The possibility of a live-action take of the 1988 anime movie Akira from Warner Bros is no longer, as Deadline has confirmed that the right have lapsed, now reverted back to manga publisher Kodansha.

After 20 years, a dozen creatives attached and millions spent on development, Warners is moving on from the seminal property. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer Riding into Neo-Tokyo is going to take a ...