Modern horror architect James Wan (Saw, The Conjuring, Insidious, Malignant) has recruited the great Keanu Reeves for his next feature, and while it's not technically a horror title, we're still pretty damn hyped to see how this turns out.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Wan will direct a reimagining of Korean crime thriller The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil over at Paramount Pictures, as well as produce via his Blumhouse-Atomic Monster banner, alongside Michael Clear and Jason Blum.
Released in 2019, Lee Won-tae's The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil centers on a gangster and a cop who reluctantly team-up to track down a serial killer. Train to Busan‘s Don Lee aka Ma Dong-seok, who played the titular gangster in Lee's original, will star alongside Reeves in Wan's remake, as well as produce via Big Punch Global.
According to THR, Eric Pearson (Thunderbolts*, Fantastic Four: First Steps) wrote the latest script for Wan's The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil, based on previous drafts by Shay Hatten (Resident Evil) and Brian Helgeland (A Knight’s Tale, L.A. Confidential).
The production roster looks like a who's who of action cinema, including Rocky himself Sylvester Stallone and D. Matt Geller via Balboa Productions, as well as Chris S. Lee of B&C Group, and Jang Won-seok, CEO of BA Entertainment, and G.I. Joe's Lorenzo di Bonaventura.
The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil will be Wan's first directorial effort since 2023's Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, but he's been incredibly busy behind the scenes producing a slew of recent horror hits including Lee Cronin's: The Mummy, Backrooms, and Other Mommy. He'll also be helping to bring Saw back to its “psychologically scarring” roots for the eleventh entry in the gory franchise.
As for Mr. Reeves, his involvement in the genre world has been mostly John Wick-focused for the last few years. Maybe one day we'll get him back in a pure horror a la Bram Stoker's Dracula but it sounds like The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil will tide us over nicely until then.
