Japanese pop-stars (who also happen to be actors) Jin Akanishi and GACKT may be joining the cast of The Wolverine.
The first rumor of GACKT being cast in the movie comes from a nice Twitter exchange. Twitter user xHoney_Bladex mentioned GACKT in a tweet, saying that he was speculated to be in The Wolverine. GACKT responded with a slightly cryptic hint that he will infact be in the movie.
You can listen to a sample of GACKT's music below, with the song Until The Last Day.
Take this part as an incredibly tiny grain of salt. The second rumor comes from a somewhat odd source as this
Yahoo Japan post speculates on Jin Akanishi joining the cast. According to this horribly translated post, Jin Akanishi is leaving the TV show "GTO" to start a career in Hollywood which is set to lit-off with
The Wolverine. The information about going to Hollywood actually appears to be true as he is set to co-star in the 2013 movie
47 Ronin which stars Keanu Reeves. Akanishi actually has somewhat of a fanbase in the US ,so it is clear as to why he could be cast in
The Wolverine.
Jin Akanishi actually performed with Jason Derulo, which you can listen to below.
With
The Wolverine getting a good rumored cast of Japanese stars, how are you starting to feel about the movie?