Keanu Reeves to Star in Sci-Fi Thriller REPLICAS
If you haven't seen John Wick yet, you need to! That's a completely badass movie, and Keanu Reeves is awesome in it. The action film had a solid box office opening, and now the actor has a new project set up to star in called Replicas.
The sci-fi thriller follows Reeves, who will be playing "a neuroscientist whose family is killed in a traffic accident and will stop at nothing to bring them back." To do this, he will go up against a "government-controlled laboratory, a police task force and the physical laws of science."
That sounds intriguing. It's also a great project for Reeves to jump on board. The movie is being produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers, The Matrix), directed by Tanya Wexler (Hysteria), with a screenplay written by Chad St. John. Di Bonaventura had this to say in a statement:
“From my experience working with Keanu on ‘The Matrix’ franchise through our collaboration on ‘Constantine,’ I have always been impressed by Keanu’s ability to bring a genuine level of humanity to the sci-fi genre through his performance. I am looking forward to collaborating with Keanu once again on this unique take on what lengths a person will go to alter the past, and the implications of those actions.”
As a fan of Reeves, I'm happy to see the acting work continue to role in for him. Hopefully the success for John Wick will open up even more doors for the actor to star in bigger and better films. I really hope that the movie reinvigorated excitement for the actor.
Source: Variety