Robert Pattinson Loves 'Akira,' But Isn't Sure of Casting Status

There were number of surprises when Warner Bros. and Legnedary Pictures' short list of potential stars for their adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s "Akira" surfaced last month, but perhaps most compelling was the inclusion of Robert Pattinson -- in the company of Andrew Garfield and James McAvoy, no less -- as a potential Tetsuo.

The 24-year-old "Twilight" icon has dealt in the supernatural to be sure, but MTV News wanted to find out for sure if Pattinson was interested in playing a pill-popping psychic motorcycle gang leader with the power to destroy Tokyo.

The upcoming "Water for Elephants" star told MTV News that while he's an "Akira" fan, he's far from certain of his place in the potential film just yet.

Robert Pattinson On The Shortlist For "Akira"?

As you might remember in Robert Pattinson's MTV Interview Josh asked Rob about the rumours about "Daredevil" which Rob immediately said were not true but then went to reveal something that he might consider. He quickly changed his mind and decided not to say in case he got chased by fanboys.

Could this be what he was talking about? (Or actually not talking about)
Deadline reports that Rob maybe shortlisted for the Tetsuo character in the Hollywood version of the manga anime "Akira".

Here's what Deadline has to say

The script for the Warner Bros/Legendary Pictures live action adaptation of anime artist Katsuhiro Otomo’s 6-volume graphic novel Akira has been sent to a short list of actors. The picture is finally taking shape for an August start, following the delivery of a rewrite by Steve Kloves that has director Albert Hughes and the studio brass excited. The story takes place in the rebuilt New Manhattan where a leader of a biker gang saves his friend from a medical experiment. There are two major roles, and I'm told that for Tetsuo, Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield and James McAvoy have been given the new script. For the role of Kaneda, the script has been given to Garrett Hedlund, Michael Fassbender, Chris Pine, Justin Timberlake and Joaquin Phoenix. The two leads are expected to come from that group of actors.

Andrew Lazar is producing with Appian Way’s Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson Killoran. Akira has been one of Warner Bros' high priority projects since the studio with Legendary Pictures acquired it for a 7-figure sum 2 years ago from manga publisher Kodansha. The intention has been to make 2 films, each covering 3 books in the series. Akira was first adapted for the screen in 1988.

This is a fanmade trailer but I thought it was the best one as it explains the story pretty well. SO this is what we would be in for (if there's any truth in it) What do you think?

R-Pattz "Would Love" To Play A Superhero

Robert Pattinson may be best known for his role as a bloodsucking vampire in Twilight, but the hunky actor has revealed that he longs to play a superhero.

During his exclusive 30-minute interview with our US Team, R-Pattz admitted that he would love to play a character with special powers, but refused to reveal which superhero he has his eye on portraying.