{"id":642811,"date":"2026-10-27T13:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T13:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/642811\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T13:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T13:14:13","slug":"keanu-reeves-replaces-reacher-star-alan-ritchson-in-new-netflix-action-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/642811\/","title":{"rendered":"Keanu Reeves replaces Reacher star Alan Ritchson in new Netflix action movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keanu Reeves is replacing Reacher star Alan Ritchson in an upcoming action film for Netflix<\/a> that’s said to be inspired by Die Hard. <\/p>\n

The John Wick star has been cast in Maelstrom from Carry-On director Jaume Collet-Serra, Page Six<\/a> reported this week. The action film centres on a Federal Marshall who’s tasked with protecting the fianc\u00e9e of an arms dealer who is seeking witness protection as she prepares to testify against him. <\/p>\n

As a hurricane rolls in, the pair has to fend off the elements as well as the army of men working for the arms deal who are on their tracks.<\/p>\n

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Originally sold as a spec script in 1993 by former Warner Bros boss Jeff Robinov, who oversaw box-office hit franchises like The Dark Knight and The Hangover, Maelstrom is penned by late screenwriter Gregory Fitzpatrick, whose first draft has been polished by How To Rob a Bank’s Mark Bianculli.<\/p>\n

The film marks the first project in Robinov’s deal with Netflix. Back in 1993, Variety<\/a> reported that Maelstrom was “widely described as Die Hard in a hurricane” and was sold for roughly $225,000 to $625,000, which today would translate to $500,000 to $1.4 million, adjusted for inflation over 33 years.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Reeves has previously been confirmed to return to the world of John Wick, though not in the role that fans would expect.<\/p>\n

Reeves has famously played the dog-loving hitman in the franchise created by Derek Kolstad, with Wick’s final appearance in chronological order being 2023’s John Wick: Chapter 4.<\/p>\n

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While Wick’s death in Chapter 4 leaves little room for a possible return \u2013 there’s no confirmation that Reeves will be appearing in a greenlit John Wick 5<\/a> \u2013 the star will be voicing the character<\/a> in an untitled John Wick video game for PlayStation 5. Reeves is also involved in the game’s production, as is franchise director Chad Stahelski.<\/p>\n

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Stefania is a freelance writer specialising in TV and movies. After graduating from City University, London, she covered LGBTQ+ news and pursued a career in entertainment journalism, with her work appearing in outlets including Little White Lies, The Skinny, Radio Times<\/a> and Digital Spy<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her beats are horror films and period dramas, especially if fronted by queer women. She can argue why Scream is the best slasher in four languages (and a half).\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Keanu Reeves is replacing Reacher star Alan Ritchson in an upcoming action film for Netflix that’s said to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":642812,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[157825,147144,149799,175710,260661,2115,315227,2117,156,207184,2116,409,111,139,69,315226,251090],"class_list":["post-642811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-collection-john-wick","tag-collection-latest-news","tag-collection-netflix","tag-collection-netflix-movies","tag-collection-reacher","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-d5b15c7c-0ee2-4915-bb1d-797a99f5c453","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-gb","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-shorttitle-keanu-reeves-replaces-reacher-star-in-netflix-action-movie","tag-sponsored-false"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/642812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}