Keanu Reeves's Triangle of Madness

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The Matrix Resurrections. Warner Bros.

Keanu Reeves excels at being trapped.

His filmography is littered with characters ensnared in metaphysical (The Matrix series) or physical spaces (John Wick series).

Reeves is a brilliant physical performer with the fluidity of a dancer best displayed in maximalist action sequences. Reeves also exudes a humble plainness that allows him to anchor embodiments of the everyman, e.g., what makes the setups for The Matrix and John Wick so believable.

Reeves is ​in talks​ to star in Ruben Östlund’s new film, The Entertainment System is Down.

Over the years, Östlund has directed some of the most visceral foreign cinema that explores the hypocrisy of the rich stuck in disaster situations:

• ​Triangle of Sadness​ (2022)

  • Palme d’Or winner

• ​The Square​ (2017)

  • Palme d’Or winner

• ​Force Majeure​ (2014)

  • Cannes’ Jury Prize - Un Certain Regard

The Entertainment System Down revolves around a broken entertainment system on a transcontinental flight, creating psychological peril among the passengers.

Östlund elaborated:

“A study of how human beings interact in this little laboratory that is a plane [and] will look at how modern human beings are wrecked under these circumstances.”

If Reeves takes the part, it will be interesting to see how he navigates the airplane, which could either serve as both an epic arena for high-wire action or a psychological labyrinth akin to Nightmare At 30,000 Feet (1963).

The Entertainment System is Down will begin shooting in early 2025.

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