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DiCaprio Excited About Anime Adaptations, Won't Star In Them


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MTV's Splash Page blog recently spoke to Leonardo DiCaprio about the progress in his production company, Appian Way's live action adaptations of Akira and Ninja Scroll.


“We're waiting for the final draft of the script [for 'Akira'],” DiCaprio told MTV. “I’m a big fan of Japanese anime — that and another project called ‘Ninja Scroll’ we’re trying to get developed and made into a movie, and I know there a lot of loyal fans out there of the project and die-hard fans, so we’re going to try to do the best job we possibly can and we’re not going to make the movie until the script is in the right shape.”

While DiCaprio will be producing the films, when asked if he'd be interested in acting in either, DiCaprio responded “No, not really.”

Speaking of Akira...

Via mightygodking dot com


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by bee152
Nov 10th, 2008
03:42:07 PM
Yes
by bee152
Nov 10th, 2008
03:42:23 PM
On another note
by bee152
Nov 10th, 2008
03:43:35 PM
bee152, you win?
by LordPorkington
Nov 10th, 2008
03:43:56 PM
1st
by BilboRing
Nov 10th, 2008
03:49:39 PM
!st does not count.
by BilboRing
Nov 10th, 2008
03:49:55 PM
good
by FILMFUNK
Nov 10th, 2008
03:50:29 PM
"I'm a big fan of Japanese anime"
by Just another useless chump with a microphone
Nov 10th, 2008
03:51:56 PM
ahem...
by Just another useless chump with a microphone
Nov 10th, 2008
03:52:24 PM
DiCaprio is a Chibi!
by buffywrestling
Nov 10th, 2008
03:53:45 PM
akira
by vadakinX
Nov 10th, 2008
03:58:01 PM
Is this "news"?
by Drunken Rage
Nov 10th, 2008
04:01:21 PM
I personally can't fucking wait for both of these adaptations.
by dr sauch
Nov 10th, 2008
04:05:19 PM
RE: "“No, not really.”
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Nov 10th, 2008
04:13:27 PM
Surely he could star in one...
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Nov 10th, 2008
04:18:18 PM
Cool
by Cobbio
Nov 10th, 2008
04:23:11 PM
I personally can fucking wait for both of these adaptations.
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
Nov 10th, 2008
04:28:08 PM
A U.S. Ninja Scroll could work... but Akira, no way.
by quamb
Nov 10th, 2008
04:45:44 PM
RE: Just another useless chump with a microphone
by MichaelCorleone
Nov 10th, 2008
04:50:32 PM
AKIRA
by CharyouTree
Nov 10th, 2008
04:54:04 PM
And it is a BOOK
by CharyouTree
Nov 10th, 2008
04:55:01 PM
Assuming the script is close to the original
by drewlicious
Nov 10th, 2008
05:13:38 PM
Interesting...
by Thrillho77
Nov 10th, 2008
05:15:35 PM
On not wanting to act...
by Archive
Nov 10th, 2008
05:29:41 PM
when did cats take over hollywood?
by Octaveaeon
Nov 10th, 2008
05:31:07 PM
Akira cript review up at Latino review...
by TroutMaskReplicant
Nov 10th, 2008
05:35:00 PM
Akira script review up at Latino review...
by TroutMaskReplicant
Nov 10th, 2008
05:35:03 PM
Everybody loves tentacle rape!
by Baron Karza
Nov 10th, 2008
05:59:45 PM
Open Letter To Mr. DiCaprio
by Media Messiah
Nov 10th, 2008
06:03:24 PM
Why bother anyhow!
by Fisher209
Nov 10th, 2008
06:04:55 PM
Fisher209
by dr sauch
Nov 10th, 2008
06:19:57 PM
Who said Speed Racer was ruined?
