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Keanu Reeves Shares Update on BRZRKR Live-Action Movie


We all know and love Keanu Reeves as Neo or John Wick but he's also set to play Berzerker, the character he created in his own comic book series BRZRKR. The Matrix Resurrections star has been confirmed to play the character in a live-action movie adaptation of the comics and Reeves shared some details about the new Netflix film.

Last year, it was confirmed that Reeves is writing his own comic book that would feature an immortal warrior who is loosely based on himself. The ultra-violent comic was a huge hit with fans so it's no surprise that Netflix decided to produce a live-action film that would also star Reeves as Berzerker.

But what can fans expect in the BRZRKR movie? Reeves recently spoke to Collider where he pointed out that the film will not be a direct adaptation of the comics.

"My ambition or hope is not to do a filmed version of the comic book so that they'll have things in common, definitely the main character and his kind of rule set, but that we can take it to other places as well," Reeves said. He then shared how they are also planning an animated series.

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"We're talking to a couple of different animation companies and trying to figure that out. And, again, for me I'm hoping to be inspired and influenced…there are some rules to the story, but I also want other creators to do their version of it," Reeves said. "So I'm hoping to do a different version of a metaverse where in the sense having different storytellers with one set of rules but go other places with it."

Reeves then confirmed that both the Netflix movie and the animated show for BRZRKR are still in early development.

"We're working on trying to set up a company with the animation and we've hired a writer for the film Mattson Tomlin. He's been cool and just starting to put things together. That's where we're at," he said.

It's great to know that Reeves is expanding the BRZRKR Universe and we can't wait to see what he has done with these new projects.

It will still be a long wait for the BRZRKR movie and animated series. In the meantime, Reeves returns as Neo in The Matrix Resurrections on December 22, 2021.

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