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Keanu Reeves splits with Lynn Collins?
Aug 24, 2005, 3:38 GMT
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Hollywood star Keanu Reeves has reportedly split with 28-year-old actress Lynn Collins - to date Diane Keaton.

The Matrix actor dated Collins for three months after meeting her on the set of new movie Il Mare.

Keaton, 59, and 40-year-old Reeves co-starred in Something's Gotta Give last year (04) and were romantically linked earlier this year - before Reeves met Collins, reports British website Sky News.

Reeves & Zeta-Jones Circle Stompanato

The Hollywood Reporter says Keanu Reeves and Catherine Zeta-Jones are circling a movie about Johnny Stompanato, the hoodlum killed by the teen daughter of his girlfriend, actress Lana Turner.

Adrian Lyne (Unfaithful) is attached to direct Stompanato. The trade adds that Warner Bros. Pictures is in talks to distribute the film.

Stompanato, a World War II vet-turned-small-time hood and wannabe actor, was killed on Good Friday 1958 in the Beverly Hills home of Turner by 14-year-old Cheryl Crane. The death was ruled as justifiable homicide, but rumors flew that Crane and Stompanato had been lovers, while other rumors flew that Turner actually killed Stompanato and let her daughter take the rap.

Reeves (Constantine) just completed work on Warners' Il Mare, a time-travel romance that reunited him with Speed partner Sandra Bullock. Zeta-Jones can next be seen reprising the character Elena in The Legend of Zorro.

Eating all you want

Sunday Express ( United Kingdom) - August 7, 2005

Earning £10 million a film has not stopped Keanu Reeves pulling in the purse strings. The actor was spotted tucking into the "eat all you want for £5.80" buffet at Soho restaurant Questo. Apparently the Matrix star was particularly partial to the boiled egg dish. "We knew it was Keanu," said a diner, "because he sat in the corner and put on his dark glasses. Only celebrities would ever do that without irony."

[source article: "Jane Clinton's Showbiz Secrets" -- section: U.K. 1st edition; Columns; page 42]

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One Night At The ArcLight: “Pretty Persuasion” Fiascos, Keanu Reeves Models A Helmet
READ MORE: Keanu Reeves, Screenings, james woods, premieres

From the multiple reports we’ve gotten surrounding last night’s clusterfucky premiere of Pretty Persuasion and a screening of The Aristocrats that would’ve been unremarkable if not for the incredibly conspicuous presence of a munchies-afflicted Keanu Reeves (in a motorcycle helmet, no less), it seems like everyone was at the ArcLight last night.

At the Pretty Persuasion event, readers report that things were so overbooked and disorganized that James Woods, the real star of the movie, found himself pressed into usher duty. Here’s one account:

Last night I attended the L.A. premiere for PRETTY PERSUASION, an Evan Rachel Wood starrer that could be be described (in a lazy, development exec sort of way) as TO DIE FOR meets WILD THINGS meets CLUELESS meets CRUEL INTENTIONS. In other words, it was a slightly above par private school drama about a bunch of opportunistic, manipulative rich bitches in short skirts. [Ed.note—Our “Eh.” experience with the Sundance cut is here. ]

After being passed from line to line like a cheap whore, I finally made my way into the screening room. My friends and I quickly grabbed spots, which was a good thing. After an uncomfortable interim whereby people walked around and tried to nab whatever seats they could, it became clear that there weren’t near enough to go around. Soon, people were told if they didn’t have a seat that they would have to leave and would be compensated (overbooked airline style) for the humiliation of being completely expendable. The best part of the night came when James Woods himself helped usher people out the door. Among those sorry losers? Agents! That’s right. A diminutive agent I recognized didn’t get a seat. My heart went out to him, as I pity any bottom dwelling agent who doesn’t get his way.

I noticed that a teen-aged girl got up and gave Ron Livingston her seat. Apparently, Ron has enough clout (even after LITTLE BLACK BOOK) to merit his own private, pubescent seat-filler. Ron and I soon locked eyes. Some might think he just happened to glance in my direction, seeing as I was staring at him, but I’m convinced that we shared a very special second.
Outside of the theater, long lines at the concession stand threatened to plunge the ArcLight into Lord of the Flies-style anarchy. Another reader reports: “The line for popcorn took forever, making tensions run high. Two guys right in front of me started fighting (actual hand-to-hand combat, not angry looks), and then one of the popcorn vendors broke it up.” Guys, guys! This is a luxury movie theater! If you want to bitchslap each other over some Junior Mints, take it to Burbank.

