Keanu Reeves, the man of many talents that he is, launched his first comic book earlier this year. BRZRKR tells the story of an immortal warrior known as Berzerker who wants to find a way to die. Netflix now plans not one, but two adaptations of the material. The streaming giant will produce both a BRZRKR film and an anime sequence, with Reeves starring and producing the first and giving voice to the character in the second.
Exciting news! Netflix is developing a live action movie AND a subsequent anime series based on Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR, a brutally epic saga about an immortal warrior’s 80,000-year struggle through the ages. Reeves will produce and star in the film, and dub the anime. pic.twitter.com/RVWEuBCXTJ
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Reeves co-wrote BRZRKR with the help of Matt Kindt, nominated for the Eisner Award. Ron Garney, who worked in comics as captain America and Wolverine, made the art, with coloring done by Bill Crabtree. Even before leaving, BRZRKR it was a success, with the series raising over $ 1.4 million through Kickstarter. The first edition sold more than 615,000 copies, making it one of the most popular comic book premieres in recent memory.
The strategy of making a live and anime adaptation of a popular franchise is not new to Netflix. It is taking a similar approach with The Witcher, with an animated film and a prequel series on the way. BRZRKR it is also just one of several anime productions the company has planned for the near future. He is also working on the adaptations of Terminator and Dota 2.