Keanu Reeves says ‘movies are tough to get made’ when asked about new comic book project

Keanu Reeves has opened up about attempting to make a reside motion model of hiscomic guide collection, stating that “motion pictures are powerful to get made”.

The 60-year-old Canadian actor, who just lately prevented a critical damage throughout his skilled racing debut, has now written his first novel based mostly on the aforementioned comedian.

The Guide of Elsewhere, which he has co-written with Three Moments of an Explosion creator China Miéville, is about in the identical universe because the BRZRKR comics which follows the actions of an immortal warrior, merely often known as B, making an attempt to know his function.

Reeves wrote the primary quantity of the comics, together with Matt Kindt and artist Ron Garney, in 2021 and two extra volumes have been launched since.

Talking on the launch of the 2024 London Literature Competition on the Southbank Centre, Reeves was requested by journalist Samira Ahmed, about whether or not he could be all in favour of enjoying the character, which does bear a placing resemblance to him, on display.

Reeves didn’t verify by hook or by crook however did state that the character is “very private” to him however that he would “like to play the character”.

Requested whether or not a movie is being made, Reeves, who was sat alongside the novel’s editor Keith Clayton, confirmed that there was however that “motion pictures are powerful to get made”.

Increasing on the concepts of the potential movie, The Matrix star stated: “One of many concepts for me, from the very starting, was to take this character and this world and produce other mediums and different artists inform these tales. Within the comics, we’ve had totally different writers and totally different artists work on them and within the novel, we labored with China.”

He added: “With the movie, we’re working with a author referred to as Mattson Tomlin and now we have a director’s draft. So I’m all in favour of letting different artists play with the fabric and see what we are able to create. Hopefully, some cool stuff can come out of it.”

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In March 2021, it was reported by Selection that Reeves could be starring and producing a movie and anime collection of BRZRKR for Netflix.

In October 2022, Reeves informed Collider {that a} script for the movie had been accomplished by Tomlin however wasn’t certain if anybody would signal it off earlier than suggesting that he could be all in favour of being the director.

On the time Reeves stated: “I understand how it’s lots of work, however the movie that I directed, Man of Tai Chi, was born, I turned the director as a result of I used to be a part of the writing course of, and I didn’t wish to hand it over. I used to be like, oh, okay. I’ve to direct this. I’m not fairly there but on BRZRKR. I’ve to learn the script, however I’m additionally all in favour of having a collaborator and what they might carry to it.”

On the 2024 San Diego Comedian Con in July, Tomlin confirmed that he had submitted his newest draft for the movie.