Keanu Reeves reveals why he turned down Speed 2 with Sandra Bullock and it’s entirely fair enough
Keanu Reeves has revealed he turned down reprising his role for Speed 2 as he did not ‘respond to the script’ at the time, which is a very polite Canadian way of saying he didn’t like it.
The 57-year-old Hollywood actor starred in the 1994 action film as Jack Traven, an officer in the Los Angeles Police Department’s SWAT team who has to prevent a bomb exploding on a city bus by keeping its speed above 50mph.
His co-star and good pal Sandra Bullock returned for the 1997 sequel, Speed 2: Cruise Control, with Jason Patric taking over the leading role as officer Alex Shaw in the film, which sees the action play out on a luxury cruise ship.
Speaking on The Graham Norton Show via a video call from the US, Reeves said: ‘At the time I didn’t respond to the script.
