Twilight star Kristen Stewart is on the cusp of stepping out of vampire singularity and into broad-based franchise stardom. Sources state that Stewart has been tapped to play the role of Ky Reed in Akira, a live-action adaptation based off of the legendary Katsuhiro Otomo and Izo Hashimoto Anime film. The film, set to film in New York, has already garnered several major talents to the prospective character roster. Kings Speech and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows star Helena Bonham Carter has been tapped to play Lady Miyako, while Tron: Legacy star Garrett Hedlund is set to play the lead role of Kaneda. Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight Rises, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) is rumored to play The Colonel. Akira centers on biker named Tetsuo Shima with psychic powers. Kaneda is another biker who tries to stop Tetsuo from unleashing Akira. Die hard fans of Akira will be looking...
- 11/16/2011
- by Bags H.
- BuzzFocus.com
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