According to the Hollywood Reporter, Reeves has discussed playing Kaneda, the rebellious leader of a bike gang. While there is no offer yet,“talks are going well” with his reps.
However, the possibility is head-scratching for anyone familiar with the story since Reeves is 46 years old and Kaneda is a teenager. Younger, hipper actors like Garrett Hedlund, Michael Fassbender, Chris Pine and Justin Timberlake were short-listed inMarch. When did the protagonist go from a boyish hero to an over-the-hill cardboard cutout?
The rumor is also sure to light a thousand more proverbial torches in mobs already angered by WB’s apparent insistence on only considering Caucasian actors for traditional Asian roles. I suppose it’s no consolation that Reeves is partially of Chinese descent? You may recall Reeves is playing a half-European/half-Japanese character in47 Roninand once pursueda live-action takeon Cowboy Bebop.
Vulturesays Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt have declined the role, as well as Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Franco and Robert Pattinson. Warner Bros can’t seem to nail down a lead and this latest decision reeks of desperation.
Albert Hughes (Book of Eli) is directing the possible two-part PG-13 remake, which sets the action in dystopian Neo-Manhattan, but with countless delays and rewrites who knows if this $230 million monster will ever see the silver screen. Not if Akira fans had their say.
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