Kristen Stewart offered lead role in film adaptation of Akira

Collider reports that Kristen Stewart has been offered a lead role in Akira, which would put her opposite Garrett Hedlund, one of her On the Road co-stars! Get more info on the film below from Collider:

Kristen Stewart has reportedly been offered the female lead in Jaume Collet-Sera‘s adaptation of Akira.  For those unfamiliar with the original manga/anime, the story takes place in the future city of New Manhattan (formerly Neo-Tokyo) and follows Kaneda (played by Garrett Hedlund), the leader of a biker gang tasked with saving his friend Tetsuo, who has potentially destructive psychokinetic abilities, from government medical experiments.  According to Twitch, Stewart is up for the part of “Kei, a young medium who becomes the love interest for Kaneda.”  Offers are also out to Gary Oldman to play Colonel and Helena Bonham Carter for Lady Miyako.  Filming is set to begin in the spring.

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