From sixteenbynine's Web site, from Ain't It Cool News (including info on live-action Akira).

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There is nothing in this announcement on io9 which makes me happy:Variety reports that Reeves will take the role of Spike Spiegel, one of the two leads in the series that followed the bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop through space in the year 2071. The movie adaptation will be written by Peter Craig, and produced by Reeves' Day The Earth ( Read more... )