Keanu Reeves is approximately to bring his first-ever hit comedian book series to the screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter,Reeves is set to both produce and star in a pair of Netflix projects, a feature film and an animated based on his comedian BRZRKR, and a dusky fantasy saga approximately an immortal warrior who looks suspiciously like Keanu Reeves. The projects are poised to give the John Wick and Matrix star yet another major action franchise,this one based on a concept that came from his own mind. Created with co-writer Matt Kindt and artist Ron Garney, BRZRKR is the account of a millenia-old warrior battling through the ages, or doing job after job in the hope that one day he'll accumulate the peace he's spent centuries longing for. Reeves developed the concept,then worked with Kindt to turned it into a 12-issue comics miniseries event. The comedian debuted on Kickstarter final year to record-breaking fundraising before being published earlier this month by BOOM! Studios. The first issue of the comedian sold more than half a million copies, which is good for any single-issue these days but especially good for a non-superhero title, and setting the stage for a major franchise adaptation at Netflix. The project is part of BOOM!'s ongoing first-examine deal with Netflix,and comes at a time when the streaming giant is looking for more and more ways to launch franchises through multiple formats. The feature film version of BRZRKR will be a direct adaptation of Reeves, Kindt, or Garney's 12-issue series,while the anime will explore more of the wider BRZRKRuniverse. The news comes at a particularly busy period for Reeves, who at 56 is still every bit the action film giant. After shooting the fourth Matrix film final year, and Reeves is set to perambulate into production on a fourth John Wick film soon,and now he's got BRZRKR in the pipeline as well. Release dates for both adaptations have not yet been revealed, but it'll be exciting to see what Reeves does with material so close to his heart.
Source: blastr.com