After the jump, a high-level Defamer spy interacts with Keanu Reeves, whose smart-looking helmet didn’t prevent him from being baffled by another moviegoer’s food selection:

Oh wow. Went to see The Aristocrats at the ArcLight last night (Tuesday) and the Pretty Persuasion premiere was going on. Security on this thing was pathetic. My friend and I cruised through the red carpet / paparazzi mayhem to get into the main entrance of the theater. No one seemed to care. My eye is probably in a few Wire Image shots. After passing Even Rachel Wood, James Woods and Selma Blair (all of which are in the movie) we passed a few of the people from Best Week Ever. No that exciting. So we are running a bit late but we still want to get some food before the show starts. So we are at the upstairs concession line waiting to get some popcorn and none other than the one and only Keanu Reeves gets in line behind us…. and he’s wearing his motorcycle helmet (not the ones that go over your entire head, but the old fashion kind). He was with two girls that looked seemingly normal and not as fucked-up-seeming as he was. Anyways, he asks us if we are waiting in line. (um it is quite obvious we are, we weren’t just lining up single file staring at the register for kicks.) The guy in front of us in line orders a bunch of hot dogs with a mess of everything on them. Keanu goes to us, “Whoa, that guy knows how to order. He has mustard and relish and ketchup and everything.” Then he taps the guy on the shoulder and compliments him on his order. Then I say “Well, but you have to eat that in the dark- that’s kinda hard.” To which he becomes kinda confused. I swear he is Ted from Bill and Ted. So we get our food and rush into the theater. Keanu strolls into the theater sits down and is still wearing his motorcycle helmet - in the dark.And just for good measure, another reader’s brush with Keanu in the snack line and inside The Aristocrats showing:

Arrived last night at The Arclight for what I thought was a screening of “Pretty Persuasion” but turned out to be the world premiere. After passing by a few B-C-D list celebs and realizing that myself and half of the line wasn’t going to get in, I opted to buy a ticket to the 7:55 showing of “The Aristocrats”. When I got in line for some popcorn and soda, Keanu Reeves was in line in front of me, with a few friends buying loads of food. He paid, his friends thanked him, and they were on their way. I hoped he would be in my auditorium but when I sat down I didn’t see him anywhere. Movie starts, hilarity ensues, and then, there it was, like a sonic boom on a quiet night, the Keanu laugh. He was sitting in front of me, and when Gilbert Gottfried tells the joke and adds his “fist-f*cking” reference, Keanu and I both laughed so hard we practically fell out of our chairs. Leaving the theatre after the film, I thought my life was almost complete. Walking up the stairs and back to my car, a couple in front of me were discussing their favorite moments of the film. Just as I was about to interject an agreement, I realized the male was none other than Jon Cryer. It’s nights like these, when I realize Los Angeles must be a pretty nifty town, and the only place on earth I can experience the world’s filthiest joke with Neo and Ducky.

Michael Uslan: Man Behind the Batman - Part 2

[Snipped for Keanu]

SHH!: There's an interesting phenomenon going on with comic book fans and the movies. None of them are too happy if the movie is too different from the comics. "Constantine" is a great example of this, because it got a lot of negative early flack because you had Keanu Reeves, a dark-haired American, playing the role. Can you talk about this desire to separate the movies from the comics?

Uslan: Two key things here: #1 that was critical to us was to get the full support of Karen Berger, the editor of the Vertigo line. We wanted to make sure that in her heart, she could stand up and say that this captures the essence of Constantine, the characters, the stories and most of that movie was derivative from various storylines that are found in the comics. Tim Burton said something to me early on, which directly applies to "Constantine". At the time of the first "Batman" movie, when I had been dedicating my life to doing a serious dark version of Batman, I get a call one day asking what I thought of Michael Keaton playing Batman. So I laughed, because I thought it was a joke. "Great. Mr. Mom as Batman." It took him 20 minutes to convince me he was serious. I thought he was going to destroy everything I had been working towards. He told me that first, he was a serious actor, and they actually set up a screening of the rough cut of "Clean and Sober" for me, but physically, he doesn't look anything like Batman. He's my height, he doesn't have the musculature and he doesn't have the square jaw. And Tim Burton said to me "Michael, a square jaw does not a Batman make. In cinema, it's about the character and about creating a portrayal of an obsessed, driven to the point of nearly being psychotic Bruce Wayne, who I can get audiences to suspend their disbelief about, to buy into the fact that this is a guy who would get dressed up as a bat and fight crime in Gotham City." He said "You want to do it seriously? That's the only way I know we can do it without getting unintentional laughs from the audience. If I try to put Harrison Ford or Dennis Quaid or Kevin Costner, serious actors quote-unquote, in a Batman costume, I'm going to get unintentional laughs." And as it turned out, he was exactly right. It was the greatest call and all of fandom, after me, learned that and then nobody wanted anyone else to play Batman.

