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Collider is reporting that Warner Bros. Pictures is still developing a live-action adaptation of the hit Japanese manga and anime “Akira”, and has tapped Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby to write the script.<\/p>\n

Akira is Katsuhiro Otomo’s six-volume manga series, and takes place in a post-apocalyptic city where members of a bike gang get involved in a battle between the mysterious psychic forces that are connected to the initial destruction of the city, the military government, and rebel forces.<\/p>\n

The famous motorcycle used by the protagonist Kaneda, according to Collider, will definitely be a part of the film.<\/p>\n

Keep checkin’ back for more “Akira” news here at Shockya.com.<\/p>\n

By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Collider)<\/p>\n

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