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[Random Cool] See Unused Storyboards From The Hughes Brothers’ ‘Akira’!
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… Albert and Allen Hughes was to direct the live-action adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic graphic novel, Akira. The last we heard, Warner Bros. Pictures has attached Jaume Collet-Serra to direct the post-apocalyptic tale that’s been in development hell for the better part of the past decade.
While Chronicle was already the Akira I wanted, I still hold hope that one day Warners will get the adaptation off the ground. Until then, let’s take a look back to when the Hughes brothers were attached. Illustrator Chris Weston has shared some unused storyboards that were drawn for the brothers. “Hopefully they reveal just how much love we had for the source material and how faithful we were going to be to it,” he explains accompanying the below photos.
Set in New Manhattan, the cyberpunk sci-fi epic follows the leader of a biker gang who must save his friend, discovered with potentially destructive psychokinetic abilities, from government medical experiments.
Images courtesy of Chris Weston.
It’s been 17 years since the release of horror sequel The Descent: Part 2, and the film is returning to physical media with a brand new 4K Ultra HD SteelBook from Lionsgate Limited.
This marks the first time The Descent: Part 2 has been released on 4K in the U.S.
Now up for pre-order, the 4K SteelBook will be released on August 11, 2026.
The Descent: Part 2 follows Sarah Carter (Shauna Macdonald) — dazed, bloodied, and speechless — as she emerges alone from the Appalachian cave system where the events of The Descent occurred. Forced back underground to help the rescue team search for her missing girlfriends, Sarah’s fractured memories begin to return, and she realizes the full horror of what lurks in the depths of the caves. But the rescue team is about to face a new tribe of deformed crawlers — even more viciously feral than those Sarah encountered before.
- The Lionsgate Limited Edition 4K includes new special features:
• Flashback on The Descent: Part 2 — Shauna Macdonald
• Flashback on The Descent: Part 2 — Krysten Cummings - Legacy Special Features:
• Audio Commentary with Director Jon Harris and Actors Shauna Macdonald, Krysten Cummings, and Anna Skellern
• The Making of The Descent: Part 2: Deeper & Darker
• The Genesis
• Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary
• EPK B-roll
• EPK Interview Clips
• Production Design Gallery
• Storyboard Gallery
• U.S. Trailer
• International Trailer
The 2-Disc 4K & Blu-ray release features new SteelBook art by Matt Ryan Tobin.
Check it out below and pre-order your copy from Lionsgate Limited today.
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