Joseph Gordon-Levitt Denies He's In 'Akira' Remake

When I read earlier in the year that Leonardo DiCaprio was going to produce and possibly have a role in a live-action version of the manga/anime classic Akira, my first thought ran along the lines of, "Oh, they better be careful." If the passion we've seen here at The Big Picture from Dragonball fans is any indication, a live-action Akira will have zero margin for error. The fact is, most fans would rather they left it alone, and those devotees of Akira that think producing a Hollywood cash-in remake is worth the effort have already questioned DiCaprio in the title role. MTV caught up with another one of Akira's proposed stars, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, soon to appear as Cobra Commander in G.I. Joe. He told the cable channel that used to have something to do with music videos that he has zero involvement with the film. That's right; for months, we've believed that Gordon-Levitt would be Tetsuo in the live-action remake, but he insists that's not true. "That just goes to show what you can believe about what people write about movies," he asserts. "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.” Sadly, I think I'd be looking forward to Joseph Gordon-Levitt in that movie, although I'm not sure how much I would otherwise be anticipating it. He didn't say he wouldn't be in the movie, just that it's too early in the process to even think about that.