Akra Redo Resurrected

Despite the fact that star Keanu Reeves took a pass as did director Albert Hughes Warner Bros. stlll wants to remake Akira say both Variety and THR

Aside from Reeves James Franco, Andrew Garfield, Robert Pattinson Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Fassbender, Zac Efron Justin Timberlake Chris Pine Garrett Hedlund, and Joaquin Phoenix have all been linked to star here

The suits hired Spanish helmer Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan, Unknown, House of Wax) to direct the film which is now being "re-envisioned as a $90 million tentpole"

The new film shifts the action from Neo-Tokyo to New Manhattan and follows Kaneda's attempts to save Tetsuo from a medical experiment that threatens to unleash destructive powers. 

Steve Kloves adapted the script

Andrew Lazar, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson Killoran are producing

How the studio intends to keep production costs that low for such an ambitious project is beyond me....I say Good Luck With Fingers Crossed...