# New Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde movie due...with Keanu Reeves as the lead **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 9, 2009, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-jekyl-and-mr-hyde-movie-due-with-keanu-reeves-as-the-lead/495834 "2009-05-09T06:43:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-jekyl-and-mr-hyde-movie-due-with-keanu-reeves-as-the-lead/495834/21 "2009-05-10T08:47:22Z")
Say there’s three hundred million people in America. If you can find three hundred people who can act better for films than Keanu Reeves, I’d be surprised. By my math, that makes his acting talent better than one in a million. Jekyll and Hyde will probably be pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-jekyl-and-mr-hyde-movie-due-with-keanu-reeves-as-the-lead/495834/22 "2009-05-10T10:12:41Z")
> [@Mosier](#): > > Say there’s three hundred million people in America. If you can find three hundred people who can act better for films than Keanu Reeves, I’d be surprised. By my math, that makes his acting talent better than one in a million. > > Jekyll and Hyde will probably be pretty good. Dunno, the [previous version](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Reilly_(film)) was impressively forgettable, and looking at things like Bram Stoker’s Dracula or Much Ado About Nothing, I can say for sure that Keanu really sticks out like a sore thumb in period pieces. Modern and future he does alright, but a bunch of people with British accents and one guy speaking in surfer dude clashes quite a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-jekyl-and-mr-hyde-movie-due-with-keanu-reeves-as-the-lead/495834/23 "2009-05-10T10:25:51Z")
This is who I would really love to see in this role: Jim Carrey. Yes, I am absolutely serious about that. Ever since I saw _Me, Myself, and Irene,_ I had sort of a revelation that Jim Carrey can, for better or worse, come off as truly _terrifying_, whether or not it’s intentional. I found myself thinking the whole time as I watched that film (and I’ve seen it again many times since) “wow, Jim Carrey really should play a genuine psychopath in a non-comedic context; he would totally nail the role.” It’s true that he’s built up his career with zany goofball roles, but the truth is he really IS an incredible actor (and I’m not just saying that because "comedy is harder to do than drama - I know that’s not true in all cases.) What Carrey has is an incredible physical presence - he _really_ throws himself into the acting, and he’s capable of a ridiculous range of facial expressions. I really think he would be perfect as Jekyll and Hyde. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-jekyl-and-mr-hyde-movie-due-with-keanu-reeves-as-the-lead/495834/24 "2009-05-10T22:05:32Z")
Does the world need another Jeckyll and Hyde movie? It’s been done I don’t know how many times and I don’t think the story is that deep. ---
**Author:** ![MisterPeabody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@MisterPeabody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MisterPeabody)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-jekyl-and-mr-hyde-movie-due-with-keanu-reeves-as-the-lead/495834/25 "2009-05-11T02:26:30Z")
Even though I have enjoyed a few of Keanu’s movies, I am always distracted by the cadence in his voice. I think it is his natural cadence and not forced like William Shatner’s stilting. Plus I have to admit I keep expecting him to start every sentence with “Dude!” Some actors get stucked in peoples minds like that. ---
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-jekyl-and-mr-hyde-movie-due-with-keanu-reeves-as-the-lead/495834/26 "2009-05-12T21:30:23Z")
> [@Rucksinator](#): > > I’ve always thought that his success is because he picks roles where his character needs to show little emotion. Roles that are right for his lack of acting talent (IMHO, of course). This seems like a bad idea. The first half of “The Day The Earth Stood Still” tends to confirm my assessment. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-jekyl-and-mr-hyde-movie-due-with-keanu-reeves-as-the-lead/495834/27 "2009-05-13T04:12:02Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Does the world need another Jeckyll and Hyde movie? It’s been done I don’t know how many times and I don’t think the story is that deep. [Unanswered questions remain.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471764) ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-jekyl-and-mr-hyde-movie-due-with-keanu-reeves-as-the-lead/495834/28 "2009-05-15T11:44:09Z")
Wow. Forest Whitacker and 50 Cent will make a _competing_ Jeckyl and Hyde movie. [Link](http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/14/keanu_reeves_facing_jekyll_and_hyde_comp_1) Which will suck more? ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-jekyl-and-mr-hyde-movie-due-with-keanu-reeves-as-the-lead/495834/29 "2009-05-15T15:27:21Z")
The story is just beat to death. It’s like making another Christmas Carol movie or another Tim Burton movie. They’ve been done enough already. ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-jekyl-and-mr-hyde-movie-due-with-keanu-reeves-as-the-lead/495834/30 "2009-05-15T16:01:54Z")
Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-jekyl-and-mr-hyde-movie-due-with-keanu-reeves-as-the-lead/495834/31 "2009-05-15T16:03:22Z")
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