The same thing's true with Constantine. A British accent does not a John Constantine make. Blonde hair does not a John Constantine make. It is about the essence of that character and his personality, which is nailed in that movie, and I'm very proud of it. (Uslan's partner F.J. mentioned that the turning point for the change in attitude towards Keanu as Constantine happened when Warner Brothers showed fifteen minutes from the movie at Comic-Con International.)

SHH!: Who found Francis Lawrence to direct that movie? I thought that he did a great job.

Uslan: I think he's potentially the next Alfred Hitchcock. He's one of the greatest storytellers around.

SHH!: Has Keanu been signed to do another movie yet?

Uslan: There are discussion ongoing at the moment.>

Crazy like Cruise? You might as well jump

SEEN ON SCENE: Seattle Mariners infielder Scott Spiezio was spied dining with his family at the Signature Room atop the John Hancock Center. The Illinois grad (and son of another former major leaguer, Ed Spiezio) is also an aspiring actor in the offseason. ... Keanu Reeves was back in town over the weekend, checking out the action at Blue Water Grill.

Keanu dons scrubs for 'Thumbsucker'

Thumb's up: Judging by early buzz, Thumbsucker could turn into quite the cult hit when it hits theaters next month. Not only does the trailer make Vince Vaughn and Keanu Reeves look as cool as they were 10 years ago (Keanu plays an orthodontist!), but 20-year-old Lou Pucci earned a Special Jury Prize at Sundance and best-actor honors at the Berlin International Film Festival for his role as Justin, a thumb-sucking addict.

Keanu Reeves goes to hell in Constantine

With Keanu Reeves starring in black and a whole lotta killing, one could be mistaken for thinking it’s the Matrix when playing new game Constantine, loosely based on the film, loosely based on the DC Comics series Hellblazer- but the action is more ole’ fashioned demonic than futuristic.

Reeves plays John Constantine, an occultist and exorcist with terminal lung cancer redeeming himself by sending demons to hell to get himself into heaven. Earlier in life he had attempted suicide- rescued from death by emergency services- a mortal sin that damned him for eternity. The game focuses on the hunt for a strange mystical object...but beware, for it carries a terrible curse.

The primary focus of the game is combat; for long-range attacks, you've got firearms, and in case you need to attack multiple foes at once, there's various spells and other weapons (like holy water bombs). Thread liked the range of interesting weapons, usually built in the 16 century by a monk and including the nailgun with a difference and the superbly-named Holy Shotgun.

Much of the detail is often lost due to poor lighting, as it's meant to be a "dark" game, after all. Luckily the hell levels don't suffer from this, as there are flames everywhere.

The game is quite linear although this did improve in later levels. It doesn’t have the depth of gameplay that other titles in this genre may possess (no pun intended). The gameplay is interspersed with cutscenes showing fantastic realism with John Constantine really truly looking just like Keanu Reeves. His acting talents haven’t translated quite as well from the movie screen to the game screen and his one-liners often fall flat. Unfortunately unable to hire Reeves to do his own voicework, there is a Keanu subbie instead.

The soundtrack is basically just scary music, jumping abruptly from calm mood muzak to a full-on action cacophony. At least it’s a good early warning system that the next group of demons is about to arrive.

Vin Diesel Turned "Retriever"

Vin Diesel Turned "Retriever"
Posted: Friday August 5th, 2005 11:30pm
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Author: Garth Franklin

The buffed hunk that is Vin Diesel continues his quest to become the next James Bond it seems. "xXx" wasn't enough, now The Hollywood Reporter and VinXperience says German media fund Equity Pictures is investing $70 million in a new slate of productions.

These productions will be toplined by action veterans Keanu Reeves, Vin Diesel and Sylvester Stallone. Vin's movie is called "The Retriever," which features Diesel as a one-man army fighting to save the world from nuclear disaster.

A thriller literally made for Vin Diesel. The whole world is threatened by an apocalyptic weapon, which originates from the death zone of Chernobyl, having been left behind after the accident in the power plant and now in the grasp of the rebels have nothing to loose and are threatening to use it.

Thanks to 'Carl'.

THE MATRIX: PATH OF NEO SCREEN EXTRAVAGANZA

13:07 The Matrix, was there ever a more unbalanced movie trilogy? Fantastic first film, two sequels which were dire almost beyond belief.

Okay we appreciated further sights of Carrie-Anne Moss in PVC as much as the next man, but even she couldn't rescue Reloaded and the slightly more respectable Revolutions from the dustbin of cinematic history.

Still perhaps gaming can come to the rescue and reverse the trend with the universally panned Enter the Matrix being rescued by new entry Path of Neo, which is set to erupt across PC, Xbox and PS2 before the end of this year.

The clue's in the title see, with Path allowing you to closely mirror the transformation of Thomas Anderson, into first Neo and then the One, with key moments from the movie trilogy lovingly recreated allowing you to re-write Matrix history and triumph where even Keanu failed.