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"Ezra Miller has emerged as one of the leading contenders for the role of Tetsuo in Warner Bros&amp;#039; live-action adaptation of Akira. It was confirmed last month that director Jaume Collet-Sera would helm a new version of Katushiro Otomo&amp;#039;s classic manga series, and the We Need to Talk About Kevin star has been named as a frontrunner for the super-powered Tetsuo. The Hollywood Reporter also cites Tetro actor Alden Eherenreich as being under consideration for the role. It was previously reported that both Helena Bonham-Carter and Gary Oldman have been approached about supporting roles in the film. Watch a trailer for the anime Akira below (warning: contains explicit content):      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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