Over the past few years, Keanu Reeves has emerged as one of the most popular and intriguing actors working in Hollywood. He has been the subject of a number of memes, rumours and heart-warming tales from a variety of sources.
A while ago I came up with the idea of Keanu Reads on twitter (I am probably not the only person that thought of that). It was a two second chuckle that refused to leave my brain. Recently I noticed that he has acted in a number of movies that are based on novels (& two that were turned into graphic novels) and the idea of creating a display based on his works was born.
Books made into movies starring Keanu Reeves
- Dangerous Liaisons (Les Liaisons dangereuses) – Pierre Choderlos de Laclos adapted as Dangerous Liaisons
- Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (La tía Julia y el escribidor) – Mario Vargas Llosa adapted as Tune in Tomorrow
- Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, & Henry V – William Shakespeare, the inspiration for My Own Private Idaho
- Much Ado About Nothing – William Shakespeare, adapted as Much Ado About Nothing
- Dracula – Bram Stoker, adapted as Bram Stoker’s Dracula
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues – Tom Robbins, adapted as Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
- Johnny Mnemonic – William Gibson, adapted as Johnny Mnemonic
- Hardball: a Season in the Projects – Daniel Coyle, adapted as Hardball
- Hellblazer – graphic novel series by various authors & illustrators, adapted as Constantine
- A Scanner Darkly – Philip K. Dick, adapted as A Scanner Darkly
- The Private Lives of Pippa Lee – Rebecca Miller, adapted as The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Movies starring Keanu Reeves adapted as Graphic Novels
- The Matrix Comics – The Wachowskis & various authors & illustrators based on The Matrix trilogy
- Bill & Ted’s Excellent Comic Book Archive – Evan Dorkin based on Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey
To go along with the display I have put together a poster that can be downloaded below.
Keanu Reads UK Poster:
Keanu Reads US poster:
You can find out more about The Artists’ Prison by Alexandra Grant & Eve Wood here: https://www.xartistsbooks.com/books/the-artists-prison
X Artists Books is a small press run by Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant, you can read about it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/t-magazine/keanu-reeves-art-book-publishing.html