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Keanu Reeves' Girlfriend Busts a Big Rumor

Sorry, but Alexandra Grant and the Matrix star are not husband and wife

(Newser) - Keanu Reeves is still with his longtime love Alexandra Grant—excellent! But that rumor that they recently got hitched? Bogus! "It is not true. They are not married," a rep for the John Wick/Speed/Matrix/Bill & Ted star said in a statement to People of the whispers that Reeves,...

Watches Stolen From Keanu's Home Surface in Chile

One Rolex matches description of the ones Keanu Reeves gave stuntmen

(Newser) - A year after they apparently were stolen from Keanu Reeves' Los Angeles home, three watches have been reported found in Chile. Police there said they were recovered in Santiago during an operation Saturday in response to a series of robberies, CNN reports. A 21-year-old man was arrested, they said. One...

In Pro Racing Debut, Actor Unintentionally Takes a Spin

Keanu Reeves reenters the course at Indy, then finishes 25th

(Newser) - Doing his own stunt, Keanu Reeves spun out Saturday in his professional auto racing debut at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The actor was coming out of a turn about halfway through the 45-minute Toyota GR Cup when it happened, CBS News reports. Reeves, who didn't hit anybody when he went...

Keanu Reeves Signs Contract With Hockey Team

Actor has a 1-day contract with Canadian team more than 40 years after he missed tryout

(Newser) - Keanu Reeves has signed a contract with a Canadian hockey team more than 40 years after he was supposed to have a tryout. Reeves, who grew up in Toronto, signed a one-day contract with the Ontario Hockey League's Windsor Spitfires and autographed items, including a team jersey, that will...

Keanu's Broadway Debut to Include a Familiar Dude
Bill & Ted Stars
Head to Broadway
Aug 2, 2024 1:12 PM CDT

Bill & Ted Stars Head to Broadway

Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter to star in the play Waiting for Godot

(Newser) - Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are teaming up yet again, though not as beloved "dudes" Bill and Ted. In what will mark Reeves' Broadway debut, the most excellent actors will instead play Estragon and Vladimir in a production of Waiting for Godot to arrive on Broadway in the fall...

Keanu: I Think About Death Constantly
Keanu:
I Think
About Death
Constantly
Jul 23, 2024 12:48 PM CDT

Keanu: I Think About Death Constantly

It's a healthy thing, the 59-year-old new author tells the BBC

(Newser) - Actor/musician Keanu Reeves has a new slash to add to his resume: novelist. And in pushing his first work—a collaboration with UK sci-fi writer China Miéville called The Book of Elsewhere —Reeves has some interesting things to say to the BBC . "I'm 59, so I'...

Matthew Perry Will Yank Unpopular Keanu Reeves Jokes

In memoir, Perry seems to lament that Reeves is still alive while other stars have died

(Newser) - Speaking before a packed audience at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Saturday, Matthew Perry said he would remove unpopular jokes made at the expense of Keanu Reeves from future editions of his memoir. "I said a stupid thing. It was a mean thing to do,"...

John Wick 'Goes Out on Top'
New John Wick
Is 'Actually Perfect'
MOVIE REVIEW
Mar 24, 2023 10:53 AM CDT

New John Wick Is 'Actually Perfect'

Critics and fans alike love Keanu Reeves in what may be the series finale

(Newser) - Many more bodies fall in John Wick: Chapter 4 , but is Wick's one of them? That's the question fans need answered as they flock to theaters to see Keanu Reeves' assassin punch, kick, and shoot his way past hoards of pursuers after the multimillion-dollar bounty on his head....

Keanu Reeves, Fungus-Fighting Machine?

Scientists name chemical compounds that fight fungal infections after the butt-kicking actor

(Newser) - The cordyceps fighters in The Last of Us could definitely use some Keanu Reeves—not the tough heroes he plays in The Matrix, Speed, or John Wick, but a trio of fungus-killing chemical compounds that have now been named after the actor. Per CNN , a study was published earlier this...

China Scrubs Keanu's Flicks From Streaming Platforms
China Isn't
Happy With
Keanu Reeves
in case you missed it
Mar 27, 2022 4:25 PM CDT

China Isn't Happy With Keanu Reeves

Nation yanks bulk of actor's movies from streaming platforms after he did benefit concert for Tibet House

(Newser) - Earlier this month, Keanu Reeves participated in an online benefit concert held by Tibet House, a nonprofit based in New York that's tied to the Dalai Lama. Now, the 57-year-old Canadian actor is seeing the repercussions, with the Los Angeles Times reporting that China's major streaming platforms yanked...

