alita story is and we still haven't seen so much as a production still from James Cameron.

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One must wonder, then, what Catch Me If You Can and The Aviator had been like if he wasn't involved. Now, Catch Me If You Can was critically acclaimed and has grossed over $500 Million;

"Catch Me If You Can" had Hanks and Spielberg attached to it.

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and, let's see, The Aviator won 5 Academy Awards.

None for Best Actor, though.

Of course, we're all overreacting. Akira will most likely never happen. Look how old the Battle Angel Alita story is and we still haven't seen so much as a production still from James Cameron.

I remember that, even in one of his earliest movies like Romeo + Juliet,

Of course, we're all overreacting. Akira will most likely never happen. Look how old the Battle Angel Alita story is and we still haven't seen so much as a production still from James Cameron.