In what’s proving to be a pattern in the last, oh, 20 minutes, Albert Hughes has bailed on Akira, Warner Bros.’ mega-budget adaptation of the popular manga series that has faced obstacle after obstacle thanks to the collective karmic will of the Internet. While Hughes’ exit would seem to be the final omen that maybe the project just wasn’t meant to be, a defiant Warner Bros. is moving forward anyway, and is now looking for another director to bring yet another new vision to the film in addition to still trying to lock down a star, despite every actor they’ve approached so far giving it a wide berth.