Comme vous le savez sans doute, un projet de film live d'Akira semble désormais bien sur les rails aux USA (par la Warner). Si de nombreuses news circulent ces derniers temps concernant le potentiel casting, j'ai pour ma part tiqué sur un synopsis du projet, qui a apparemment filtré dans des annonces de casting justement. Un premier indice pour jauger dans quelle mesure ce film sera fidèle (ou pas) au manga de Katsuhiro Otomo. Pour mémoire, cela fait presque 10 ans qu'Akira est évoqué en live aux USA (cf une news que j'avais publié en 2002).

Le synopsis, donc :

Kaneda is a bar owner in Neo-Manhattan who is stunned when his brother, Tetsuo, is abducted by government agents led by The Colonel.

Desperate to get his brother back, Kaneda agrees to join with Ky Reed and her underground movement who are intent on revealing to the world what truly happened to New York City thirty years ago when it was destroyed. Kaneda believes their theories to be ludicrous but after finding his brother again, is shocked when he displays telekinetic powers.

Ky believes Tetsuo is headed to release a young boy, Akira, who has taken control of Tetsuo's mind. Kaneda clashes with The Colonel's troops on his way to stop Tetsuo from releasing Akira but arrives too late. Akira soon emerges from his prison courtesy of Tetsuo as Kaneda races in to save his brother before Akira once again destroys Manhattan island, as he did thirty years ago.

Source : ANN

Je vous mets en bonus un strip publié en mars dernier par Ruairi Robinson, un des précédents réalisateurs ayant quitté le navire de ce projet. Cliquez sur l'image ci-dessous pour lire.



English audience : Synopsis for american Akira live action movie (+ a strip by Ruairi Robinson who worked previously as director on this project, before leaving).