Source: Reuters Keanu Reeves is about to develop a split personality as the star of a modern retelling of “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” Universal Pictures is developing the feature, with Justin Haythe, writer of “Revolutionary Road,” penning the script. Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, writer-director of the “Pusher” trilogy of gritty thrillers, is in negotiations to direct the project, titled “Jekyll.” Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella about a doctor who scientifically [...]
Source: Access Hollywood Keanu Reeves came in first among celebrities at the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race at the 35th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach event on Saturday. The “Matrix” star finished fourth overall in a mixed field that included racing pros Al Unser Jr., who won the 10-lap charity race, and Johnny Benson and Tom Rudnai, who finished second and third, respectively. Other stars who revved up for the event included “Cadillac Records” star [...]
Source: Wsbtv.com Keanu Reeves, start your engine. Reeves will get behind the wheel of a race car to compete in the 35th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach’s Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race. The 10-lap race for charity will be held on a closed 1.97-mile street circuit in downtown Long Beach, Calif., on April 18. Other celebrity racers include Luke Wilson, Adrien Brody, Tim Daly, Raven-Symone, Jon Hamm, Tyson Beckford, Alex Trebek, Eric Close, Mary Lynn [...]
Source: IFMagazine.com Keanu Reeves will indeed by leading the cast of the upcoming live-action Cowboy Bebop. Reeves has been tapped for the role of Spike Spiegel, a bounty hunter who travels through space in the year 2071. Cowboy Bebop, which follows a group of bounty hunters traveling on their spaceship, the Bebop. The anime’s production team at Sunrise Inc. will be closely involved with the film. Sunrise’s Kenji Uchida and Shinichiro Watanabe and series writer [...]
Source: IndiaInfo.com Shilpa Shetty is no longer a part of Uru Patel’s Hanuman, a Hollywood project in which she was supposed to play Sita opposite Keanu Reeves who was slated to play Ram. Sources are giving conflicting reports on the status of the project. A source maintains: “Shilpa apparently asked for Rs2.5 crore for playing Sita which Uru wasn’t to keen on paying. But Shilpa did not budge and so she could not be included.” [...]
Source: MTV It’s no secret that Keanu Reeves loves anime – a main influence on the “Matrix” series. It’s also common knowledge that the actor holds a place in his heart for sci-fi, as evidenced by films like “A Scanner Darkly,” “Johnny Mnemonic” and the currently-tops-in-theaters “The Day the Earth Stood Still.” It’s no surprise, then, that Reeves’ latest passion project revolves around his desire to make a live-action “Cowboy Bebop.” “Oh yeah, cool,” he [...]
