I simply can’t remember Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure clearly enough to make a judgement on whether it was a good film, as it’s been about 16 years since I saw it last. I have caught the sequel Bill and Teds Bogus Journey a few times, each time the squirm and cringe gets a little stronger at the sheer cheesiness of it all, culminating in the Grim Reaper’s short rap at the end which will always see me in a contorted ball on the floor peering through the cracks in my fingers.

Nevertheless Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are still keen on re-teaming for the long mooted third installment, with Reeves himself always open to questions on the subject, some of which were again put to him by MTV whilst on the rounds promoting his upcoming movie Henry’s Crime.

He says of work on the script:

“The writers are six weeks away from a draft.”

…and offers some details of what it contains:

“When we last got together, part of it was that Bill and Ted were supposed to have written the song that saved the world, and it hasn’t happened,” he said. “So they’ve now become kind of possessed by trying to do that. Then there’s an element of time and they have to go back.”

He goes on to say that it all ties back directly into the end of Bogus Journey. Whether the movie ends up as just an exercise in nostalgia for fans of the now 20 year old originals or whether it will manage to find a new young audience is highly suspect, but it will be fun for a few of us finding out whether The Wyld Stallyns are still being excellent to each other in their late 40s.

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Harry at AICN has received a report from someone who attended a keynote speech at the London School of Performing Arts – at which Keanu Reeves was guest of honour. Presuming truthfulness behind the report, Keanu Reeves talked about a potential Bill & Ted 3, more Matrix sequels, and other projects that he could potentially be involved with. Read more after the break.

Keanu supposedly mentioned four projects; I’ll summarise the important stuff here, but if you want to read “El-Nino”‘s full report, you can hit the Ain’t It Cool link above.

- Reeves said he’s 2 months into a 6 month training programme for a hard R-rated 3D samurai film (47 Ronin) which will feature “great martial art set pieces.”

- Apparently he is “committed” to a third entry in the Bill & Ted franchise, but only spoke about it as a possibility. If you ask me, they’ve gotta leave all these ’80s and early ’90s films alone; it’s just becoming too much. Same goes for Ghostbusters. Let it be.

- This is probably the biggest part of the whole thing: Reeves supposedly met with the Wachowskis to discuss a two-film script treatment which would revisit the universe of The Matrix. The new films are said to want to “revolutionise” the action genre again and Keanu also wants to deliver a movie “worthy” of The Matrix title. According to El-Nino, the Wachowskis also met with James Cameron to discuss producing the new films in 3D.

- Reeves apparently said that the Wachowskis sold their modern, futuristic take on the Robin Hood tale (titled Hood) to Warner Bros. for $5 million, and that it will have the same impact visually and technically that Terminator 2 did back in 1991. Will Smith is most likely for the lead role at the moment.

Take this (well, The Matrix bit) with a grain of salt at the moment, I guess.

The first Matrix film was absolutely fantastic; its two sequels weren’t able to keep up though, and it seems like a fourth and fifth film could just be dragging it out. The Robin Hood story has kinda been done to death, but I’m just hoping to see any sort of good sci-fi film from the Wachowskis, who have only directed 2008′s Speed Racer since The Matrix Revolutions in 2003. Their next film will be an adaptation of the novel Cloud Atlas.

Which of these projects are you guys enthusiastic about, if any?

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Some new images from The Day the Earth Stood Still have appeared online over at ComingSoon.net. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly and John Cleese and is a remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.

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The trailer for The Day the Earth Stood Still is now online. It is a remake of the 1950′s movie of the same title and stars Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly.

Looks quite interesting. Keanu Reeves is born for the part, they needed an actor who shows no emotion and he fits that bill perfectly. They should rename the movie to The Day Keanu Reeves Face Stayed Still. Much better title.

Update: Trailer seems to be have removed from the face of the internet. I don’t think Fox want to promote their movies.

Update 2: It’s back!

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Two days ago we got the trailer, now we have the poster. Click to enlarge!

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