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Keanu Reeves Passes On Akira |
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Tuesday, 17 May 2011 14:42 |
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The boys at JoBlo have heard a few distressing(or joyous depending on your opinion on this adap) things about WB's live action version of Akira. Here is an excerpt from their article..
Early Thursday morning, some time after receiving word from Reeves' reps that he would be passing on the project, Warner Bros. shut down AKIRA's pre-viz department and most of the staff that was working on the film was let go. While it may be easy to draw conclusions when you see both events taking place in the same week, I'm told that one has nothing to do with the other. Warners, who has a close relationship with Reeves after the MATRIX films, was disappointed he passed but are still actively looking for a lead.
When asked to comment on the production shake-up, Warner Bros. released the following statement: "Production on ‘Akira’ has not halted or been shut down, as the film Read more: |
