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BRZRKR is an upcoming action film co-produced by and starring Keanu Reeves and written by Mattson Tomlin. It is based on Reeves and Matt Kindt's comic book series of the same name. It will be released on Netflix.
Premise
[edit]"Brzrkr" (pronounced "berserker") is described as a “brutally epic saga about an immortal warrior's 80,000 year fight through the ages. The man known only as 'B' (Reeves) is half-mortal and half-god, cursed and compelled to violence… even at the sacrifice of his sanity. But after wandering the earth for centuries, B may have finally found a refuge – working for the U.S. government to fight the battles too violent and too dangerous for anyone else. In exchange, B will be granted the one thing he desires – the truth about his endless blood-soaked existence... and how to end it.
Development
[edit]On March 22, 2021, Netflix announced it was developing a live-action film adaptation and a follow-up anime series based on Keanu Reeves and Matt Kindt's comic book series BRZRKR with Reeves cast as the lead and set to produce. Also producing are Boom! Studios co-founder Ross Richie, company president Stephen Christy, and Stephen Hamel through Company Films.[1] In October 2021, Mattson Tomlin was writing the live-action film adaptation.[2] Adam Yoelin is set to executive produce the film through Boom! Studios.[1]
Tomlin completed the script in September 2022. Reeves stated that once he had finished reading the script, there was "a 33% chance" he would direct the film himself.[3] Reeves commented on the possibility of him directing, saying
"I know how it's a lot of work, but the film that I directed, Man of Tai Chi, was born, I became the director because I was part of the writing process, and I didn't want to hand it over. I was like, oh, okay. I have to direct this. I'm not quite there yet on ‘BRZRKR’. I have to read the script, but I'm also interested in having a collaborator and what they could bring to it."[3]
By the time Penguin Random House announced its acquisition of Boom! Studios in July 2024, the project was confirmed to remain in development.[4] That month at San Diego Comic-Con, Tomlin revealed he had turned in another draft of the script.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Jackson, Angelique (March 22, 2021). "Keanu Reeves to Star in and Produce 'Brzrkr' Live-Action Film and Anime Series for Netflix". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ Weintraub, Steve (October 4, 2021). "Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney Discuss Their Comic Series 'BRZRKR' and Reveal Who's Writing the Live-Action Netflix Movie". Collider. Valnet Inc. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
Reeves told me that Mattson Tomlin (writer of Project Power and one of the writers on The Batman) has been hired to write the live-action movie and it's in the early stages of development.
- ^ a b Oddo, Marco Vito (October 4, 2022). "Keanu Reeves May Direct Movie Adaptation Of His Own Comic 'BRZRKR' [Exclusive]". Collider. Valnet Inc. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ Gajewski, Ryan (July 10, 2024). "Penguin Random House to Acquire Boom! Studios". The Hollywood Reporter. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ Little, Anita (July 27, 2024). "Keanu Reeves Thanks His Mom for "Life, for Storytelling, for Love" at Comic-Con". The Hollywood Reporter. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ Valentine, Rebekah (July 27, 2024). "Keanu Reeves' BRZRKR Anime Recruits Terminator Zero Showrunner, Production to Start This Fall: SDCC 2024". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 28, 2024.