Jul 15 2008Keanu Reeves Will Definitely Be Playing Plastic Man, Which is Not an Unsubstaniated Rumor
Hmm. It's a pretty slow news day, and I have to leave shortly to catch a screening of the movie where animated flies save the first moon mission (I'm more excited than you'd think). I need a good crazy rumor to go out on. Maybe some kind of casting for a superhero film that hasn't even been talked about--people love debating the quality of superhero casting. But what? Luke and Owen Wilson cast in a Blue Beetle/Booster Gold movie? Eddie Murphy and smaller Eddie Murphy from Meet Dave cast as Hawkman and the Atom? This guy cast in a Juggernaut film?
Wait, there's an actual rumor that Keanu Reeves will play Plastic Man in an adaptation by the Wachowskis? Let's go with that then. From CHUD:
A reader by the name of Ballack writes in from Berlin (one of my favorite cities in the world!) saying that Joel Silver was on German radio recently talking about Ninja Assassin, the James McTeigue-directed, Wachowski-produced martial arts movie. Ballack claims that Silver also spilled the beans on what the Wachowskis would be directing to follow-up Speed Racer* - Plastic Man.You'll remember that a pre-Matrix Bros W wrote a Plastic Man script, which Ballack claims Silver said would be the basis for this new film. Our scooper also reports that Silver said they want the movie to have a global release at the end of 2009.
And if that's not a big enough story, Ballack further claims that Silver says that Keanu Reeves will be playing Eels O'Brien (the real name of Plastic Man).
Foreign, completely unverifiable source; based around facts that give it some slight connection to reality; will severely piss off fans of Plastic Man---this rumor is so much better than any of mine. And, obviously, completely true.
Reader Comments
1. The Kilted Yaksman - July 15, 2008 3:23 PM
"will severely piss off fans of Plastic Man..."
All two of them?
2. Josh - July 15, 2008 3:25 PM
No, no, no. I'm one of the two. I'll cry myself to sleep tonight. I'll burn my shirt and action figure. Why god. Why do you take everything so dear to me?
3. PurpleJedi - July 15, 2008 3:34 PM
I guess this makes me fan #2?
It's ironic that one of the least malleable faces in Hollywood could be considered for the role of a "rubberized" superhero.
Maybe when the bros W read "Plastic" man, they thought of the kind molded onto automobile bumpers.
4. Brianna - July 15, 2008 4:09 PM
I thought Jim Carrey WAS Plastic Man.
5. Drew - July 15, 2008 4:18 PM
Fan #3.
Could Warner/DC stop making calls like this?
6. Josh D - July 15, 2008 9:48 PM
So, then the grand total is three fans?
Good to know.
7. Paul - July 16, 2008 12:52 AM
Perfect casting. Keanu's been practicing playing "plastic" since Point Break.
@ #7: Woah.
8. Doug Nelson - July 16, 2008 2:28 AM
I gave up hope for a Plastic Man movie once Bruce Campbell got old.
9. Bob - July 16, 2008 9:57 AM
Who the hell is Plastic Man??
10. Bob - July 16, 2008 10:05 AM
Okay, I just did a quick Wiki check on him, and, seriously, they're making a movie out of this?? Did I not read that article correctly?? They already did this with the fantastic four. Granted Mr. Fantastic is obviously a rip off of this guy, but do we really need to see another movie of a guy who can stretch??
11. Cory - July 16, 2008 10:53 AM
Bump it up to four Plastic Man fans now!
But I'm... I'm unsure what to think of the possibilities of this. Reeves wouldn't be my first pick for Plas. I mean, I wouldn't throw one of these "these promotional photos are unimpressive and therefore Hollywood is RUINING FOREVER all the inconsequential bits of my childhood!!1!" fits, but I agree that Bruce Campbell would have been further up the ladder.
12. Jonny S - July 16, 2008 11:57 AM
I honestly think this is the perfect role for him.
He's plastic, lifeless and emotionless.
13. momboelitist - July 16, 2008 12:06 PM
Woah heinous bad dudes, like, I'm Plastic Man!
14. Karl Marl - July 16, 2008 1:07 PM
I'm trying real hard not to blogvent and start arguments anymore, but watching people flock (AND THERE'S A REASON WHY WE USE THE VERB 'FLOCK') to this I'm-still-eleven-and-don't-tell-me-otherwise superhero crap never fails to make me ashamed at my fellow man's mentality. Even so, I was a comic book nerd WHEN I WAS ELEVEN and I never even considered buying Plasticman. Here's a haiku:
Superhero turd
Floating in the baby pool
Baking in the Sun
You can thank me by renting Battle Royale or The Host or Paprika or something else that's gonna start everyone going, "Yeah? Well, they suck. I never saw 'em, but I heard they suck from my friend who can identify every tool on the BatBelt."
*kisses*
15. Eville1 - July 16, 2008 3:03 PM
And isn't it Wachowski siblings now anyway? I can't call them the brothers anymore. Because, well, they aren't.
16. Amy - July 19, 2008 12:48 AM
Jack Cole's original Plastic Man was totally groundbreaking in the comics medium. I don't think a modern movie can really do it justice, and would just sully the reputation of a character that would then be known by the wider public primarily through the movie (just like The Spirit is shortly going to be!!!). This is a view that is open to the charge of some kind of comics elitism, but I just don't think it will translate well.
17. Karl Marl - July 19, 2008 5:54 PM
No one could possibly make films about:
John Quincy Adams
Walter Cronkite
Plastic Man
The films could never do justice to the awesomeness that is either of their lives.
Penis in hand and clown shoes on feet, I bid you adieu.
Shtar Warzh forever. Vaginas are unworthy.
18. TooDarkMark - July 22, 2008 11:43 AM
Luke and Owen Wilson are perfecctttt for Booster Gold/Blue Beetle. They should make a super friends movie but use alot of Keith Giffen/JM Demattis Justice League stuff from the late 80's. Guy Garnder, Martian Manhunter, Fire, Ice, Plastic Man, and.... Rocket Red? Or G'nort.
Keanu Reeves continues to amaze me over and over and over again. No one in Hollywood has ever been a worse actor and continued to get amazing role after amazing role. He was even up for Dr Manhattan. WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!? I just will never understand Hollywood and it's constants attempts to make bad movies with bad actors based on great ideas and stories.
Plastic Man is a funny, quirky wise guy. JiM Carrey, Will Ferrel, WHOEVER. A quick witted funny guy. KEANU FREAKIN REEVESSSS?!?!?!??!