Rumor Patrol: Keanu Reeves Denies 'Speed 3'

When they popped up like weeds on Monday, we chose not to report on the rumors that Keanu Reeves was being penciled in for a third Speed movie. We were busy chasing other rumors that day. But now we can talk all about it, especially since Keanu himself says it won't happen. Reeves has The Day the Earth Stood Still coming out next week, which makes it a great time to ask him about these latest rumors, and IGN did exactly that. "I honestly don't know anything about it," Reeves said, leaving very little room for doubt. "I don't know if they are going to make another one, and if they are it won't be with me... honestly!" Of course, we all know that Jan de Bont and Sandra Bullock are really the straws that stir this drink. I mean, Keanu wasn't in Speed II: Cruise Control, and look how well that worked out. That's a joke. It wouldn't surprise me if Fox was hoping for another Speed movie, just as all studios hope to keep franchises alive forever, because they're steady money. But as far as actual plans to make a third one? Doesn't appear as though it will have Keanu, and I think even Bullock would be wary of signing up. So why not just invent a new franchise you can revisit a few years later?

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[Will]

Why not just re-boot the franchise with Paul Walker?