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Keanu Reeves Eyes Lead in Live-Action LEGO Film.

6/23/2026

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Reeves Negotiates LEGO

Keanu Reeves is negotiating to star in a live-action/animated LEGO film by Universal Pictures and The LEGO Group.
Josh Cooley will direct, with producers Jill Wilfert and Ryan Christians, after Universal secured LEGO rights in 2020.
The five-year deal will lapse if pre-production does not start within six months, risking the project.
LEGO movies have earned over $1.1 billion worldwide, including $468 million for The LEGO Movie and $160 million domestic for Toy Story 5.

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Reeves Voices Hidari

Keanu Reeves will voice the title character Hidari in Masashi Kawamura’s stop-motion action film unveiled at Cannes.
The film expands Kawamura’s 2023 short that has amassed close to 5 million YouTube views.
Reeves also voiced Shadow the Hedgehog in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, released in 2024.
He recently appeared in Lionsgate’s Ballerina, a John Wick spinoff, and the comedy Good Fortune, and was in contention for the sci-fi project Shiver by Tim Miller.

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Reeves Negotiates LEGO

Keanu Reeves is negotiating to star in a live-action/animated LEGO film by Universal Pictures and The LEGO Group.
Josh Cooley will direct, with producers Jill Wilfert and Ryan Christians, after Universal secured LEGO rights in 2020.
The five-year deal will lapse if pre-production does not start within six months, risking the project.
LEGO movies have earned over $1.1 billion worldwide, including $468 million for The LEGO Movie and $160 million domestic for Toy Story 5.

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