Netflix has secured the rights to BRZRKR, a comic book series created by Keanu Reeves – and yes, he’ll be starring in the screen adaptations!
It’s no surprise really. The comic has been one of the biggest sellers in the world since its release just a few weeks ago. Plus the main character looks a lot like Keanu. Maybe a little more…rough?
Photo courtesy BOOM! Studios
Photo courtesy BOOM! Studios
BRZRKR, which is published by BOOM! Studios, co-written by New York Times best-selling author Matt Kindt and illustrated by Marvel artist Ron Garney, is an action-packed, graphic series about a man (named Berzerker) who is half-mortal and half-God. He’s cursed with a desire to commit violence, wandering the world for centuries trying to find out why he is the way he is and end his blood-soaked existence.
Thrilling, right?
And while yes, the comic is full of blood, gore and violence, it also has purpose.
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“He understands the cost of it. He finds life precious even after all this time,” Keanu said in a video posted to the Kickstarter page that made this whole project possible.
According to BOOM!, BRZRKR will first be adapted into a feature film followed by an anime spinoff series.
(Feature Image Credit: Keanu Reeves photo by DFree/Shutterstock.com, BRZRKR Cover Art by Rafael Grampá)