Keanu Reeves
Hollywood Flashback: How Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock Revved Up for ‘Speed’
Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock hurtled onto the A-list 30 years ago with the action hit Speed. Jan de Bont (Twister) made his feature directorial debut with the film about LAPD officer Jack Traven (Reeves) trying to prevent the detonation of a bomb rigged to blow up a bus unless it stays above 50 mph. […]
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Keanu Reeves Says He and Sandra Bullock “Would Knock It Out of the Park” If They Did ‘Speed 3’
Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock might be down for Speed 3. The Speed stars stopped by the 50 MPH podcast to discuss the 1994 action-thriller, alongside their fellow co-stars Jeff Daniels and Alan Ruck. When asked about a possible threequel, the Matrix star said, “I mean, you know — we’d freakin’ knock it out of […]
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Keanu Reeves Joins ‘Sonic 3’ as Shadow
Keanu Reeves is speeding along to another franchise, with the John Wick star heading to Sonic the Hedgehog 3. He will be voicing the popular character named Shadow, multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. The news comes on the heels of a jam-packed CinemaCon presentation from Paramount last week, when the studio debuted the first […]
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Lori Loughlin Recalls Working With Keanu Reeves on 1988’s ‘The Night Before:’ “He’s Just a Dream”
While taking a trip down memory lane, Lori Loughlin recalled the positive experience of working with Keanu Reeves on their 1988 film The Night Before. The Full House actress recently opened up about the teen comedy on her former co-stars Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber’s How Rude, Tanneritos! podcast. The Thom Eberhardt-directed film follows Reeves’ character, Winston, who takes […]
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Aziz Ansari Confirms Keanu Reeves Fractured Knee While in His Trailer Amid Filming ‘Good Fortune’
Aziz Ansari cast Keanu Reeves as an angel named Gabriel in his new Lionsgate film Good Fortune, but God apparently wasn’t looking out for Reeves when he tripped on a rug in his trailer. “About 15 days into shooting with me, I said, ‘Go chill in your trailer,'” Ansari recalled during an appearance at CinemaCon […]
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Hollywood Flashback: 25 Years Ago, ‘The Matrix’ Sent Audiences Down a Rabbit Hole
Twenty-five years ago, The Matrix’s prescient AI-centric narrative, groundbreaking visuals and oodles of leather were enough to make any viewer say, “Whoa.” Lana and Lilly Wachowski’s journey with the sci-fi epic began in 1994, when Warner Bros. exec Lorenzo di Bonaventura, impressed with their script for the thriller Assassins, signed the duo to a three-feature […]
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Michelle Pfeiffer Predicted Stardom for Keanu Reeves on Set of 1988’s ‘Dangerous Liaisons’
Michelle Pfeiffer predicted stardom for a young, unknown Keanu Reeves. That revelation comes as director Stephen Frears joins The Hollywood Reporter‘s It Happened in Hollywood podcast to discuss the making of his 1988 hit, Dangerous Liaisons. The film starred Glenn Close and John Malkovich, playing conniving aristocrats in pre-French Revolution Paris who manipulate the people […]
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Cameron Diaz in Talks to Join Keanu Reeves in Jonah Hill’s ‘Outcome’ Comedy
Cameron Diaz in talks to star opposite Keanu Reeves in the dark comedy Outcome, which Jonah Hill will direct and also star in. The Apple Studios pic will center on Reeves as Reef, a damaged Hollywood star who must dive into the dark depths of his past to confront his demons and make amends after he is […]
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Hollywood Flashback: In 1986, Drew Barrymore Saved Christmas in ‘Babes in Toyland’
Nearly four decades ago, NBC brought Babes in Toyland back to life with an all-star cast. The holiday project was based on the 1903 operetta, which features Victor Herbert’s score — including Christmas staple “Toyland” — and a libretto from Glen MacDonough that draws together numerous Mother Goose characters. It followed such previous adaptations as […]
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‘The Continental’ EPs on “Terrifying” Undertaking of a ‘John Wick’ Spinoff Without Keanu Reeves
While promoting Peacock’s John Wick spinoff series The Continental: From the World of John Wick, executive producer Basil Iwanyk acknowledges the elephant in the room: How does one explore the John Wick universe without the eponymous star — played by Keanu Reeves — himself? “It’s hard to look at: OK, why does a movie or […]
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How a Keanu Reeves Suggestion Saved the Script for ‘Speed’
Speed is arguably one of Keanu Reeves’ best films, a propulsive thriller that somehow pulls off a ludicrous premise with a just-right balance of seriousness and humor. As part of a fascinating podcast — titled 50 MPH — on the making of the film, director Jan de Bont and many of the 1994 hit’s writers, actors, producers and […]
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Disney+ Sets Dua Lipa, Coldplay for Music Doc Series, Reveals First Look at Keanu Reeves Formula 1 Doc
Disney+ will put the spotlight on such music stars as Dua Lipa, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Mark Ronson, Little Simz, Boy George and the Black Eyed Peas in upcoming documentary series Camden, previously unveiled with Academy Award winner Asif Kapadia (Amy) as the series director. Episode directors are Toby Trackman, Yemi Bamiro and co-director Sarah Lambert. […]
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