Taika Waititi’s live-action Akira is officially dead. Warner Bros. lost the rights after over two decades of development hell, and the project has reverted to Kodansha. But maybe—just maybe—that’s the best thing that could’ve happened.
Cameron Blasts Nolan for Sanitizing Nuclear Horror
James Cameron says Nolan’s Oppenheimer skipped the real horror: Hiroshima. Calling it a “moral cop-out,” Cameron promises Ghosts of Hiroshima will show what the IMAX epic didn’t—full nuclear devastation, no filters.
James Bond’s Future Looks Shaky—Even With Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve will direct the next James Bond film under Amazon MGM—but without final cut and only for one movie. With prestige producers onboard and no confirmed Bond actor yet, the future of 007 could go either way.
Transformers Is Back… And So Is Michael Bay
Michael Bay is officially returning to the Transformers franchise with a new film in development at Paramount. After years of declining box office and reboot confusion, the studio hopes Bay’s return will revive its most explosive moneymaker.
First Blood Was About Trauma—Now It’s Just About Box Office
Hollywood once gave us John Rambo as a broken man haunted by war. Now they're turning him into just another action brand. With a prequel nobody asked for, the soul of First Blood is being buried under franchise bloat, IP hunger, and revisionist nostalgia.
Hollywood After Dark 