Keanu Reeves to play the lead in remake of "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde"

[NewJeffCT]

I'm not joking...

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Keanu Reeves is about to develop a split personality as the star of a modern retelling of "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."

Universal Pictures is developing the feature, with Justin Haythe, writer of "Revolutionary Road," penning the script. Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, writer-director of the "Pusher" trilogy of gritty thrillers, is in negotiations to direct the project, titled "Jekyll."

Robert Louis Stevenson's novella about a doctor who scientifically develops an evil self has become so pervasive in popular culture that the phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" conjures the idea of a split personality. The story has been translated to the screen and stage dozens of times. Among the adaptations are comedy versions, kids' stories ("Jekyll and Heidi") and gender-switch tales (1995's "Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde"). The story has undergone modern iterations as recently as 2007, when the BBC aired a miniseries that set the story in the present as Hyde ran amok in London.

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.reuters.com/keanu-reeves-star-updated-quotjekyllquot-reuters

[insanity]

1. I think he'd be perfect

[NewJeffCT]

2. I thought his being cast as the alien in "The Day the Earth Stood Still"

was good casting, as he is a bit stiff, like the alien.

But, Jekyll & Hyde is different

[insanity]

4. he was badass in thumbsucker

I think his inability to act might help in doing the Jekyll & Hyde thing

[pokerfan]

9. I agree

because Keanu is the most verstile actor of our generation.

[insanity]

12. Of any generation

From the confused Bill to the hero of humanity, his one emotion covers it all.

[pokerfan]

15. There is one other (besides the Shat)

Shatner, Keanu and Seagal should do a TV series together.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

3. I was arguing with my friends today who said he was a good actor.

They also said he was "mysterious," as if only knowing three words in your native language makes you mysterious.

:banghead:

[DarkTirade]

5. If it would involve any hulk-esque losing his shirt when he transforms, I'd watch it.

:9

[redqueen]

7. Oh yeah...

that's what I'm talkin about.

I'll see any movie he's in.

[DS1]

6. Right.

Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde

[DarkTirade]

8. Whoa. Excellent!

:P

[Dr. Strange]

13. More like this:

Dr, Jeckyll


Mr. Hyde

[MilesColtrane]

10. I'm convinced that "Keanu Reeves" was merely a successful early attempt...

...at creating a computer generated character

Of course, CGI actors surpassed "his" abilities around the early-nineties.

"He" still gets work because "he" has a good agent.

[redqueen]

11. And he's fuckin sexy.

That helps, too.

[geomon666]

14. Nooooooooooo!

Damn it Hollywood you can't do this to me. I've been waiting for almost 20 years for a decent motion picture of this classic tale and you're fucking it up again! *weeps*