In case you were wondering what blockbuster sci-fi franchise could possible follow on the heels of the upcoming Hunger Games, might we remind you about how huge that planned life-action Akira movie is going to be? At least if Kristen Stewart signs on, that is. Deadline reports that the Breaking Dawn star is currently in [...]
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Garrett Hedlund Rumored To Star In Live-Action Akira Movie
Akiraaaaaaaaa! Looks like that live-action Akira movie we’ve been hearing about, based on the manga by Japanese author Katsuhiro Otomo, finally got the green light from Warner Bros. So on to the more important question: Who is going to play the head of Akira‘s gang of disgruntled teenager bikers? You know, the one who must [...]
Keanu Reeves In Talks For Akira Lead
Turn that frown upside down, Sad Keanu! 2011 is looking like your year. So soon after announcing Bill And Ted 3 might actually happen, New York Mag is reporting that Keanu Reeves is in talks for Akira lead Kaneda after Brad Pitt and Ryan Gosling allegedly passed on the film. Seeing as how Akira‘s whitewashing [...]
Akira Searches For A-List Leads, Changes Pretty Much Everything About Akira
Ah Hollywood: you give with one hand, take with the other. Reportedly Warner Bros is looking at Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield or James McAvoy for Akira‘s male lead Tetsuo. For the futuristic sci-fi film’s co-star Kaneda, scripts have been sent to Garrett Hedlund, Michael Fassbender, Chris Pine, Justin Timberlake and Joaquin Phoenix. The film is [...]
