We’re glad someone wanted to talk to Keanu Reeves because it appears all the hoity-toity official press types were at a loss for words during the awkward, silence-filled press conference for “Henry’s Crime” at TIFF.
However, the folks over at Collider showed the old pros how it’s done and chatted with Reeves about pretty much every single project Reeves has been linked to in the past little while, and the actor was more than game, dropping updates on what’s happening with each one. So here’s a rundown:
“Cowboy Bebop”: Linked to a big screen version of the fanboy favorite anime back in 2009, it looks like the budget required to bring the futuristic story to the big screen is prohibitive for now. “I haven’t heard anything back. They turned in the script and it was very expensive. I don’t know if they’re going to…it would cost, like, half a billion dollars to make that script. So, I don’t know where it’s at right now.”
“47 Ronin”: Things look a bit more promising for this samurai epic period piece. The film is set to be directed by Carl Erik Rinsch who got major heat this year following his short film “The Gift.” It looks like pre-production is in full swing with Reeves saying, “….they’ve done pre-production, we’re still working on the script, they’re done pre-viz, and they’re doing location scouting. It’s ready to go. It’s a bullet train in waiting.”
“Generation Um…”: Reeves dropped a few details on this recently announced and in-production indie drama directed by helmer Mark L. Mann, saying “It takes place over 24 hours. You follow this character named John. It’s basically the relationship between him and two call girls. He’s the driver and he ends up stealing a video camera and hanging with them in an apartment. It’s kind of about the interpersonal dynamics of this family.” Sounds….interesting.
“It’s Not Me It’s You” and “Psyched”: And we have a couple new rom-com projects on the horizon for Reeves. The actor reveals that Marc Hyman (“Meet The Fockers,” “The Perfect Score”) is writing “It’s Not Me It’s You,” but there are no details yet on the story. Reeves also says that he has a project “about two psychics who fall in love” called “Psyched.” This one is written by Kristin Gore who wrote the unfortunately still unfinished “Nailed” by David O. Russell.
So, there you have it. Certainly, Reeves is at the point in his career where can do whatever he wants and he’s definitely got a few irons in a few different ovens. Look for our review of “Henry’s Crime” from TIFF later this week.