Keanu Reeves’ ‘47 Ronin’ Bombing

[TampaYankee]

Keanu Reeves’ ‘47 Ronin’ Bombing: Universal Prepares for Major Loss

By Dave McNary9 hours ago

Universal Pictures has acknowledged that “47 Ronin” is a loser, disclosing that it’s taken the ususual step of writing down some if its $175 million cost prior to the current quarter.

The samurai tentpole, starring Keanu Reeves, opened Christmas Day in the U.S. with a soft $7 million at 2,688 locations, finishing sixth. Internationally, the film has opened in 14 territories for a total of $10 million through Wednesday. Though the film’s opening two weeks ago in Japan was dire, it finished first in its Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan openings.

More of this obit can be found at: http://movies.yahoo.com/news/keanu-reeves-47-ronin-bombing-universal-prepares-big-002627942.html

[MsGuy]

" I got a great idea, Mo!

"Let's shoehorn Keanu Reeves into a remake of one of the most beloved stories in Japanese literature ever!

"How could that possibly go wrong?"

"Hell, Yeah! And we could save big bucks with all those costumes from The Last Samurai we got in storage."

[TampaYankee]

His acting has always been secondary to his screen presence, IMO. Keanu's attraction to the straight girls and gay boys has attenuated with his advancing age. Sad but I can testify to that -- at least the gay boy part, if I may use the term very loosely.