Keanu Reeves is on his way to the big screen in the film adaptation of a literary classic.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Matrix star has signed on to headline the new movie Jekyll, based Robert Louis Stevenson’s 19th century novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Keanu Reeves was arrested for — what else? — DUI in Los Angeles in May of 1993. He apparently never served time.
Far from being typical Hollywood spawn, Keanu was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1964 to a showgirl/costume designer mom and geologist/convicted heroin dealer pop. Half English (on his mom’s side) and the remainder Chinese/Hawaiian, Keanu Reeves got his first name from his uncle — “Keanu” is Hawaiian for something along the lines “soft breeze over the mountains.”
Keanu Reeves is best known for his roles in The Matrix trilogy, Speed, A Walk in the Clouds, The Lake House… and let’s not forget Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.