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Joseph Gordon Levitt Denies ‘Akira’ Involvement
Here’s an odd piece of news, courtesy of MTV. The website reports that star Joseph Gordon Levitt is denying that he’s slated to star in Warner Bros. Pictures’ remake of Akira, which was announced here this past February. When asked about the rumor, Levitt responded, “That just goes to show what you can believe about what people write about movies. I love the movie AKIRA. I still have yet to read the manga, but that’s really just a rumor. They don’t have a script or anything.” But this isn’t to say it’s not going to happen, it just says that as of right now he’s not attached. We’ll keep you posted.
Brendan Fraser is back for the upcoming fourth installment in The Mummy franchise from directors Radio Silence, and Michael Johnston (Obsession) is now in talks to join him.
The Hollywood Reporter lets us know tonight that Michael Johnston is in “early talks” to join The Mummy 4, which will release in theaters on October 15, 2027 via Universal.
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah will reprise their iconic roles as Rick O’Connell, Evelyn O’Connell, and Jonathan Carnahan in the upcoming movie.
Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream 5-6) are directing from a script by David Coggeshall (Orphan: First Kill).
Plot details are being kept under wraps at this time, but the brand new sequel is expected to disregard the events of the third movie, in which Rachel Weisz did not appear.
“It’s just really beautiful and scary and sweeping, and it’s awesome,” Gillet teases. Bettinelli-Olpin adds that the film “has all of the heart and the character that you could hope for.”
A remake of the classic Universal monster movie that took an action-adventure approach, The Mummy was released in 1999 and grossed $417 million worldwide. It was followed by The Mummy Returns in 2001 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008.