Keanu Says No to "Watchmen"

Bryan Winter

Thank God.

Jun 15 - 08:38 AM

jason padinske

I love Keanu, so this comes as disappointing news to me :(

Jun 15 - 08:50 AM

Mark McKew

[b]Thank Christ for that[/b]
stick to Bill and Ted

Jun 15 - 08:56 AM

Steven Johnson

My only question is, what part did he turn down? That'd be interesting to know.

Jun 15 - 09:20 AM

Dan Mills

As much as you want to say it was good for the movie, I'd say it was better for Keanu. This movie is going to bomb, whether he's in it or not. Maybe he realized you can't do Watchmen justice in a 2-hour movie and he didn't want his fingerprints on it. The question to ask is...if Keanu turns it down, who's your second choice...Chris Klein?

Jun 15 - 09:29 AM

Rob Brown

[b]Yeah, what part?[/b]
I had seen talk of Keanu in relation to the Dr. Manhattan role. Dr. Manhattan, in Watchmen, is pretty much the only super-powered being on Earth and the reason why the AMericans and Russians haven't gone to war yet. He's pretty odd and has pretty much detached himself from mankind. When he leaves the planet, as part of an elaborate scheme of the story's villain, everything starts to go to hell. If that's the role that Keanu was being talked about for, than he could have been pretty good for it. He might have also been a good Rorscach, who's another weirdo, and the guy that starts to put it all together.

Jun 15 - 09:30 AM

Bryan West

YAY!!!!

Jun 15 - 09:39 AM

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If they offered Keanu the main role then it's very obvious they are not even trying to make a good movie.

Jun 15 - 09:40 AM

Tyler C

[b]Keanu Reeves' career is in the crapper anyway...[/b]
Its no wonder he turned down being part of one of the potentionally biggest graphic novel adaptations ever! I guess it sucks to be him...

Jun 15 - 09:53 AM

Bryan Winter

You know, if he had to be SOMEONE I guess Rorscach would be OK. But you know who would make a great Rorscach? Michael Biehn! Ooooooo..... I just thought of that! Someone get me the casting director on the line!

Jun 15 - 09:54 AM

First Last

Good. Now maybe he'll make that "Point Break" sequel.

Jun 15 - 10:01 AM

Steven Mayeda

Years from now we'll laugh and shake our heads as Reeves passed up Watchmen but did The Watcher.

Jun 15 - 10:56 AM

dan ludwig

keanu reeves is a deacent actor. he was pretty decent in the matrix, and he was the only good thing about constantine. despite that, i'm glad he's not in this movie. he wouldnt of fit.

Jun 15 - 11:08 AM

G. Keith Cable

Yes, let's indeed not forget that Keanu turned down a truckload of money for Speed 2... in order to tour with his garage band, which is probably the only he could possibly done that would have been lamer than Speed 2, the plot of which should have been: If the cruise liner traveling through urban LA drops below 50 knots Keanu Reeve's garage band explodes.

Jun 15 - 11:22 AM

Aamp Townsend

[b]John Cusack[/b]
I just read that John Cusack wants to be part of this project. Any thoughts?

Jun 15 - 12:15 PM

Birdy Man

keanu is great for some roles, absolutely great. the hate he gets from some idiot critics out there mean crap.

he's awesome.

Jun 15 - 01:01 PM

Brent Fisackerly

[b]I hesitate...[/b]
To say, Thank God. But, honestly, I think he would've made a decent addition as Dr. Manhattan. Cold and soulless. I mean, he would've been perfect.

Jun 15 - 03:18 PM

Nancy Elizabeth

Good news!

Jun 15 - 04:22 PM

Kurt Farschman

[b]Keanu was the only good thing about Constantine?[/b]
What you talkin bout, Wacko?

If I would pick an actor or actress who made that movie cool it would be Peter Stormare as Satan or Tilda Swinton as Gabriel. Rachel Weisz was pretty good too.

Jun 15 - 04:58 PM

Nanea Taylor

[b]Official site???[/b]
Sorry, but Reeves maintains no official site. That site you're linking to is a fan site, and a very stalkerish one at that, so for what it's worth...

I don't get the bashing in some of the comments though, he's just now filming something I'm immensely looking forward to, Night Watch, based on a story by James Ellroy.

Jun 15 - 05:59 PM