After Years Of Saying “No,” Keanu Reeves Now Game For ‘Speed 3’
I haven’t seenJohn Wickyet, but everything I’ve heard says it’sKeanu Reevesonce again embracing his inner badass. We’re talkingThe MatrixReeves,Point BreakReeves and, of course,SpeedReeves. The 1994 action hit, directed by Jan De Bont, was one of the first postDie Hardaction films to get everything right. A bus is driving on the highway and, if it goes below 50 mph, it explodes. Reeves played Jack Traven, the cop trying to stop the bus, which also happened to include eventual Oscar-winner, Sandra Bullock.
Made for only $30 million,Speedgrossed $350 worldwide and famously spawned a sequel,Speed 2: Cruise Control. The main difference this time, besides swapping a bus for a boat, was Reeves decided not to come back. He was replaced by Jason Patric and the magic was gone.Speed 2sank, grossing less than half of the original, and killing the franchise.
Decades passed with Reeves constantly telling journalists he would not do anotherSpeedmovie. But, in a new interview the actor admitted – after years of saying “No” – he’d be game forSpeed 3. Read more about Keanu Reeves Speed 3 below.
The Keanu Reeves Speed 3 news came from an interview withNerdist. Here’s the full video. The quote itself comes at 52 seconds.
Here’s what he said:
Oh my god, Speed 3: Redemption. Sure. Jack Traven kind of like, dusting it off.
Now, if you watch the interview itself, Reeves' tone and delivery clearly suggests he’s playing around. There’s certainly nothing in place and,as early as last year, he said he didn’t thinkSpeed 3would happen. It’s a film that he’s been getting asked about now for decades andhe’s always said “No.“Which is why this is surprising. I’m not sure I take the affirmative answer that seriously, but he said it and it’s our job to tell you what he said. He could have easily said “No” again.
The bigger issue at this point wouldn’t be Reeves, though. It would be Bullock, one of – if not the – most bankable actresses working in Hollywood today. ASpeed 3script would have to be pretty damn good for her to agree.
Do you think a Keanu Reeves Speed 3 will ever happen?
