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June 29, 2025June 29, 2025 Matt Jarbo HWAD, News

Akira Collapses, Batman Rises, Bond Gets Dune’d, Bay Reloads, and Cameron Fires at Nolan | HWAD 06.28.25

On today’s episode of Hollywood After Dark, we break down the end of Taika Waititi’s Akira, the return of Michael Bay to Transformers, Villeneuve joining Bond, Batman’s sequel script, and Cameron calling out Nolan’s Oppenheimer.

June 29, 2025June 29, 2025 Matt Jarbo News

WB Loses Akira Rights After 22 Years of Doing Nothing

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.

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