However, adapting the iconic Japanese movie into a Hollywood feature is very difficult.
Mia Tharia will play Josie, the child, with Jenna Ortega starring as Klara.
However, Taika Waititi is still officially attached to the project.
Klara And The Sundoesn’t have a release date yet.
Waititi is currently working onKlara and the Sun.
SonysAkiramovie never happened, with Warner Bros. buying the rights in the early 2000s.
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Since then, multiple writers and directors have been attached to the project.
The list includes Stephen Norrington, Ruairi Robinson, Albert Hughes, and Jaume Collet-Serra.
IfAkira’s live-action ever happens, it will hopefully make the wait worth it.
