“AKIRA” adaptation courts white actors « Racebending.com
Deadline.com reports that the script for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ American live-action adaptation of the manga Akira has been sent to a short list of actors. Although the characters will retain their original names — Kaneda and Tetsuo — from the Japanese graphic novels, the story will be set in “Neo-Manhattan.”
Deadline reporters the names of actors currently being courted with the script.
For the role of Tetsuo: Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield and James McAvoy.
For the role of Kaneda: Garrett Hedlund, Michael Fassbender, Chris Pine, Justin Timberlake and Joaquin Phoenix.I wish I could say something funny and snarky, but this is just kind of depressing.
Via Twitter.
another movie i won’t be seeing.
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twkestrel reblogged this from wildunicornherd and added:
Ugh, PEOPLE. Changing race and setting and cultural context is not going to give you AKIRA… but I guess you weren’t...
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minjeezy reblogged this from kollaborationsf and added:
you serious? ROBERT PATTINSON!!???
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songwind reblogged this from covenmouse and added:
I found particularly annoying. Bad timing coming after hearing about skinny-blonde-white-girl Katniss, plus Akira is one...
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kivitasku reblogged this from covenmouse and added:
This is just… whut. I didn’t like Akira (except for the soundtrack HOLY SHIT it was awesome) but.
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mamavh reblogged this from bubonickitten and added:
This is me wearing my surprised face :-| only it’s not surprised.
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meatandsarcasm reblogged this from chonklatime and added:
My reaction upon reading this:
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ssitara reblogged this from wildunicornherd
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chonklatime reblogged this from joetheblogger and added:
Wow, what do you know, a movie based on a story that was crafted by a Japanese author to thematically reflect on and...
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jhenne-bean reblogged this from joetheblogger and added:
Mmmm, tastes like the reinforcement of status quo.
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joetheblogger reblogged this from bubonickitten and added:
As depressing as this is… I’m a little excited to see a giant flesh robot blob monster Chris Pine. Not so sexy now eh...
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kollaborationsf reblogged this from wildunicornherd and added:
Great little summary of Asian Americans in the movie industry! The comments on deadline.com’s page are pretty...
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grrspit reblogged this from wildunicornherd and added:
This is infuriating. And inexplicable. Do they really think white people won’t like this movie unless it stars white...
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