Andrew Garfield: 'Akira' Manga Role?

Andrew Garfield drops by Little Dom’s restaurant for a bite to eat on Saturday (March 26) in Los Feliz, Calif.

The 27-year-old Social Network actor is being considered to play one of the key parts for an upcoming adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo‘s manga series, Akira.

According to MTV, the script was passed to Andrew, Robert Pattinson, and James McAvoy to play the role of Tetsuo, a psychic test subject with enormous power.

As for Kaneda, the other lead role in the film, Joaquin Phoenix, Chris Pine, Garrett Hedlund, Michael Fassbender, and Justin Timberlake are being considered for the part.