David Bridges
They’ve gone again in time, they’ve gone to hell, and so they’ve saved the universe. And now, Invoice and Ted will go on their scariest journey but: to Broadway. Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, who starred within the time-traveling trilogy of movies, are set to reunite onstage subsequent 12 months for the basic play Ready for Godot by Samuel Beckett.
“We’re extremely excited to be on stage collectively and work with the good Jamie Lloyd in one in all our favourite performs,” the actors mentioned in a joint assertion. Lloyd, who not too long ago made Romeo & Juliet with Tom Holland, will direct the manufacturing.
Wildly sufficient, regardless that Reeves has been a large Hollywood star for over 30 years, he’s by no means appeared on Broadway earlier than. Winter has, however it’s been many years. Within the play, Reeves will play Estragon and Winter will play Vladimir, two pals who occur to be ready to fulfill the identical one that, spoiler alert, by no means comes. Within the meantime, they talk about many issues and discover the ups and downs of their relationship and friendship.
Earlier than the present opens subsequent 12 months, we’ll be seeing and listening to lots from Reeves. He’ll seem within the body-swap movie Good Fortune with Seth Rogen and Aziz Ansari, is voicing Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and can reprise the function of John Wick in subsequent summer season’s Ballerina. Winter additionally simply wrapped a film referred to as Maturity, which he not solely stars in however directs.
Anybody fascinated by seeing Invoice and Ted watch for Godot can join updates on the present’s official web site.
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