Live-action AKIRA not happening.

I dunno about disappointing: “According to a new report from THR, the Akira live-action movie at Warner Bros. Discovery is officially not happening. The movie studio has reportedly let go of the movie rights, reverting them back to Kodansha, the manga publisher that originally released Katsuhiro Otomo’s story in 1982.”

…Taika Waititi hardest hit, I guess. The guy’s passed the apex of his directorial arc, huh? I don’t say that with any meanness, mind you. I actually like his flicks. But I hope for his sake that he socked a lot of that sweet, sweet Disney money away.