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2009 | 2008
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Votd: Bad Robot Concept Animation Teaser
8 October 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
You might know the name Ruairi Robinson; if you don't I'm betting you will very soon. Robinson made the cool short film The Silent City (which I've embedded below) and was the guy tapped to direct the live-action Akira. I'm not sure whether he's still attached to that film, which was recently said to be not as dead as once reported. Regardless, Robinson is now working to finish a film called Bad Robot, and the teaser concept video now floating around the interwebs suggests it could be a lot of fun. Check it out after the break. Quiet Earth has this clip for Bad Robot, but sadly not a lot of additional information. There's a tagline ("Soon every house will have a robot helper. Don't worry, your kids are perfectly safe.") which suggests a lot of things, not least the possibility that while the film is billed as a sci-fi comedy, »
- Russ Fischer
Look Out Bad Robots are Coming for You!
6 October 2009 8:19 AM, PDT | SciFiCool.com | See recent SciFiCool.com news »
No, it’s not a movie about J.J. Abrams and the boys and how they convinced someone to fund a movie about a giant monster attacking New York City from the Pov of a shaky camcorder. It’s actually an honest-to-goodness sci-fi movie about robots run amok. Or at least, one robot. Well, it’s kind of hard to tell when it comes to the film’s actual plot, since there isn’t all that much about it. The poster looks groovy, though, and the “concept teaser” looks promising. The film is set to star Jenni Fontana, James Nardini, Caroline Rich, Corbin Timbrook, Skoti Collins, and will be written and directed by Irish filmmaker Ruairi Robinson. Also, apparently no one is quite sure if this is a short film (Robinson is known for his short films) or a full-length feature film, which would be his first if that’s the case. »
- Nix
Bad Robot teaser
5 October 2009 10:16 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Sadly the following is for a short film only, but one with absolutely kick ass potential for a dark comedy or downright sci-fi/horror feature film! Irish writer/director Ruairi Robinson created Bad Robot, apparently about a little domestic apparel who judging from the teaser shouldn't have been taken out of the box. Can't say when and where we'll get to see that thing in full, but here's the quite intriguing teaser down there, with lots of stills and concept art available on the official »
- Tony Lang
Updated: A robot may not injure a human being. Bad Robot!
5 October 2009 3:51 PM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
Updated: We have verified via producer Nick Ryan this is indeed a short, it was shot in La, and it's currently in post-production. We'll have more for you soon.
"Soon every house will have a robot helper. Don't worry, your kids are perfectly safe."
I love it! From Ruairi Robinson, the man behind the excellent post apocalyptic short Silent City which starred Cillian Murphy, is back with another film titled Bad Robot which is billed as being a comedic scifi. However, based on the poster, I'm wondering if this is a horror comedy, and between the IMDb entry and the other pages I've found on this, I can't tell whether it's a short film or a feature. Image Now Films, the Irish production company behind Silent City is also involved. I'm currently attempting to get in touch with the production folks behind this project, so hopefully we'll have more info available shortly. »
Live-Action Akira Film is Back on Track
8 September 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
In February of last year, it was reported that Ruairi Robinson had signed on to direct the live-action adaptation of "Akira" for Warner Bros Pictures. Gary Whitta (The Book of Eli) was set to write the script with Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt both rumored to star. The adaptation was set for 2009, but there was obviously no movement on the project. Then three months ago, we learned that Robinson left "Akira," which Warner Bros considered dead. Now comes news, via Collider, that "Akira" is back on track and screenwriters Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (Children of Men, Iron Man) are about to turn in their first draft. The site added that the story will take place in Manhattan and will include the famous motorcycle. If the script is approved, production will begin next year for a 2011 release. "Akira" originated in 1988 as a manga and then as an animated film co-written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. »
Akira Isn't Dead
8 September 2009 12:52 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
All hope seemed lost for the live-action adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo's epoch-making anime Akira. But Collider are quoting a "trusted source" that tells them not only is the project still alive, but Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, who adapted Children of Men so succesfully, are hard at work on the script. The project was originally mooted at Sony in the 1990s, but was revived more recently by Warner Bros. with names like Stephen Norrington, Jon Peters, Ruairi Robinson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gary Whitta and Andrew Lazar all attached at various points in one capacity or another.It's due to relocate the story from neo-Tokyo to Manhattan (neo-Manhattan?) and initial reports suggested two films, but it's such a colossally expensive proposal (some estimates put it north of $300m) that Warners will want to be very sure of their investment before work starts in earnest.Things had gone ominously quiet of late, but »
Iron Man Screenwriters Working On Akira
8 September 2009 12:01 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
The Akira project isn’t dead after all.
Back in June of this year fanboys around the world were grieving the loss of Warner Bros. live action Akira adaptation, based on the hugely popular Manga series. 15th June 2009 was the day it was confirmed that director Ruairi Robinson had left the project, and according to horror site Bloody Disgusting, the project was “dead as a doornail”.
