Whoa. Keanu Reeves has, like, totally committed to starring in the romantic comedy, Henry’s Crime, dudes.
The 44 year-old actor – well, 45 tomorrow, fact fans, so he's probably long past that 'dudes' and 'whoa' phase – will also produce the indie flick, which has been described as a Capra-esque comedy about a small-town Buffalo man who is accused of robbing a bank, a crime he didn’t commit.
Reeves has done gentle before, in the likes of Sweet November, and he’s done comedy, most notably in Bill & Ted, but this is really the first time that he’s combined the two*. If it goes well, it could be the start of a career reinvention for him.
The movie will be directed by Malcolm Venville, and so represents something of a change of pace for him, too as his first film, the yet-to-be-released 44 Inch Chest, is an ultra-sweary, ultra-violent, ultra-nasty Britflick and close cousin to Sexy Beast.
Reeves’ friend Sacha Gervasi, who directed the wonderful documentary Anvil! The Story Of Anvil, wrote the screenplay.
Production on the movie, which represents the first venture for Reeves’ new production company, Company Films, begins in Buffalo this November. No distributor is yet involved.
No, we're not counting Nancy Meyers' Something's Gotta Give, because he wasn't the lead and because we're desperately trying to forget it.