This Akira synopsis made me shed a single tear

6:00 AM on 11.30.2011   |   Elliot Gay

If actor employment site Acting Auditions is to be believed, we have found our first real synopsis of the live action train wreck in the making, Akira. I say train wreck because from what I can tell, the actual point of the film and manga has not only been completely missed, but eliminated entirely.

According to the site,

"Kaneda is a bar owner in Neo-Manhatten who is stunned when his brother, Tetsuo, is abducted by government agents led by The Colonel. Desperate to get his brother back, Kaneda agrees to join with Ky Reed and her underground movement who are intent on revealing to the world what truly happened to New York City thirty years ago when it was destroyed. Kaneda believes their theories to be ludicrous but after finding his brother again, is shocked when he displays telekinetic powers. Ky believes Tetsuo is headed to release a young boy, Akira, who has taken control of Tetsuo's mind. Kaneda clashes with The Colonel's troops on his way to stop Tetsuo from releasing Akira but arrives too late. Akira soon emerges from his prison courtesy of Tetsuo as Kaneda races in to save his brother before Akira once again destroys Manhattan island, as he did thirty years ago."

There's so much wrong with the above description that I don't even know where to start. Seriously. It looks to me like they have completely missed the target on this one if the above description proves to be accurate. I'm hoping with every bone in my body that it's not, but something tells me we should brace for the worst.

What do you guys think? Does this look promising to you or are you just as sad as I am by the possibility that this is real?

Sound off below!

[via Crunchyroll]

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