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Will Kristen Stewart accept the offer to star in Akira?
Stewart’s camp is mulling an offer from Warner Bros. for the in-demand actress to join the cast of the adaptation of classic manga and anime in the role of Ky Reed.
The movie is set in a place called New Manhattan and follows two brothers, one the leader of a motorcyle gang, the other his younger brother, a young man with telekinetic abilities who becomes a dangerous weapon.
Tron: Legacy star Garrett Hedlund is in negotiations to play Kaneda, the gang leader, who teams up with Ky, a woman who is part of an underground movement to expose the government for turning orphans into living weapons. She may also possess some abilities herself.
Despite some reports saying Stewart is in advanced negotiations, sources say only an offer has been made at this stage, though the two sides will certainly engage one another and give dealmaking a go.
If a deal does materialize, this would be the third franchise for the actress, who has always garnered strong notices but became something of an accidental superstar when Twilight turned into a phenomenon (Breaking Dawn: Part 1 opens on Friday.) She is following that with another potential franchise in Snow White and the Huntsman which, in the race with Relativity’s Snow White project Mirror, Mirror, is looking like Lord of the Rings compared to Dungeons & Dragons. If Huntsman fulfills its promise, expect Stewart to appear in sequels.
Akira also is designed as a franchise, although it’s unclear whether it’s going to be two or three films.
Balancing the two tentpole series would certainly be something for her reps to figure out—if she decides she wants to do the movie.
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart Dish on Sex Scenes at the ‘Breaking Dawn”
The crowd outside the Nokia Theater went crazy on Monday night as Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart and the rest of the “Twilight” gang hit the black carpet for the premiere of “Breaking Dawn — Part 1.”
Amidst the mania, the tween heartthrobs talked to TheWrap about tying up the pieces on the mega-grossing franchise, the incredible fan support the movies receive from Twi-hards — and filming a certain wedding-night scene.
On getting ready for the big sex scene: “I had to be in shape for like the first time this whole series.”
On the honeymoon sex scenes: “You really have to rethink your faces. The last thing you want, in building to something you’ve been building towards for years is to be thinking actory weird stuff.”
On wrapping up the franchise: “It was tough, because we had a lot of fun making these movies.”
How the franchise has changed his career: “It’s been an amazing launching point. When I was 18-19, I was barely surviving in L.A., I was busking on Venice beach with my guitar and my harmonica, getting any catering job I could. Then I started making it by 20, and then I landed the “Twilight Saga” by 22, and here I get to share this carpet with some of the stars and directors I dreamed of working with.”
On the fans: “They keep supporting these movies — you hope they do, but you prepare that they might not. Our films have matured over the years, so it’s nice that our fans have grown up with us.”
On how important the franchise has been to him: “It doesn’t suck, it’s alright. It’s nice to be in these movies that people are paying attention to. I’ve done a lot that they’re not.”
On the pressure of coming in to a franchise midstream: “You definitely don’t want to screw it up. There’s the expectations of fans and how much it means to them, so you really want to deliver.”
On how he came to the project: “I had seen the movies, but I hadn’t read the books. I did read this book, though.”
How he plans to follow up the project: “You retire.”
