Trying to bring what is widely regarded as one of the greatest animes ever made into the real world is no easy task, so much so that after more than 20 years, Warner Bros. has finally given up on ...

Tetsuo Shima unleashes his new found powers in ‘Akira’ (Manga) A live-action adaptation of the iconic manga comic (also filmed as a seminal 1988 anime) has been in Hollywood development hell for ...

Akira is a tale of power corrupting, and Tetsuo Shima is the unfortunate figure around whom this degradation revolves, as we see teenage bike gang member turn into a threat on humankind. The story is ...

Bleeding Cool has the heads up on a casting call for Akira that reveals some interesting departures from the source material. Besides the profession of Kaneda, nothing else seems to have strayed too ...

Tetsuo Shima poses with the "Dai Hard Curry" featuring him posing as Bruce Willis, at the Eruru Community Center in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, in March 2023. (Mainichi/Hideho Furihata) OMUTA, Fukuoka ...

Barbara James is a writer for Collider and a content creator. Currently, she works at Screen Rant as an Video Game Features Writer. As a graduate with a major in English, Barbara has worked as an ...

Wondering who may be playing Tetsuo Shima in the live action remake of classic manga and anime Akira? The answer isn’t Joseph Gordon Levitt, survivor of crappy alien comedy 3rd Rock From The Sun and ...