Haruma Miura(三浦春馬) Will Star As Eren Yeager(エレン・イェーガー) In A Live-Action Film Adaptation Of Shingeki no Kyojin(進撃の巨人)

It was decided that actor Haruma Miura(三浦春馬) (23) will be starring for the live-action adaptation of Shingeki no Kyojin(進撃の巨人), also known as Attack on Titan, to be directed by Shinji Higuchi(樋口真嗣) and on track for release in 2015.

Miura will play the main role of Eren Yeager who uses his unique abilities to aid in Humanity's fight against
the rule of the Titans. According to Toho film distribution, there are no details on the story nor the rest of the cast right now. In order to express the devastated world destroyed by titans, it is believe the filming will be done at the Hashima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture called the "Gunkanjima" starting in the summer of 2014.

The original author of the manga, Hajime Isayama(諫山創) will serve as the supervisor for the live action project.

Source: sponichi.co.jp