Ngokubhekisele kwi-Akira, isitudiyo asifuni ukunciphisa umgangatho wophuhliso lweprojekthi kunye nezicwangciso zokufumana umgqatswa ofanelekileyo wesihlalo somlawuli kungekudala. Kwakhona, i-Akira iqinile ubunzima ngokukhethwa kwesiphoso. URobert Pattinson, u-Andrew Garfield kunye noJames Mcawa bathathwa njengendima yeTetsuo, kunye ne-Garrett Holdbender, uMichael Fine, i-piclin pine, kwindima ye-IEDDA. Iqela ngalinye elikhokelayo lalimele ukuba lifumane i-Actor enye kuluhlu ngalunye olufanelekileyo. Emva koko iStudio, "ephule ibhajethi," wagqiba kwelokuba aluxabisi inkwenkwezi yokuqala enkulu kwifilimu yokwandisa iindleko zemali. Oku kukhokelele kwiingxoxo kunye noKian Rivz, owayengazange avume ukufaka izidlelayo. Ngoku inkampani inyanzelekile ukuba ibuyele kuluhlu lwangaphambili lwabagqatswa kwaye ifumane impendulo eqinisekileyo evela kuyo nayiphi na iprojekthi ukuze iqhubeke ikhule.
U-Andrew Lazar uya kuqhubeka ngu-Andrew Lazar, iNkampani yemveliso uLeonardo di Indlela yase-Studio.
I-Akira yenye yeeprojekthi eziphambili ze-Broner bros, ethi, endleleni, yafunyanwa ngenxa yemali ye-Wit.