I really don't care either way if there's a Blade Runner sequel, or a Star wars 7, or an Akira live action movie (even if it's set set in New York!) or whatever.
Shenmue sequel would (should) be made by the same guys, so wouldn't go off on a random tangent, Akira in New York is a terrible idea, I don't honestly see what they expect to achieve with it, if it was such a great idea Japan would have made it by now, like they did with La Blue Girl... :-s
There are times you see a film which is a "sequel" or "remake" and it is so removed from the original story it should just be a seperate story, why try and use the name of something you have no connection with? The name Akira isn't you're average American high schooler name is it? You might as well call it "Johnny goes crazy"
Films like Get Carter, My Sassy Girl, there is no point using the name of the original film as the film they made wasn't the same
If people remake films, fine, but use a title which makes sense - Infernal Affairs = The Departed
Also which version of The Thing do you mean as a remake? The 2011 film was a prequel to the 1982 film, which was a remake of The Thing from Another World