Blumhouse Productions reported on Friday that director Jordan Peele (Get Out) is not expected to direct Warner Brothers’ dormant live-action Akira film, and Peele explained why in an interview.
Peele was reportedly in talks to direct the film.
Akira is one of my favorite movies, and I think obviously the story justifies as big a budget as you can possibly dream of.
In October 2011, Warner officially green-lit the film for director Jaume Collett-Serra (Unknown, Orphan, House of Wax).