The troopers over at Collider have momentous news – according to their own sources, “Children of Men” and “Iron Man” screenwriters Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby are currently hard at work on the Akira script! Not only have Collider been able to confirm that the project is alive and well, but should script development go well, the film should go into production in 2010 with a release date in 2011. The gospel according to Frosty:
Also, while I couldn’t get a lot of info about what »
- Craig Sharp
Iron Man Screenwriters Working On Akira
8 September 2009 12:01 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
The Akira project isn’t dead after all.
Back in June of this year fanboys around the world were grieving the loss of Warner Bros. live action Akira adaptation, based on the hugely popular Manga series. 15th June 2009 was the day it was confirmed that director Ruairi Robinson had left the project, and according to horror site Bloody Disgusting, the project was “dead as a doornail”.
The troopers over at Collider have momentous news – according to their own sources, “Children of Men” and “Iron Man” screenwriters Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby are currently hard at work on the Akira script! Not only have Collider been able to confirm that the project is alive and well, but should script development go well, the film should go into production in 2010 with a release date in 2011. The gospel according to Frosty:
Also, while I couldn’t get a lot of info about what »
- Craig Sharp
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Not Writing Off Live-Action ‘Akira’
30 June 2009 6:30 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Though recent rumors have sounded the death-knell for Warner Bros’ live-action adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s seminal manga, “Akira,” Joseph Gordon-Levitt isn’t ready to say die.
“You never know,” said the “500 Days of Summer” star with a coy smile when asked if the project was truly dead. Though not quite a confirmation of anything, it’s a far-cry from his comments last year which didn’t acknowledge any connection to the project whatsoever.
“Akira”, which ran for almost ten years in a serialized format, was famously adapted in 1988 as a feature-length anime, one of the first to have a major impact in the Us. News hit last year that Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company, Appian Way, was working on a live-action version to be split between two different films. Gordon-Levitt was rumored to star as Tetsuo, the best friend of the main character, Kaneda, who, after an accident, manifests incredible, »
- Silas Lesnick
Akira Live-Action Adaptation Officially Dead
16 June 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
Bloody Disgusting is reporting that the long-rumored and long-in production live action adaptation of “Akira”, the groundbreaking 1982 manga by Katsuhiro Otomo that was the basis of the 1988 anime movie of the same name, is officially dead in the water. The site broke the news last year of the live-action adaptation of the cyberpunk anime classic about biker gangs, government corruption, and psychic warfare, with Ruairi Robinson directing. However, Robinson has left the project and the whole thing is, according to the site, “dead as a doornail”. Originally running from 1982 to 1990 before being collected into six volumes, “Akira” was adapted into a critically-lauded animated movie in 1988, with [...] »
- Costa Koutsoutis
Because You Asked For It: ‘Akira’ Live Action Remake is No More
15 June 2009 4:32 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
I highly doubt that many of you out there will want to throw on your black mourning jewelry for this one. Mostly because mourning jewelry hasn't been popular since the Civil War, but also because it didn't seem like many of you were down with Akira hitting big screens again with Leonardo DiCaprio taking the role of Kaneda. So here's the great news for those of you dreading it - the flick is dead. According to Bloody Disgusting, what would have been the debut film of Ruairi Robinson is now "dead as a doornail." Unfortunately, there's very little in the way of details as to why the project, that was slated over at Warners and DiCaprio's own Appian Way, fell apart. Of course, it was a fairly ambitious project that the production team was attempting to turn into a two-part epic. Which is what I don't understand. I get that the tone of Akira is huge, but »
- Cole Abaius
Fans Rejoice: Live-Action 'Akira' is "Dead as a Doornail"
15 June 2009 3:03 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
You probably remember that a little over a year ago, the news hit that Leonardo DiCaprio would be producing a live action version of the beloved anime, Akira, and as to be expected, fans were peeved. Within minutes, comment boards (including ours) were jammed with cries of white-washing, racism, and general predictions of overall crappiness. But, if you happen to have been one of those fans crying for blood; I've got some good news for you. Bloody Disgusting now reports that the live-action Akira has been pronounced "Dead as a doornail" by not one, but two inside sources -- I guess we should have seen this coming when the film was promised to be released in 2009, and there wasn't a signed cast member in sight.
For those not familiar with Akira, it was the story of a teen biker gang member who is subjected to government experiments and unleashes destruction on a post-nuclear Tokyo. »
- Jessica Barnes
Live-Action ‘Akira’ Movie Is Dead
15 June 2009 2:03 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
About a year ago the official news broke (it had been rumored for ages before then) that a live-action American adaptation of the classic anime Akira was in the works. It was to be produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s company Appian Way, along with Warner Bros. Pictures, and directed by newcomer to feature-length filmmaking Ruairi Robinson. Well, those who were excited at the prospect of seeing Akira come to live-action life will be disappointed with the latest news:
The live-action Akira movie is being reported as dead.
Bloody Disgusting reports that the live-action American Akira is, “dead as a doornail,” with Robinson leaving the project as the director only being a small part of the story. Unfortunately, we don’t have any other information as to the reasons why the project may have been canceled.
To be based more on the comic book (oops, I mean graphic novel) than the previous animated film, »
- Ross Miller
Live Action Akira Dead?
