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Warner Bros. Looking At Two For The Role Of Tetsuo Oppossite Garrett Hedlund's Kaneda In Akira

Warner Bros. Looking At Two For The Role Of Tetsuo Oppossite Garrett Hedlund's Kaneda In Akira

Actors Ezra Miller (We Need To Talk About Kevin) and Alden Eherenreich (Tetro) are the front-runners to portray Tetsuo in Akira.

Source: THR

Don't stone me for saying this but the talent assembling for Akira is shaping up to be something pretty grand. THR reports that Warner Bros.' adaption of the beloved Japanese anime Akira has narrowed it's search down to two for the role of Tetsuo. In many ways, Tetsuo is the most important role in the movie and could potentially make or break the film. Looking to take on that pressure are actors Ezra Miller (bottom left) and Alden Eherenreich. Variety's Jeff Sneider is reporting that Ezra Miller is the one to put your money on. Many film critics are starting to generate Oscar buzz for Miller for his portrayal of the titular character in We Need To Talk About Kevin. He will next be seen opposite Logan Lerman and Emma Watson in the “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.”

Both actors will read for the role next Tuesday so we could hear something as soon as next week.





Lets see, that's:
-Appian Way's Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson producing
-Katsuhiro Otomo, the manga author and anime director serving as ExecutiveProducer
-Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown and Orphan) directing
-Steve Kloves, screenwriter for Harry Potter franchise and The Amazing Spider-Man wrote the latest draft
-Garrett Hedlund is in talks to portray Kaneda, Helena Bonham Carter was offered the role of Lady Miyako, Keira Knightley has been approached for the role of Kei and Gary Oldman the same for The Colonel.

Badass!
Akira was super creepy when I first watched it as a child.