# Keanu Reeves is replacing Reacher star Alan Ritchson for Netflix action movie Maelstrom

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/keanu-reeves-is-replacing-reacher-star-alan-ritchson-for-netflix-action-movie-maelstrom/
- Published: 2026-10-27T12:57:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T06:27:14+00:00
- Original publisher: GamesRadar+
- Original article: https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/action-movies/keanu-reeves-is-replacing-reacher-star-alan-ritchson-for-netflix-action-movie-maelstrom/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, TV

## Key points

- Keanu Reeves replaces Alan Ritchson in Netflix’s Maelstrom.
- The film centres on a witness, a marshal and a hurricane.
- The project was first sold to Warner Bros. in 1993.

## Summary

Keanu Reeves has joined Netflix’s action film Maelstrom, replacing Alan Ritchson, who left the project after being cast earlier this year. The reason for Ritchson’s departure has not been disclosed, and no other cast members have been announced.

The story follows a federal marshal protecting a woman who plans to testify against her former fiancé, an arms dealer. When a hurricane cuts off outside communication, they must survive the storm and attacks from the dealer’s men. The long-delayed project is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, with Mark Bianculli revising a script first sold to Warner Bros. in 1993; no release date has been set.

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