Just last week, we brought you the rumor about Warner Bros. Pictures offering the role of Colonel Shikishima aka The Colonel to Ken Watanabe (Inception) after Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight Rises) reportedly passed on the role in the Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown) directed adaptation of Akira.

Now, Acting Auditions has posted a casting call for the film, which listed those cast in the film thus far, which includes Wantanabe. The casting call also contains a plot synopsis that highlights some variations between the original and this production. Check it out below!

Kaneda is a bar owner in Neo-Manhattan who is stunned when his brother, Tetsuo, is abducted by government agents led by The Colonel.

Desperate to get his brother back, Kaneda agrees to join with Ky Reed and her underground movement who are intent on revealing to the world what truly happened to New York City thirty years ago when it was destroyed. Kaneda believes their theories to be ludicrous but after finding his brother again, is shocked when he displays telekinetic powers.

Ky believes Tetsuo is headed to release a young boy, Akira, who has taken control of Tetsuo’s mind. Kaneda clashes with The Colonel’s troops on his way to stop Tetsuo from releasing Akira but arrives too late. Akira soon emerges from his prison courtesy of Tetsuo as Kaneda races in to save his brother before Akira once again destroys Manhattan island, as he did thirty years ago.

Otomo’s novel was first adapted as an animated feature, also titled Akira, in 1988. The film earned $84m at the US box office in less than a month. Otomo will act as executive producer on this live action adaptation.

Akira starring Garrett Hedlund is slated to hit theaters in 2013.