15 June 2009 12:07 PM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Bad news for those who were waiting to see the upcoming Leonardo DiCaprio produced, two film, live action adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira. And, of course, good news for those who bristled at the thought of an Akira populated by a largely white cast with the action moved from Neo-Tokyo to Neo-Manhattan. Bloody Disgusting is reporting that director Ruairi Robinson has walked away from the project for undisclosed reasons and the producers now consider the films dead. More info as we get it.
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- Todd Brown
Live-Action 'Akira' Movie Presumably Dead
15 June 2009 12:38 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Long without any updates, "Akira" has been struck with a rumor that the project has come to a halt. Bloody Disgusting was the first to bring up the possibility to the surface, reporting that separate sources have confirmed the live-action adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo's manga is "dead as a doornail".
Putting into attention more bad news, the horror movies site added that director Ruairi Robinson who is expected to make his directorial debut with "Akira" has left this big screen project. So far, there are yet words from both Warner Brothers and Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way on whether the story is true or not.
"Akira" was originated in 1988 as a manga, before was made into an animated film co-written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. Set in a neon-lit post apocalyptic "New Tokyo" in 2019, it centers on a teenage biker gang member who became a government experiment subject that let loose his hidden power. »
- AceShowbiz.com
Akira Project “Dead As A Doornail”
14 June 2009 11:06 PM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
It’s been a year and a half since news broke that Ruairi Robinson would be making his directorial debut on the live-action adaptation of Akira, a two-part adaptation of the popular post-apocalyptic manga to be produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Warner Bros. Pictures.
This past weekend we were given a rather unfortunate update on the project, when Bloody Disgusting confirmed with two separate sources that not only has Robinson left the project, but the project itself is “dead as a doornail”.
In “Akira”, the 1988 manga film we are taken into post-apocalyptic Tokyo 30 years after the third World War. Kaneda is a bike gang leader whose close friend Tetsuo gets involved in a government secret project known as Akira. On his way to save Tetsuo, Kaneda runs into a group of anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader. The confrontation sparks off Tetsuo »
- Craig Sharp
The live action Akira seems dead
14 June 2009 10:09 PM, PDT | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »
Just when we thought the tidal wave of remakes couldn’t be stopped, it looks like one has shut down – Akira. According to the lads over at Bloody Disgusting (who broke the original news about Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way developing a live-action remake of the classic anime), Warner Bros’ take on Akira is “dead as a doornail”. Not only has director Ruairi Robinson departed the project, but the film is currently shut down. Of course, it’s a rumour, and there’s nothing to say it... .
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- James White
Is the Live-Action Akira Movie Dead?
14 June 2009 9:31 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »
Early last year Warner Bros. announced that it was planning to turn anime artist Katsuhiro Otomo's six-volume graphic novel Akira into two live-action feature films. The first flick was said to be on the fast-track for a summer 2009 release. Well, summer ’09 is here and there’s no Akira film on the horizon. Instead, the folks over at Bloody Disgusting are reporting that the project, which was being produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Apian Way, is dead. Up and coming director Ruairi Robinson, who earned an Oscar nomination for his short film Fifty Percent Grey, was attached to helm but according to Bd, who confirmed the news with two separate sources, he as now left the project. Each feature was to be based on three of the books in Otomo's series. The story takes place in New Manhattan, a metropolis that was rebuilt after being destroyed 31 years earlier. Gary Whitta »
- James Cook
Live-Action Akira Movie Cancelled
14 June 2009 8:43 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
It's been a while since we learned that Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way production company was planning to produce a live-action adaptation of Akira, the post-apocalyptic manga that was also made into an animated film. Those of us who don't generally follow such things just tuned out and assumed the movie was progressing as usual, but now there's bad news, coming from Bloody Disgusting. They've been told by two sources that the project is "dead as a doornail," and first-time director Ruairi Robinson has left the project. Anime fans are big on Akira, and this likely could have been the kind of crossover success that Dragonball: Evolution most definitely wasn't, convincing the anime-wary that the genre is worth a shot. It may very well be the complete failure of Dragonball that tanked this movie, with Hollywood assuming that if one anime adaptation doesn't work, none can. Of course that's not fair, »
WB’s Live-Action Akira Remake Is Dead?
14 June 2009 5:17 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
The live-action adaptation of the classic anime Akira is dead, according to a report from Bloody Disgusting. The film has been in the hands of Warner Brothers and Leonardo DiCaprio's production company Appian Way for some time, and Gary Whitta (The Book of Eli) has been working to crack the script. The plan, reportedly, was to craft two films in order to preserve the scope of the massive manga by Katsuhiro Otomo (who co-wrote and directed the anime, as well) with Ruairi Robinson directing. But Robinson is now said to be off the project, which is also 'dead as a doornail'. Quite a few changes would have been made to the material; notably, the live-action film would have been set in 'New Manhattan', rather than the Neo-Tokyo of the original manga and anime. No cast was ever publicly revealed to be attached. The involvement of Appian Way led many »
- Russ Fischer
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