# Keanu Reeves to Star in Netflix Action Movie ‘Maelstrom’ After Alan Ritchson Drops Out

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/keanu-reeves-to-star-in-netflix-action-movie-maelstrom-after-alan-ritchson-drops-out/
- Published: 2026-10-26T15:46:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T07:38:02+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/keanu-reeves-maelstrom-netflix-alan-ritchson-drops-out-1236931242/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, Space, Technology, TV

## Key points

- Keanu Reeves replaces Alan Ritchson in Netflix’s *Maelstrom*.
- A marshal protects a witness during a hurricane.
- The project began as a Warner Bros. script sale in 1993.

## Summary

Keanu Reeves is set to lead Netflix’s action film *Maelstrom*, replacing Alan Ritchson, who has left the project for reasons that have not been disclosed. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, the story follows a federal marshal protecting an arms dealer’s fiancée as she prepares to testify against him.

The action takes place over one evening as a hurricane cuts off communications and prevents reinforcements from arriving, leaving the pair to face the dealer’s men and the storm. Mark Bianculli is polishing a script based on a draft by the late Gregory Fitzpatrick. First sold to Warner Bros. in 1993, the screenplay reportedly fetched $225,000 to $625,000 at the time; producer Jeff Robinov remains attached and is producing with Tabitha Shick.

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