by Amy Chasing
Nov 10th, 2008
06:25:01 PM
Huh.....I think I like Leo a lot more now
by Organs
Nov 10th, 2008
06:28:59 PM
I Said Speed Racer Was Ruined!!!
by Media Messiah
Nov 10th, 2008
06:37:14 PM
awaiting sailor moon
by goingsomewhere8
Nov 10th, 2008
06:38:36 PM
"Anime"
by cohjam
Nov 10th, 2008
06:46:36 PM
A Japanese cast is a pretty unrealistic expectation
by drewlicious
Nov 10th, 2008
07:02:19 PM
Assimilation of foreign achievement for popular consumption.
by König Lear
Nov 10th, 2008
07:08:18 PM
I think it should draw from the manga some
by doubleARon
Nov 10th, 2008
07:09:14 PM
the one thing I wouldn't mind seeing DiCaprio's name attached to
by Staldo
Nov 10th, 2008
07:21:31 PM
agreed...DiCaprio IS BORN TO PLAY KANEDA
by StrokerX
Nov 10th, 2008
07:42:47 PM
yes but you use multiple punctuation Media Messiah
by Amy Chasing
Nov 10th, 2008
08:11:35 PM
Just Leave it as Anime...
by GunterMonkey
Nov 10th, 2008
08:13:15 PM
Akira manga is where it's at
by Hikaru Ichijo
Nov 10th, 2008
08:32:01 PM
as long as they cast keneda and tetsuo
by imageburn13
Nov 10th, 2008
08:37:52 PM
I agree, Dicaprio would be fucking amazing in this
by dr sauch
Nov 10th, 2008
08:53:19 PM
thank god,,keep his lousy acting out of it.....
by j2talk
Nov 10th, 2008
09:01:00 PM
I'd actually love a live remake of Nausicaa so long as
by Drath
Nov 10th, 2008
09:34:48 PM
Hollywood is just one big Möbius Strip --
by comedian_x
Nov 10th, 2008
09:43:56 PM
Thank Christ!
by bonecrushersmith
Nov 10th, 2008
10:31:07 PM
Speaking of Anime-Animation Related Subjects...
by ScottGreen
Nov 10th, 2008
10:41:01 PM
What, no Oscar submission for the Clone Wars movie?
by Amy Chasing
Nov 10th, 2008
11:27:03 PM
Kinda gay...
by JimCurry
Nov 11th, 2008
12:52:07 AM
From what I've heard...
by Johnno
Nov 11th, 2008
01:56:46 AM
Fuck this and wait for...
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Nov 11th, 2008
04:07:02 AM
Adaptations *could* be OK IF...
by AstroNerdBoy
Nov 11th, 2008
06:25:33 AM
SO this proves...
by Anna Valerious
Nov 11th, 2008
08:14:16 AM
They'll screw it up.
by TheGhostWhoLurks
Nov 11th, 2008
08:15:08 AM
Loyal Fans. Die Hard Fans.
by RowanM
Nov 11th, 2008
08:26:56 AM
Who's doing the work adapting Akira and Scroll?
by veritasses
Nov 11th, 2008
09:06:29 AM
veritasses-yea there is REALLY a market for that
by j2talk
Nov 11th, 2008
10:39:47 AM
Re: j2talk
by veritasses
Nov 11th, 2008
01:26:42 PM
veritasses, the way I see it is...
by Johnno
Nov 11th, 2008
02:35:56 PM
veritasses, my understanding
by j2talk
Nov 11th, 2008
03:44:57 PM
From El Mayimbe's Akira Script Review:
by bswise
Nov 11th, 2008
03:53:16 PM
Judging from the script review...
by polyh3dron
Nov 11th, 2008
07:37:55 PM
Johnno
by veritasses
Nov 11th, 2008
09:44:10 PM
j2talk
by veritasses
Nov 11th, 2008
09:58:49 PM
Nausicaa live action trilogy
by Staldo
Nov 11th, 2008
11:21:50 PM
Just because Dicaprio claims to be a big fan of anime ...
by Grooveraider
Nov 12th, 2008
01:56:03 AM
FUCK HIM, and all you dumb Execs who think changing characters a
by fisheater
Nov 12th, 2008
10:11:45 AM
LEARN TO READ SUBTITLES FUKN MORONS
by fisheater
Nov 12th, 2008
10:12:42 AM
Tarantino is the only cunt that knows how
by fisheater
Nov 12th, 2008
10:15:41 AM

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