Jordan Peele eyed to helm hit manga adaptation “Akira” March 31, 2017 - 11:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Warner Brothers is zeroing in on Jordan Peele as a director for one of its big-budgeted movies. As AceShowbiz reports citing Tracking Board, the studio is "moving aggressively" to sign in Peele as a helmer for live-action Manga adaptation "Akira". The project has been in development hell since 2008. Based on a popular Japanese comic book, the original story follows two biker brothers who find themselves pitted against each other when one begins abusing his newly acquired telekinetic powers. No actor is attached to the film, but Garrett Hedlund and Keanu Reeves were once linked to the lead role. Jordan Peele is known for his Comedy Central sketch show "Key & Peele" with fellow comedian Keegan-Michael Key. He also starred on "Fargo" and recently received glowing reviews for his directorial movie "Get Out".  Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
