Keanu Reeves in remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still
 

Hard to believe that just a few short years ago Keanu Reeves couldn’t get a decent action pic to save his life – “Chain Reaction”, anyone? – but thanks to a little film whose sequels went off-the-rails called “The Matrix”, Hawaii’s finest is now the first name on everyone’s lips when they’re talking action, sci-fi or brain-bending drama.

Fox has recruited their “Speed” star to headline a remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still," its re-imagining of the 1951 Robert Wise-directed sci-fi classic, says Variety.

Reeves – whose next appears in the drama, “The Night Watchmen” – agreed over the weekend to play Klaatu, a humanoid alien who arrives on Earth accompanied by an indestructible, heavily armed robot and a warning to world leaders that their continued aggression will lead to annihilation by species watching from afar.

Scott Derrickson ("The Exorcism of Emily Rose") is directing the movie, which FOX is planning as a major release.

I’ll really have to revisit “Stood Still” to know whether Reeves’ is a good fit for Klaatu, but “humanoid alien”? Sounds like perfect casting to me.

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Kinda ironic they would get such a "wooden" actor such as Keanu to star in "The Day The Earth Stood Still".

I wouldnt say the Matrix sequels were "off-the-rails"...They werent as good as the first but I still liked them.

This is just a bad idea all around.

As stupid as it is to try to outdo Robert Wise's amazing original I do find the casting to be damn near perfect. I mean Keanu is really human is he? He's more like a reasonable facsimile of a human.

Every time I hear the name of that hack. This is what I think of.......
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...ill_ted_ap.jpg
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!

When I met Patricia Neal (star of the original Day the Earth Stood Still) a film critic was interviewing her onstage.

He informed her that they had just announced the casting of Keanu.

I thought she'd never stop laughing.

No joke.

And I think of Much Ado About Nothing and thinking "Why, Kenneth, why?"