‘John Wick’ originally had Keanu Reeves’ character as 75-year-old man

Jordan Moreau Sony’s “Bullet Train” has left the station, picking up $4.6 million at the domestic box office in Thursday night previews.With star Brad Pitt in the conductor’s chair, “Bullet Train” is hoping to ride out the weekend with a $30 million total and a No. 1 spot on the box office charts.

Keanu Reeves is taking on his first big television role. Reeves, 57, is set to star in Hulu’s "Devil in the White City," which is being executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese as well as the "John Wick" star. The show, written by "Castle Rock" producer Sam Shaw, has been in development for over a decade after DiCaprio took on the project in 2010.The streaming service only announced on Thursday that the effort would be moving forward.

EXCLUSIVE: WME has upped Liam Buckley to agent in the motion picture literary department in the agency’s Beverly Hills office.

In terms of modern-day influence on a genre, you would be hard-pressed to find a more influential film than “John Wick.” Since that film’s release in 2014, “John Wick” has gone on to be the film that most action features since have tried to emulate. From the fight choreography to the revenge story to just about everything else, studios and filmmakers have tried to copy (mostly failing) what director Chad Stahelski and his crew were able to do nearly a decade ago.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterLionsgate, the studio behind “John Wick,” “The Hunger Games” and Starz, has entered the podcasting space. The company launched a new division called Lionsgate Sound, which will operate as a full-service podcast production company, handling titles for the studio’s film and television business while also overseeing projects for third-party clients.Lionsgate Sound will launch with four shows, including a podcast from rapper 50 Cent.

Keanu Reeves‘ kind gesture to an 80-year-old fan has resurfaced online after being shared in a Reddit post.On the website, one person explained how their grandmother had developed a crush on the Matrix and John Wick star, since he reminded her of her late husband.After suffering a stroke in her early 70s, the grandmother was rendered housebound for 10 years of her life, but found comfort in Reeves’ movies, watching everything from Bill And Ted to The Matrix.The Reddit user then went onto explain how their uncle bumped into the Reeves at a restaurant in Los Angeles, and how it led to a lengthy phone conversation between the actor and his elderly fan.“Not too long after The Matrix came out my uncle was in LA for business and was eating at a really swanky restaurant when Keanu came in with a woman,” they wrote.“When he finished his meal my uncle came up to their table and said, ‘I don’t usually do this, but I just wanted you to know that my 80-year-old mother loves you and has seen all of your movies. You remind her of my dad.’“He said Keanu asked if he had a cell phone on him and when he confirmed that he did, he said, ‘Give her a call, I want to talk to her.’“He spoke with my grandmother for several minutes and it absolutely made her year.

No show that chronicles life as the devil’s spawn should be G-rated, amiright? That’s one of the unique characteristics of Little Demon, FX’s upcoming animated show about a mother named Laura (voiced by Aubrey Plaza) whose antichrist daughter Chrissy (Lucy DeVito) is quite literally the daughter of Satan (Danny DeVito).

Two teenage boys are in custody after a horrific murder of an elderly man in rural Alabama.

Brad Pitt has revealed he’s a fan of Channel 4’s The Great Pottery Throw Down.While promoting his upcoming film Bullet Train alongside co-stars Brian Tyree Henry and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, the trio were asked in an interview with Joe.ie what their go-to show is when they “want to watch stuff explode”.Tyree Henry chose The Great British Baking Show aka The Great British Bake Off, saying: “Let me tell you something because when those soufflés explode, man, you watch some stuff go down.”Pitt replied: “If we’re going that route, I’m going The Great Pottery Throw Down.”@siobhni have you seen this? A lot of love from Brad and Brian for @PotteryThrow pic.twitter.com/VbPInPHyDL— Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera (@PantiBliss) July 27, 2022After Tyree Henry, in shock, asked “how have we never talked about this?”, Pitt said he’d “seen every season” of the reality show.Pitt specifically expressed his admiration for judge Keith Brymer Jones, who is known for being brought to tears by the work of contestants. “He’s so beautiful,” Pitt said.

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EJ Panaligan editorLongstanding production company Lionsgate has announced a partnership with licensing company IMG as its new global agency for consumer products.As part of the multi-year agreement, IMG will work with Lionsgate to develop and expand strategic, multi-category consumer product programs for its feature film franchises, including upcoming iterations of “John Wick,” “The Hunger Games,” “Dirty Dancing,” “Expendables” and more. IMG will also focus on Lionsgate’s television properties such as “Mad Men,” “Power” and “Orange is the New Black.”The partnership comes after Lionsgate’s Consumer Products business has merged its Global Live, Interactive and Location Based Entertainment into the newly-formed Global Products and Experiences.

Lionsgate has appointed IMG as its new and exclusive global agency for consumer products.

One of Keanu Reeves' most popular and well known roles is playing Thomas Anderson, more commonly known as Neo in "The Matrix" film franchise.The science fiction movies are about a futuristic world (the Matrix) that the human race lives in and believes to be reality, when they are actually trapped in a world run by artificial intelligence. The first movie, "The Matrix" came out in 1999 and starred Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving who played the roles of Trinity, Morpheus and Agent Smith.The second movie, "The Matrix Reloaded" came out in 2003, followed by "The Matrix Revolutions" the same year.  In 2021, Reeves came back to reprise his role of Neo in "The Matrix Resurrections." Moss also came back to play Trinity, along with some other returning characters, but Fishburne did not return as Morpheus.

Ruby Rose, who exited the WBTV Batwoman series two years ago in a cloud of controversy, is returning to a larger screen in a starring role for the new film, Stowaway.

first look image at John Wick 4 earlier this week, the first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Keanu Reeves film has been released.Released during San Diego Comic Con on July 24, the short trailer is packed with the explosive action that fans of the franchise have come to expect. The teaser also poses a major question for Wick who has been trying to leave the world of assassination behind since the first film: “Have you given any thought to where this ends?”The teaser, titled ‘Sneak Peek’, sees Wick face off against new villains like Donnie Yen and Bill Skarsgård.

was cast in the lead role as the character Cormac.“John Wick” became a huge action franchise for Lionsgate, not just in its global franchise B.O. through three movies of $584.2 million.“John Wick 4” is scheduled for release on March 24, 2023.

Actor Keanu Reeves is experiencing a big career renaissance, the Reevolution if you like. It’s mostly thanks to the popularity of his “John Wick” franchise, focusing on a skilled and feared assassin that is begrudgingly pulled back into the fray.

No Time To Die star Ana De Armas has said “there’s no need” for a female actor to play James Bond.The actor – who starred alongside Daniel Craig in the most recent 007 film – explained she would like the female roles in Bond films to be “brought to life in a different way”.“There’s no need for a female Bond,” de Armas recently told The Sun. “There shouldn’t be any need to steal someone else’s character, you know, to take over.“This is a novel, and it leads into this James Bond world and this fantasy of that universe where he’s at.”She continued: “What I would like is that the female roles in the Bond films, even though Bond will continue to be a man, are brought to life in a different way.“That they’re given a more substantial part and recognition.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterUFC fighters Keith Jardine and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone are teaming on a short film that will also mark Jardine’s directorial debut.The short is titled “El Paso 11:55.” Brendan Fehr stars in the film along with Jardine, Cerrone, and Tait Fletcher. In addition to directing and starring, Jardine also serves as writer.

per a tweet yesterday, he’s still “keeping busy” in the White House, despite needing to cancel some in-person appointments.“Folks, I’m doing great,” Biden said. “Thanks for your concern.