The California Film Commission revealed on Tuesday that Warner Bros.’ live-action Akira film will shoot entirely in California and receive a tax credit of US$18.5 million.
The project is scheduled to shoot on 71 days of filming in California.
Waititi also confirmed at that time that he planned to adapt the original manga as opposed to the anime film adaptation.
Deadline also described the project as spanning two films, with each film tackling three volumes Katsuhiro Otomo’s original manga.