It's Hard Not to Like Bill & Ted
It's Hard Not to Like Bill & Ted
MOVIE REVIEW
Aug 28, 2020 9:41 AM CDT

It's Hard Not to Like Bill & Ted

There's a 'sneaky amiability' to this silly sequel, says one critic

(Newser) - Bill & Ted Face the Music might not be an excellent adventure, but it's up there. Critics give the reunion of stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter (and original writers Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon) an 81% rating on Rotten Tomatoes . In this sequel from director Dean Parisot, middle-aged...

Keanu Has a New Excellent Adventure on the Horizon

55-year-old pens 'hyperviolent' 12-issue comic book series, with doppelganger main character

(Newser) - As Ted Logan from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure would say about the latest Keanu Reeves news: Whoa. USA Today reports the 55-year-old actor is penning an "action-packed and hyperviolent" 12-issue comic book series, with a doppelganger main character who "has walked a blood-soaked path across the...

Keanu Reeves to Return for Matrix 4
Studio Confirms Matrix 4
Aug 21, 2019 4:50 AM CDT

Studio Confirms Matrix 4

Keanu Reeves will return as Neo

(Newser) - If you have déjà vu after hearing about another sequel to The Matrix, it's not a glitch—Warner Bros. has confirmed that a fourth installment is being produced, 20 years after the original sci-fi hit and 16 years after the first and second sequels. Lana Wachowski, who wrote,...

Keanu Reeves Gives Fan 'Breathtaking' Surprise

He stopped at her yard to sign her sign

(Newser) - Keanu Reeves is filming long-awaited sequel Bill and Ted Face the Music in Louisiana—and he gave a fan in Slidell what Ted "Theodore" Logan would probably call a most excellent surprise. When Stacey Hunt discovered filming was taking place nearby, she put up a "You're Breathtaking"...

Internet's Love for Keanu Reeves Hits New Peak

Petition seeks 'Time' honor, 6 months ahead of announcement

(Newser) - A subreddit dedicated to his awesomeness is not enough for fans of Keanu Reeves, who've launched a petition demanding the actor be named Time's Person of the Year. Time is at least listening. "There's no doubt that Reeves is the Internet's man of the moment,...

Keanu Kills It in John Wick 3
Who Knew a
'Festival of Death'
Could Be So Beautiful?
MOVIE REVIEW
May 17, 2019 11:12 AM CDT

Who Knew a 'Festival of Death' Could Be So Beautiful?

John Wick 3 'elevates violent action to an art form'

(Newser) - At one point, John Wick uses both a gun and a massive sword to fend off a gang of attackers while on a speeding motorcycle—a slight upgrade from the horse he was previously riding. You should expect nothing less from Chad Stahelski's John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum...

Winona to Keanu: Hey, I Think We Got Married

Francis Ford Coppola kind of agrees, thanks to authentic scene in 1992 movie

(Newser) - Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves are doing publicity for their fourth movie together, Destination Wedding, and Ryder suggests they might accidentally be more than co-actors. “We actually got married in Dracula," she tells Entertainment Weekly , referring to the 1992 movie. "No, I swear to god I think...

27 Years Later, the World Is Getting More Bill and Ted

'Bill and Ted Face the Music' is official

(Newser) - It's official: Bill and Ted are getting a third movie. The sequel to 1989's Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and 1991's Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, which has long been in the works , was announced Tuesday at the Cannes Film Festival, the AP reports. The...

John Wick Will Now Kill Everything on Television

Bloody franchise will become a series on Starz

(Newser) - The wildly gory and popular John Wick franchise will become a Starz series under the name of The Continental, reports Gizmodo , after the hotel in the movies where assassins like to pal around. For those worried that the small screen might dilute any of the dripping violence on display in...

Lego Batman Spanks Fifty Shades Darker
Lego Batman Throws
Fifty Shades Some Shade
BOX OFFICE
Feb 12, 2017 11:54 AM CST

Lego Batman Throws Fifty Shades Some Shade

Audiences decidedly less passionate about Jamie Dornan sequel

(Newser) - In the Department of Puns That Write Themselves, Fifty Shades Darker found itself getting dominated this pre-Valentine's Day weekend, reports the AP —by no less than the decidedly more kid-friendly Lego Batman Movie. Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson, and their much maligned S&M franchise pulled in $46.8...

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