Actor Keanu Reeves will reportedly not star in the upcoming live-action adaptation of the anime "Akira."
Digital Spy is reporting Reeves turned down the role of Kaneda, the leader of a motorcycle gang who tries to save his friend Tetsuo from a military experiment gone awry.
The remake is set to be directed by Albert Hughes ("The Book of Eli").
In March, it was reported Hughes had shortlisted the candidates for Kaneda to Garrett Hedlund, Michael Fassbender, Chris Pine, Justin Timberlake and Joaquin Phoenix, while Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield and James McAvoy were in the running for Tetsuo.
The 1988 anime film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo was based on the six-volume manga from Katsuhiro Otom.
The live-action film moves the action from Neo-Tokyo to New Manhattan. "Harry Potter" scribe Steve Kloves was the last writer to take a swipe at the script.
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The remake is set to be directed by Albert Hughes ("The Book of Eli").
In March, it was reported Hughes had shortlisted the candidates for Kaneda to Garrett Hedlund, Michael Fassbender, Chris Pine, Justin Timberlake and Joaquin Phoenix, while Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield and James McAvoy were in the running for Tetsuo.
The 1988 anime film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo was based on the six-volume manga from Katsuhiro Otom.
The live-action film moves the action from Neo-Tokyo to New Manhattan. "Harry Potter" scribe Steve Kloves was the last writer to take a swipe at the script.
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