John Wickstar and pure-hearted Hollywood iconKeanu Reevesis now in talks to joinMartin Scorseseand Leonardo DiCaprio’s adaptation ofThe Devil in The White City. Though the project was initially proposed as a movie, it will now be adapted into serial form for Hulu, and should Reeves join the project, this would mark the actor’s first major role on the small screen.
Nothing has yet been signed by Reeves, butDeadlinehas revealed that the star of such franchises asThe MatrixandJohn Wickis now in negotiations to joinThe Devil in The White City, which would see him working alongside fellow A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio and seminal director Martin Scorsese. Based on the bookThe Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed Americaby Erik Larson, the story is based on real characters and events, centering around the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the real-life figures Daniel Burnham, an architect, and H. H. Holmes, the first modern serial killer.
The Devil in The White Citywould no doubt introduce the two men during the 1893 World’s Fair, with Daniel Burnham striving to bring the epic event to life, while H.H. Holmes meanwhile constructing his “Murder Castle,” an elaborate, disorientating structure which the killer used to lure in his victims and murder them. While it is unknown which part Keanu Reeves is in negotiations to play, it is likely that it will be either Burnham or Holmes.
Since purchasing the movie rights toThe Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed Americaway back in 2010, it has been expected ever since thatLeonardo DiCapriowould play the part of H.H. Holmes, but it is possible that things have changed, and that Reeves could step into the role of the serial killer. The idea of the beloved actor using his public persona to bring the handsome, cunning psychopathic killer to life in the series is certainly an intriguing one.
The Devil in The White Cityis a project that both Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio have had their eye on for some time. Though it began as a feature-length adaptation,Hulu announced in 2019 that it would instead develop the project as a big-budget limited series.Both DiCaprio and Scorsese will be on board as executive producers alongside Rick Yorn, Sam Shaw, Jennifer Davisson and Stacey Sher, with Little Children’s Todd Field set to direct the first two episodes.
While we wait and see whether Keanu Reeves decides to joinThe Devil in The White City, the actor is plenty busy right now once again trying to escape the confines of The Matrix inThe Matrix Resurrections. The sequel sees Neo living a seemingly ordinary life as Thomas A. Anderson. While his therapist prescribes him blue pills in order to dampen his destiny as The One, a chance meeting with Trinity will once again reawaken Neo’s mind to reality. Produced, co-written, and directed by Lana Wachowski and starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jessica Henwick, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jonathan Groff, and Neil Patrick Harris,The Matrix Resurrectionsis out now.
