Keanu Reeves and Wachowski Siblings Reunite for 'Plastic Man'?
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What do you do after Speed Racer fails to bring in the Matrix-like crowds of fan freaks, auto nuts and Ricci stalkers? Well, apparently, if you're the Wachowski siblings, you reunite with Keanu Reeves and bring Plastic Man to the big screen. According to CHUD (who received a tip they're skeptical on, so take this all with a grain of salt), a scooper from Berlin says Joel Silver announced the aforementioned news during an interview on German radio. Now since the Wachowskis had already written a Plastic Man script prior to their Matrix films, that's becoming the foundation for what we imagine will be a hot-to-trot PG-13 flick featuring Keanu Reeves saying "Whoa" every time his arms or legs stretch out. "Whoa, my arms are like plastic. Whoa."This certainly seems like the logical place to go for the Wachowski individuals, especially since it's a comic property (hot), a script is already written (even hotter) and they can market the whole Matrix reunion with Reeves (hotter than the hottest hot you've even touched). Personally, I'm not a big fan of Reeves and I don't think he has the personality to play someone like Plastic Man, but maybe he'll have fun with it, we'll have fun with it and they'll make seven sequels. Joel Silver will be at Comic Con next week, so if nothing is announced before then, look for several folks to hound him until the man gives.
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7-15-2008 @ 10:46AM
Paul said...
After the turkey that was speed racer you have to wonder if this will be the final nail in the coffin of a once promising career.
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7-15-2008 @ 11:38AM
Jonathan Kuhn said...
I read this script years ago while doing an internship. It wasn't terrible, necessarily, but I doubt I'd see the movie.
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7-15-2008 @ 12:48PM
DAVID F said...
Dear Lord.....NOOOOOOO!!!!
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7-15-2008 @ 3:52PM
Batzarro said...
"Personally, I'm not a big fan of Reeves"
You don't say? Not that I'm a fan or anything, but you can tell when the "whoa" jokes start flying.
As for...Wachouski Brothers? Well, they did good with 'V' so who knows...
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7-15-2008 @ 7:52PM
AJ Wiley said...
That would be terrible casting.
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