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Akira may be suffering set-backs (fans of the original the world over rejoice), but Garrett Hedlund doesn’t appear to be taking it to heart. The Tron: Legacy star has signed on to star in the Coen brothers’ latest project, a drama set in the 1960s Greenwich Village folk music scene. The film, titled Inside Llewyn [...]
The road to getting a live-action Hollywood remake of Katsuhiro Otomo’s original manga and anime, Akira, has been a long and hard one. In the past year, the project seems to have been gaining some traction, with Unknown’s Jaume Collet-Serra signing on to direct the film, and some brilliant casting possibilities has been coming in [...]
The remake of Katsuhiro Otomo’s original classic manga and anime, Akira, can’t seem to catch a break. The project has been struggling in development for years, but things have been looking up for the Hollywood remake in the past few months. Back in July, Unknown’s Jaume Collet-Serra signed on to direct the film, and we’ve [...]
What a way to start the day! Having reported just last night about the list of actors testing for the second of the male co-leads in Jaume Collet-Serra’s upcoming Akira remake, the brilliant casting news surrounding this project is literally getting better every day. TRON: Legacy’s Garrett Hedlund and The Twilight Saga’s Kristen Stewart have [...]
The past few weeks have seen some excellent progress being made on the Akira remake front. Garrett Hedlund has been selected to star as one of the film’s two male leads, given the role of Kaneda. Gary Oldman and Helena Bonham Carter have both been approached to star. And just last week, Kristen Stewart was [...]
Though some might disagree, this is a project that’s been shaping up pretty damn nicely in my eyes recently. Based on Katsuhiro Otomo’s original Japanese manga/anime, Akira is set to make its big-screen American adaptation with Unknown’s Jaume Collet-Serra in the driving seat behind the camera. TRON: Legacy’s Garrett Hedlund, who I think has deservedly [...]
It seems that Hollywood is finally starting to wise up to a little fact that moviegoers have known for quite a while; Gary Oldman is simply put, a badass. Oldman has already taken up some iconic roles with films like The Fifth Element, Leon: The Professional, and Nolan’s Batman flicks to name a few. However [...]
Karl Urban (Star Trek), Ben Barnes (Stardust) and Emilia Clarke (Games of Thrones) are in talks to star in action pic Overdrive. Overdrive centres on two adventurous siblings who find more trouble than they are looking for in the South of France. Antonio Negret (Seconds Apart) is attached to direct from a script by screenwriters Derek Haas and Michael Brandt. [...]
Casting news should always be taken with a pinch of salt when in relation to Warner Bros’ Akira remake – Leonardo DiCaprio, Zac Efron and Morgan Freeman have previously been linked to the project to little effect – so don’t get all riled up just yet, but Gary Oldman and Helena Bonham Carter have allegedly been offered roles [...]
After years of rumours it looks like we’re finally going to get a live-action remake of the acclaimed 1988 Japanese animated movie Akira, as Warner Brothers give the go-ahead for a $90 million production to be directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (House of Wax, Unknown). Talk regarding a Hollywood remake of Akira – which follows the [...]
Break out the neon gaffer tape and fire up the light cycle, User – it looks like we’re heading back to the Grid. After the box office success of 2010’s Tron Legacy (despite a lukewarm critical reception it went on to make $400 million worldwide) and an animated series entitled Tron Uprising on the horizon [...]
MK2 have released a promo poster for On the Road, the feature film adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s acclaimed novel of the same name. Directed by Walter Salles, On the Road stars Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Sam Riley, Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Steve Buscemi and Elisabeth Moss. Dean (Hedlund) and Sal (Riley) are the [...]
The road to The Bourne Legacy has seen many actors and directors come and go, with the team of Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon talking up (then talking down) a fourth Bourne film with the two of them involved, then it became clear that Tony Gilroy would be the man behind the camera and the [...]
Now this is a rather awesome prize! Disney have been in touch to offer us 5 pairs of tickets to their Tron: Legacy DVD & Reconfigured Album Launch Party which is taking place in London next Wednesday, 20th April. The party is to celebrate the release of Tron: Legacy on Blu-Ray, DVD, On Demand, and [...]
Deadline is reporting that the lead role in the highly anticipated The Bourne Legacy currently has a few frontrunners that are set to test for director and co-writer Tony Gilroy, who co-wrote all of the scripts for the last three Bourne films. The list now includes Dominic Cooper, Joel Edgerton, Garrett Hedlund, and Luke Evans. [...]
The dark side to country music is explored yet again as relationships are put to the test (on and off stage) in Country Strong. Gwyneth Paltrow is country superstar Kelly Canter, a Faith Hill-esque figure (presumably with added hedonistic tendencies) who has fallen on hard times. Finishing a stint in rehab, she’s due to stage [...]
Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone) has been added to the cast of Savages, an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Don Winslow. Oliver Stone will direct from a script by Winslow and Shane Salerno. In addition to Lawrence’s casting, Stone is also meeting with several top actors, including Leonardo DiCaprio (Shutter Island), Aaron Johnson (Kick-Ass), Tom [...]
Icon Film have released a new batch of images from the upcoming adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s acclaimed novel On the Road. Directed by Walter Salles, from a script penned by Jose Rivera, On the Road stars Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart, Garrett Hedlund, Kirsten Dunst, Amy Adams, Viggo Mortensen, Tom Sturridge, Elisabeth Moss, Steve Buscemi and [...]
I wish I had the power to make this happen! Magazine powerhouse, Vanity Fair has released a new image and behind the scenes video from the photo-shoot which they hosted for their 17th version of the ‘Hollywood Issue’ this month. The list of actors assembled includes: Oscar presenters, Anne Hathaway and James Franco, then Ryan [...]
With Tron: Legacy receiving largely mixed to negative reviews and a lukewarm reception at the box office, the movie’s effects earning the only praise, it is not unreasonable to presume that if Tron is to continue as a franchise, it might be better suited to a different medium. After all, while the original Tron movie [...]
