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Keanu Reeves cast in Sci Fi 'Earth'
By Mary McSweeney Aug 27, 2007, 15:33 GMT
Keanu Reeves - © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi
Twentieth Century Fox has cast Keanu Reeves to star in "The Day the Earth Stood Still," a "re-imagining" of the 1951 Robert Wise-directed sci-fi classic.
Variety reports that Reeves committed 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.
Erwin Stoff is producing, with Scott Derrickson directing from a script by David Scarpa according to Variety.
The picture is on track for a late fall or early 2008 production start. Variety reports the studio sees it as a "tentpole."
The Klaatu role was originated by Michael Rennie. The 1951 film's premise, a response to the rise of the Cold War after WWII, is being updated, and the film will use advances in visual effects.
Reeves just completed the David Ayer-directed "The Night Watchman," for Fox Searchlight/Regency about police corruption based on a story by James Ellroy. Forest Whitaker, Chris Evans and Hugh Laurie also star.
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