Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves could reunite for Speed 3 after all, studio boss teases

Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves mightiness beryllium gearing up for a return to Speed, according to 20th Century Studios caput Steve Asbell. 

Just weeks aft Bullock expressed doubts astir Hollywood being 'brave enough' to return connected a sequel to nan 1994 action hit, Asbell hinted that a follow-up could beryllium successful nan works.

'Hollywood is brave enough. We are brave enough. We're sitting by nan phone,' Asbell teased during a caller question and reply pinch The Hollywood Reporter, rubbing connected early projects. 

'It is 1 of those past movies that we haven’t remade. And to really beryllium a logic to travel back, it’s sewage to beryllium a awesome thought and an thought that excites (Bullock and Reeves). Because that’d beryllium nan logic to spot it.' 

According to Asbell, nan workplace wouldn't move guardant without nan stars' engagement and approval.

'It’s not thing we would grip lightly aliases conscionable effort to property them into service. They’d person to beryllium a portion of nan improvement of that idea.'

At nan 30th day screening of Speed a fewer weeks ago, Sandra joked that a caller sequel would beryllium a 'geriatric version.'

'It won’t beryllium fast,' she quipped, earlier adding, 'I don’t cognize if we’re successful an manufacture anymore that’s consenting to tolerate it and beryllium brave capable to do it. 

'Maybe I could beryllium wrong. I don’t cognize what we could do that would beryllium bully capable for nan audience.'

The Oscar victor first appeared connected surface pinch Reeves successful 1994's Speed, and past again for nan 2006 romanticist play The Lake House. 

Reeves opted retired of nan 1997 sequel, Speed 2: Cruise Control, leaving Bullock to header nan ill-fated movie pinch Jason Patric.

It flopped astatine nan container agency and was wide panned arsenic 1 of nan worst sequels ever made.

Though Reeves passed connected Speed 2 owed to issues pinch nan script, he's reportedly unfastened to teaming up pinch Bullock for a imaginable 3rd installment successful nan franchise.

The 59-year-old character told nan 50 MPH podcast: 'I mean, you cognize - we'd freakin' sound it retired of nan park.'

The Matrix prima claimed location is 'siren call' attracting him to different Speed movie and that he's hopeless to activity pinch Sandra again aft they past teamed up for The Lake House. 

Reeves antecedently admitted that he declined nan chance to reprise his portion arsenic LAPD explosive disposal serviceman Jack Traven successful Speed 2 arsenic he 'didn't respond' to nan ocean-set story.

Speaking connected The Graham Norton Show successful 2021, he recalled: 'At nan clip I didn't respond to nan script. 

'I really wanted to activity pinch Sandra Bullock, I loved playing Jack Traven, and I loved Speed, but an water liner?'

He added, 'I had thing against nan artists involved, but astatine nan clip I had nan emotion it conscionable wasn't right.'

Written by Graham Yost and directed by Jan de Bont, Speed stars Keanu arsenic LAPD detective Jack Traven, who must prevention passengers connected a autobus rigged to detonate if it drops beneath 50 mph by madman Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper). 

After nan driver is shot, Sandra's character, Annie Porter, an unsuspecting passenger, takes nan instrumentality to thief negociate nan crisis. 

Speed was a awesome container agency hit, grossing complete $350 cardinal worldwide connected a fund of astir $30 million. 

The movie received captious acclaim for its high-octane action and suspense, earning a 94% standing connected Rotten Tomatoes. 

It besides won 2 Academy Awards, for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing, solidifying its spot arsenic a 90s action classic.