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New Tumblr page: Celebrities Riding the Subway

Natalia Buia — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:14:49 +0000

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If that video we posted last week of Keanu Reeves riding the subway and giving a lady his seat warmed your heart, get ready for more metro madness.

A new Tumblr page has been created showing off all the hottest celebs riding the tram like the rest of us normal folk.

From big names like Rihanna to CNN’s Anderson Cooper, celebrities aren’t afraid to move around from point A to point B in sometimes over-cr0wded and stinky vehicles. Welcome to my world, Kim Kardashian!

Here are a few photos you can expect to see over at Celebrities on the Subway.

After spending $10 million on a fake wedding, Kim and her sister Kourtney had to cut back on driving SUVs.

Nor sure if that guy is way too happy to see Pee Wee Herman or if he’s just excited about subways!

Jake Gylenhaal not only rides the subway but he also reads on it. A true multi-tasker!

Keanu Reeves To Put Modern Twist On Jekyll

Eva Lam — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:28:28 +0000

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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.

While specific plot details are being kept under wraps, Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of a doctor with a split personality has been retold dozens of times on screen and stage. Most recently, a 2007 BBC miniseries starring James Nesbitt updated the story to modern-day London.

And there’s more “Jekyll” in store – THR reports that Universal is developing another version of the story with Guillermo del Toro, one that will adhere more closely to the original Stevenson tale. However, that version is not expected to be out for at least five years as the “Pan’s Labyrinth” filmmaker has several other projects in the works, including “The Hobbit.”

Reeves most recently appeared in “The Day the Earth Stood Still” remake and is slated to star in a live-action version of the “Cowboy Bebop” sci-fi cartoon.

Keanu Reeves Feels The Need For Speed

Eva Lam — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:30:40 +0000

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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.

At stake is a $5,000 donation from Toyota to the winning racer’s charity of choice. The company is already donating $5,000 in the name of each celebrity racer to “Racing for Kids,” a national non-profit program benefiting children’s hospitals in California.

A $15,000 donation will also be made in conjunction with the “PEOPLE Pole Award,” which is sponsored by PEOPLE magazine and honours the pole-position winner of the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race qualifying session on April 17.

Keanu Reeves To Play Samurai

Eva Lam — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:10:34 +0000

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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.

Paparazzo Lawsuit Against Keanu Reeves Rejected

Eva Lam — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:27:06 +0000

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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.