Akira Movie Updates

Warner Bros is pushing the pause button on Akira. The project, which has been through several incarnations, is being shut down in the face of casting and budgetary issues. The production offices in Vancouver are being closed, with below-the-line talent and crew told to stop working. “Everybody is being sent home,” according t ...

Twitch broke word late in October that Gary Oldman had been offered the part of The Colonel in the film and now, with the actor and Warner Brothers unable to close the deal, we have learned that the part is being offered to Ken Watanabe instead.

Kristen Stewart has been offered the part of Kei, a young medium who becomes the love interest for Kaneda - the role already offered to Hedlund.

Writer-director Akiva Goldsman is trying to move forward on his passion project Winter's Tale, a period reincarnation story that is set up at Warner Bros. Chemistry reads involving Tom Hiddleston (Loki in Marvel's Thor), Benjamin Walker (the upcoming Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), and Channing Tatum are scheduled for this wee ...

The advance accolades for Gary Oldman’s work in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy has put the actor in high demand.

Warner Bros. has greenlit its live-action remake of the anime cult hit Akira for a late February/early March start, sources tell Variety.