James Franco To Star In Akira?
Published by Seth Quillen in: Film -- Date: 17 Feb 2011 Comments: 0
JustJared is reporting that James Franco is in talks to star in the live action remake of the 1988 manga classic, Akira. Franco is awesome! I love seeing him get attached to any project, especially one so beloved as Akira. Franco is also rumored to be in talks to star in Sam Raimi’s Oz, the Great and Powerful. The Hughes brothers (The Book Of Eli) recently signed on to direct Akira from a script written by Iron Man scribes Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby.
Akira Synopsis
Neo-Tokyo has risen from the ashes of World War III to become a dark and dangerous megalopolis infested with gangs and terrorists. The government seethes with corruption and only maintains a token control over the powerful military that prevents total chaos and hides the secrets of the past. Childhood friends Tetsuo and Kaneda plunge into Neo-Tokyo’s darkest secret when their motorcycle gang encounters a military operation to retrieve an escaped experimental subject. Tetsuo, captured by the military, is subjected to experiments that make him a powerful psychic, but, unfortunately for Neo-Tokyo, Tetsuo’s powers rage out of control and he lashes out at the world that has oppressed him! Nothing can stop the destructive forces that Tetsuo wields except possibly the last boy to destroy Tokyo. (amazon.com)
