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Gary Oldman Sought For Arthur & Lancelot

November 4, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

As we mentioned in an storyearlier today, Warner Bros. is keen to get Gary Oldman onboard its live-action version of Akira, but that’s not the only thing they’d like him in, as Deadline reports that they’re also offering him a role in their new take on Arthurian legend, Arthur & Lancelot.

Oldman is wanted for the role of Merlin in the movie, opposite the recently cast Joel Kinnaman as Lancelot. David Dobkin is directing Arthur & Lancelot from his own screenplay, which is a reimagined version of the King Arthur and Sir Lancelot tales (although it’s not known exactly how things have been reimagined).

As yet it isn’t known if Oldman will accept the role.

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Garrett Hedlund In Final Talks For Akira

November 4, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

Last month we reported that after years of trying to get it sorted a live action version of Akira had finally gotten the greenlight from Warner Bros. At the time it was reported that frontrunner for the main role of Kaneda was Garrett Hedlund. Now the TRON: Legacy star has accepted the part and THR says he’s in final negotiations for it.

It was also said last month that Gary Oldman and Helena Bonham Carter were offered the roles of Colonel and Lady Miyako, and while offers are still out to them, so far neither has signed on. Apparently Keira Knightley has also been apporached, although it isn’t certain how interested she is. If they all come onbaord, it’ll certainly be a big British contingent!

The film follows Kaneda, the leader of a motorcycle gang in futuristic New Manhattan. Kaneda tries to rescue his best friend, Tetsuo, from a government experiment. Jaume Collet-Serra is set to direct early in the new year, on a $90 million budget.

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ACTORS: Garrett Hedlund, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter, Keira Knightley

Gary Oldman On For Akira?

October 24, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

One of the main problems Akira has had getting made as a live-action Hollywood movie has been finding actors to play the lead roles of Kaneda and Tetsuo. However the movie has now been given the greenlight without any actors attached to those parts (it got the go-ahead last week based on $60 million being cut off the budget, which originally stood at $150 million).

It seems the idea is to start casting some of the other roles, and then fill in the leads later (although Garrett Hedlund is still said to be first choice to play Kaneda). Twitch says Warner Bros. wants Gary Oldman to play a colonel in the movie, while Helena Bonham Carter is being sought for the role of Lady Miyako. Sadly though not much more is known about either of these characters.

Jaume Collet-Serra is set to direct early in the new year, so expect plenty more casting news between then and now.

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ACTORS: Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter DIRECTORS: Jaume Collet-Serra FILMS: Akira (2013)