Jeff Sneider, editor in chief of The Tracking Board website, reported on Wednesday that Warner Brothers is pursuing Jordan Peele (Get Out) to direct its dormant live-action Akira film, and talks have been “encouraging.”
Last June, Sneider reported that Warner Brothers was pursuing Justin Lin (Fast & Furious, Star Trek Beyond), though he emphasized at the time that the news was not confirmed.
In October 2011, Warner officially green-lit the film for director Jaume Collett-Serra (Unknown, Orphan, House of Wax).
Sneider reported on his Meet the Movie Press video podcast on Friday that Warner Brothers had also met with Daniel Espinosa (Life) and David F. Sandberg (Lights Out) as possible directors.