Keanu Reeves – the main actor for the role in “Akira”
Warner doesn’t leave attempts to make a film on the classic anime "Akira". After going through a number of young Hollywood stars - from Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield and James McAvoy for the role of Tetsuo, to Chris Pine, Michael Fassbender and Justin Timberlake for the role Kanedy - studio decided that at the head of the project should be more impressive actor. And proposed the role of Kanedy to Keanu Reeves.
The preliminary budget for the project is an amount that will not risk any one major-studio. It is called the figure of $230 million, with no advertising campaign. It is no surprise that Warner decided to enlist support of the Chosen One - Keanu Reeves a good experience to work on fantastic actions.
"Akira" is divided into two films, the action will be moved from Tokyo to New Manhattan, but the names of the heroes remain the same. The first series will be the adaptation of 1-3 parts of the manga. The head of the bikers’ clan Kanedy rescues his best friend Tetsuo from a terrible medical experiment, in which he could become a new kind of parapsychological weapon, the best example of which was once a boy named Akira.
The role of Kanedy has been offered to Brad Pitt and Ryan Gosling, but now the main contender is Keanu Reeves. This year actor will be 47 years old, so that the English-speaking sector of moviegoers has already begun debate about the full miscasting of the project.
On the role of Tetsuo Warner will also invite the actor from the stars list - category A.
Director's chair "Akira" will divide Hughes brothers, who shot a detective "From Hell" and "Book of Eli".
Keanu Reeves, currently shooting in the samurai epic "47 ronin".