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    MOVIES: Who is being considered for live action Akira?

    Stephen SchleicherBy 2 Comments1 Min Read

    Set in Neo-Tokyo, Akira is the bizarre tale of children with telekinetic powers and those who want to control them.  With the live action remake given the greenlight, the next big question is, “Who will be cast in the film?”

    There are all sorts of stories floating around the Intardwebz, so take all of this as RUMOR ONLY.

    • Kaneda – Garret Hedlund
    • The Colonel – Gary Oldman
    • Lady Miyako – Helena Bonham-Carter

    Hmmm… seems like the studio is definitely considering making this a very American styled film. Let’s hope whatever direction the film goes that it is at least interesting…

    via Bleeding Cool

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    Stephen Schleicher began his career writing for the Digital Media Online community of sites, including Digital Producer and Creative Mac covering all aspects of the digital content creation industry. He then moved on to consumer technology, and began the Coolness Roundup podcast. A writing fool, Stephen has freelanced for Sci-Fi Channel's Technology Blog, and Gizmodo. Still longing for the good ol' days, Stephen launched Major Spoilers in July 2006, because he is a glutton for punishment. You can follow him on Twitter @MajorSpoilers and tell him your darkest secrets...

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    2 Comments

    1. Lafajet on

      My reaction while reading this article:

      Garret Hedlund – Well, I guess he wasn’t entirely horrible in the new Tron.
      Gary Oldman – Hey, cool, I have yet to see him in a role I didn’t like him in.
      Helena Bonham-Carter – …… Well then, time to pretend this isn’t happening I suppose.

      This seems terribly appropriate right now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jafd97yJFOI

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