Akira is considered by many as the animé that kicked off the genre's popularity in North America and other parts of the world. At the moment, we understand Warner Bros. is working on a live-action film, but nothing much has been seen of it until now.
Irish filmmaker Ruairí Robinson recently posted a video on Vimeo that should be viewed as a proof of concept for Akira. It basically means the video should give viewers an idea of what they should expect from the film whenever it is released.
Warner Bros., in wanting to secure the rights of the movie, asked Robinson to create this proof of concept, which is basically a reel of several movie scenes, including that of Akira, stitched together. However, the company has allowed the filmmaker to add a short original concept that is the best representation of what fans should be expecting.
