Sayonara, Akira - Again?
Thu, January 5, 2012 
Not wise to up and declare Akira DOA. That project looked death straight in the face and still managed to be resurrected – a couple of times, as a matter of fact. Some executive refuses to give up on this. You have to admire their determination.
The latest death certificate was signed from Heat Vision who report production offices in Vancouver shutting down and low-level grunts behind the scenes told to start looking elsewhere for work. Meanwhile the producers and helmer Jaume Collet-Serra plan to squat grab and pull the budget closer to the vicinity of $60-$70 million as opposed to the currently-quoted $90 million (and remember this started out as a full-blown $200 million+ endeavor).
Such actions would normally make you think, "OK then...Akira just won't happen." But again we've been down this path before and Warner Brothers' death-grip on this seemingly refuses to let it go...
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