Keanu Reeves in Talks for Paramount Crime Thriller Remake

Keanu Reeves is negotiating to star in Paramount Pictures’ remake of the 2019 South Korean crime thriller The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil, with Don Lee attached to reprise his role and James Wan set to direct. The negotiations have not been reported as finalized, and Reeves’s character has not been identified. The reimagining is based on the film written and directed by Lee Won-tae. Its story follows a crime boss and a police officer who reluctantly join forces to track down a serial killer. Don Lee, also known as Ma Dong-seok, played the crime boss, Jang Dong-soo, in the original and is expected to return as the character in the new version. Wan is set to direct and produce. Other producers named for the project include Michael Clear and Jason Blum through Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Don Lee through Big Punch Global, Sylvester Stallone and D. Matt Geller through Balboa Productions, Chris S. Lee through BC Group, Jang Won-seok through BA Entertainment, and Lorenzo di Bonaventura. Eric Pearson wrote the latest screenplay draft, following earlier drafts by Shay Hatten and Brian Helgeland. Helgeland and Billy Acumen are also attached as executive producers, according to reports on...