It's been 16 years since Ajumma sat on her friend's floor watching the Japanese anime Akira. The groundbreaking anime takes place in 2019 in post-WWIII Tokyo. The city is ruled by bike gangs, with the protagonist being Kaneda. Kaneda has a best friend named Testuo who starts having violent hallucinations and begins reaking havoc on the city after he encounters a strange child on the street.
This week Leonardo DiCaprio announced that he's producing and starring in a live action remake of Akira. DiCaprio will play Kaneda and Third Rock From the Sun laddy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, will star as best friend, Tetsuo. DiCaprio's remake of Akira is due out in 2009.
