Keanu Reeves Says He Was Blacklisted By “Fox” For 14 Years

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Keanu Reeves has revealed he was once blacklisted by Fox for turning down a movie role.

The actor sat down with GQ for their May issue and recalled being put in 'movie jail' when he turned down Speed 2 after the first installment in 1994 became a box office hit.

Reeves explained that he turned down the follow-up to play in a stage production of Hamlet in Winnipeg, Canada.

'I didn't work with [Fox] again until The Day the Earth Stood Still.' the 54-year-old star remembered of being hired by the studio in 2008.

Fox ended up producing their sequel, Speed 2: Cruise Control, in 1997 with Jason Patric starring opposite Sandra Bullock.

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