Keanu Reeves: all about his new exciting projects

By Nathan Merchadier.

1. From the World of John Wick: Ballerina: the spin-off with Ana de Armas

Since the success of the first John Wick film directed by Chad Stahelski in 2014, starring cult actor Keanu Reeves, 60, enthusiastic audiences are still as thrilled as ever. Following the release of the latest chapter, John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), a spin-off has just hit the silver screen, featuring Ana de Armas (Blonde, Knives Out) alongside the hero. Ballerina draws its inspiration from a sequence shot in Russia in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. Rooney, the film’s protagonist played by Ana de Armas, steps into the shoes of an assassin trained in the tradition of the Ruska Roma, the criminal organisation that also trained John Wick.

After her action-packed performance as a Bond girl next to Daniel Craig in No Time to Die (2021), Ana de Armas appears convincing and fierce in Ballerina. In a 2023 interview with star host Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, the Cuban actress shared that she had undergone intensive physical training for the role: “My body, my back… everything hurts. I’m complaining, I’m sore, I’m bruised. The James Bond scene lasted 15 minutes. This is a whole movie, another level.”

From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (2025), directed by Len Wiseman, starring Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves, currently out in cinemas.

2. Keanu Reeves as a fallen actor in Jonah Hill’s upcoming film

A few years after making his moving directorial debut with Mid90s (2018), a coming-of-age movie depicting the skate scene in Los Angeles, Jonah Hill is back behind the camera for another highly-anticipated feature. Titled Outcome, the film is scheduled for release in 2025 on Apple TV+. This time Keanu Reeves will embody a fallen actor – a far cry from the hitman role he plays in the John Wick saga.

Little is known about this dramatic comedy, but the pairing of Jonah Hill and Keanu Reeves is certainly promising. The premise? “Reef, a damaged Hollywood star, who must dive into the dark depths of his past to confront his demons and make amends after he is extorted with a mysterious video clip from his past.”

Outcome, directed by Jonah Hill and starring Keanu Reeves, coming soon on Apple TV+.

3. After Ballerina, a fifth installment of the John Wick saga?

Keanu Reeves is also set to star in Constantine 2 and be involved in both a Netflix film and series adaptation of BRZRKR, a comic book he wrote. And that’s not all! Following the critical and box office success of the latest John Wick installment, the film industry is now wondering whether the hero, evolving from New York to Paris and Berlin, will keep on performing stunts in a potential fifth chapter.

In other words, could John Wick 5 become a reality? While director Chad Stahelski has often stated that John Wick: Chapter 4 was meant to conclude the saga, Keanu Reeves told Entertainment Weekly in a 2023 interview: “I guess I’m going to have to lean on never say never. I mean, I wouldn’t do a John Wick film without Chad Stahelski.” So hope remains…

John Wick 5, directed by Chad Stahelski and starring Keanu Reeves, does not have a release date yet.

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The trailer of the film The Lake House (2006).

4. Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock soon reunited in a romantic thriller?

More than twenty years after their collaboration on the action thriller Speed (1994) and the romantic drama The Lake House (2006), Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock could soon be reunited on screen. For now, the project remains shrouded in mystery—no title, no director. However, it is said to be a romantic thriller written by Noah Oppenheim, the screenwriter behind the biopic Jackie (2016) starring Natalie Portman and the upcoming series Zero Day (2025) with Robert De Niro.

One thing is certain, the chemistry between the two stars is still tangible. The return of such an iconic duo is more than enough to stir excitement around this mysterious film.