Source: THR

Keanu Reeves will soon add a Bambi, one of Germany’s top media honors, to his trophy case.

The “Matrix” star will be honored in the best international actor category at the Bambi ceremony Nov. 27 in the German town of Offenburg near the French border.

Among the honorees will be Meg Ryan and local action hero Til Schweiger who, ironically, turned down a supporting role in the original “Matrix.”

Reeves’s latest, “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” opens in Germany on Dec. 11.

Source: Associated Press

A Los Angeles jury on Friday began deliberating a paparazzo’s claim that actor Keanu Reeves knocked him down with his Porsche and permanently injured his wrist.

Attorneys for both sides issued their closing arguments before the jury deliberated about five minutes and left for the weekend. Jurors will resume work Monday.

The attorney for Alison Silva, who claims he was hit by the “Speed” actor in March 2007 while Reeves was behind the wheel of his Porsche, asked the jury to award Silva $711,974, which includes medical bills, loss of wages and punitive damages. Silva’s attorney Joseph Farzam said in his closing argument he was a fan of Reeves but continually contended the actor was “a little careless.”

“Would a reasonably careful person keep driving forward?” Farzam asked the jury.

Reeves’ attorney, Alfred Gerisch, described Silva as a “paparazzo gone wild” in his closing argument and focused on Silva’s contradictory statements to doctors, deputies and witnesses about what happened. Gerisch also replayed a video of the Brazilian-born paparazzo using his supposedly damaged left hand to hold onto razor wire atop a fence to shoot video of Britney Spears.

“You have some ability to stop what Mr. Silva does,” Gerisch said.

Reeves was in the courtroom Friday for the proceedings. Before Gerisch presented his closing argument, the actor asked his attorney to move his podium so it wasn’t blocking Silva’s attorney in the cramped courtroom. The star of “The Matrix” trilogy and the upcoming remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still” has remained in the courtroom throughout the trial, occasionally conferring with his lawyers.

Source: BBC News (INCLUDES A VIDEO INTERVIEW)

Actor Keanu Reeves and Gordon Brown’s wife Sarah have lent their support to an obscure Canadian rock group who are the subject of a new documentary.

Anvil! The Story of Anvil tells of a band formed in Toronto in the 1970s and who are still playing today.

“As a young man I remember Anvil posters everywhere in town,” said Reeves, who grew up in Toronto.

Mrs Brown’s brother Sean was involved making the movie, which had its UK premiere at the London Film Festival.

Anvil’s lead singer, Steve “Lips” Kudlow, said the film’s philosophy was to show it was “OK to dream and it’s even better to live the dream”.

“Really what it’s all about is doing what makes you feel good about yourself.”

The band were formed in Toronto by Kudlow and his schoolfriend Robb Reiner.

Their second album, Metal on Metal, gained them some success in 1982, and they supported acts such as Bon Jovi, but they later drifted into obscurity.

“We call ourselves lifers,” Kudlow told BBC News.

“It wasn’t an overnight thing and it was never planned to be.

“We wanted to do this for our lives – it was a decision that we made as young kids, that we’re never going to give up.”

Reeves, who signed autographs for screaming fans in London’s Leicester Square, described the documentary as “a great story”.

“It’s a really inspiring film about friendship,” he added.

Mrs Brown stood on the red carpet talking to those who were involved in the production, before going inside for the screening.