The threat of a live-action Akira movie lies dormant for now, but some recently-released concept art by Sylvain Despretz (Gladiator, Alien Resurrection) shows what the movie could look like if it ever does come to fruition.
Or, more to the point, these sketches from sometime between 2007 and 2009 reveal what the movie would have looked like under previous director Ruairi Robinson, who left Akira a few years back, sparking hope from manga fans that the project would be scrapped.
If the Akira remake ever does rise from the dead, we can only hope Garrett Hedlund won't be dying his hair blonde for the role of Kaneda.
