Keanu Reeves will get in touch with his inner beast for his latest project.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor is attached to star in Universal’s modern retelling of the classic novella “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
Tentatively titled “Jekyll,” the movie is being penned by “Revolutionary Road” scribe Justin Haythe, while Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn is in negotiations to direct.
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Keanu Reeves is among the celebrities who will rev up for a good cause at the 35th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
The “Matrix” actor is competing against 19 other drivers in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race, a 10-lap race for charity that will be held on a closed 3.17-kilometre street circuit on April 18.
Other celebrities set to race brand-new Scion tCs include Luke Wilson, Adrien Brody, Tim Daly, Raven-Symone, Jon Hamm, Tyson Beckford, Alex Trebek and Mary Lynn Rajskub.
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Keanu Reeves Posted on December 10th, 2008 by
Eva Lam
Keanu Reeves is set to go the way of the samurai.
The actor will star in “47 Ronin,” an epic film for Universal Pictures based on a true tale of 47 samurai swordsmen who avenge the death of their master in 18th-century Japan.
Reeves, whose father is half-Hawaiian and half-Chinese, will play one of the swordsmen.
The story is legendary in Japan and has been filmed before, with a well-known 1962 version starring Toshiro Mifune.
Variety describes the new movie as “stylized,” combining the fantasy aspects of “The Lord of the Rings” movies with “Gladiator”-like battle scenes.
The script is being penned by “Wanted” co-writer Chris Morgan, who also wrote the upcoming “Fast and Furious” movie for Universal.
Shooting is expected to begin next year, after a director is hired.
Reeves will soon be seen in the sci-fi remake “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” which opens Friday.
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Keanu Reeves Posted on November 5th, 2008 by
Eva Lam
Keanu Reeves has been cleared of any liability in a 2007 incident in which a celebrity photographer alleged he was struck by the actor’s car.
A jury took just over an hour on Monday to decide that Alison Silva didn’t have a case against the “Matrix” star, who attended the five-day trial.
Silva claimed in his lawsuit that he was hit by Reeves’ Porsche as he was trying to take pictures of the actor in March 2007.
He said he suffered a broken wrist that left him unable to hold large cameras and asked for $711,974 in compensation for medical bills and other damages.
Reeves testified that he never hit Silva and that the photographer tripped and fell instead.
During the trial, a radiologist told jurors that Silva’s wrist fracture appeared to be an old injury.
Jurors were also shown a video shot after the incident that showed Silva using his supposedly damaged hand to climb down a fence while trying to film Britney Spears.
Reeves will next appear in a remake of “The Day The Earth Stood Still,” which hits theatres next month.
