Reeves to star in Tarsem Singh's 'The Panopticon'?Los Angeles, Nov 21 (AZINS) Actor Keanu Reeves is said to be in negotiations to star in film “The Panopticon” under the direction of Tarsem Singh.

“The Matrix” actor is in talks with Good Universe to take on the lead role in the upcoming action-thriller, reports contactmusic.com.

The film is based on a script by Craig Rosenberg in which a seemingly ordinary man receives a mysterious package containing a message he'd pre-recorded for himself to warn that the world is about to end and only he can save it.

Reeves, who is best known for playing the role of Neo in “The Matrix” trilogy, was last seen in thriller “John Wick” and recently wrapped filming on “Knock Knock” and courtroom drama “The Whole Truth”.

He is now shooting indie film “Daughter of God” while he's also attached to star in Tanya Wexler's “Replicas” and Brian Kirk's “Passengers”.


When Knightley feared being fired from 'Pirates ...'

Los Angeles, Nov 21 (AZINS) Actress Keira Knightley says she feared being fired from the“Pirates of the Caribbean” film.

Knightley took on the role of Elizabeth Swan in the movie, and it was the film that catapulted the actress to superstardom. However, she believed that she would not last long in Hollywood and that she would be fired from her first role.

“I remember going to Hollywood... I had only packed a small bag because I was convinced they were going to fire me,” nypost.com quoted her as saying.

“Being a teenager that's come out of sort of big blockbuster films, there was a lot of criticism. People saying, 'She's s**t, she can't act, she can't do it. What's the point? She's pouty, she's thin.' Being a teenager, you do read it all.?.?. you go, 'Oh, my God, I'm that awful'," she added.