Back in June, I posted a “proof of concept” video showing a newfangled camera rig that Keanu Reeves was using to shoot his directorial debut, A Man of Tai Chi, and today we have a trailer. It’s actually right above these words, and you can watch it by clicking the little sideways triangly thingy.

Lots of action has been promised, Tiger Hu Chen (one of the stuntmen on “The Matrix” films) and Iko Uwais of “The Raid” are among the folks throwing fists and feet in the flick, and Reeves seems to certainly have been pushing himself. [ThePlaylist]

It looks like your basic kumite plot, and it appears that it’s even borrowed the octagonal ring like the UFC uses (who may have gotten their idea from Chuck Norris’s 1980 movie The Octagon). Keanu plays the man running the tournament, and his performance may go down in history as the most understated martial arts kingpin ever. “I know kung fu?” Of course, a martial arts movie like this is more about the quality of fight choreography than anything else, and the trailer is less intriguing than the dolly video in that regard. But no matter how it turns out, it’s just nice to see that directing makes Keanu so happy.

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I’ve watched the new trailer for Generation Um…, starring Keanu Reeves, several times now, and I’m still not really sure what it’s about, so I’ll direct you to this plot synopsis for help:

“Generation Um…” follows a day in the life of John and his two beautiful cohorts as they live life on the fringe, immersed in sex, drugs and indecision. As they navigate their daily routine of bars, crowds and New York City living, they embark on a path of self-discovery.

And that sounds pretty great, because I think most of us would love to have two beautiful cohorts, whether for doing drugs and making sex around a giant city or simply rubbing a dude’s feet while he slaps together terrible photoshops.

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FilmDrunk readers, we’re usually pretty factual around here, so I hope you’ll enjoy this break from reading the news. It’s time to read some exquisite literature I have written for you. Please enjoy semi-erotic fan fiction about my two favorite Hollywood hunks, Keanu Reeves and Matthew McConaughey. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll be super horned up! Trust me, you’ll want to read this to the end.

Taiwan’s NME animation taking on the Kevin Clash/Elmo underage sex scandal was both welcome and inevitable. [via Clip Nation]

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Keanu Reeves gets a lot of crap for maybe not being the most incredible actor, but by every account I’ve ever heard, he’s super nice and cool. If you don’t believe it, just look at this picture and ask yourself, is that the face of a not-awesome dude? I think not. No one makes double I-Love-You hands unless he’s an awesome party animal, it’s against the Geneva convention. Anyway, this picture showed up on Reddit last night, with the submitter commenting:

Look who my friends ran into this weekend (he always wears the same outfit??)!

It’s pretty sweet that Kean-Bro was down for a spontaneous celebraish with some hot Asian ninja turts, but submitter has a good point about his outfit. Does Keanu just have a closet full of identical clothes like Bart Simpson? He’s been photographed in almost the exact same clothes on at least four different occasions, and that’s just searching pictures I have saved on my computer (seriously, Photoshop f*cking loves Keanu).

Here’s a visual representation.

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