With the announcement that Warner Brothers had officially and finally given the live action remake of Akira the green light, things really seem to be moving forward at at quite a pace. The lastest news was that Garret Hedlund was the front runner to play Kaneda, and now Twitch Film are reporting:
Twitch has learned that Gary Oldman has been offered the role of Colonel while Helena Bonham-Carter has been offered Lady Miyako.
We must bare in mind that they have only been offered the roles, and they haven't been officially accepted.
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