Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves Reunite 30 Years AfterSpeedfor Anniversary Screening in Los Angeles

Mar. 15, 2025

Sandra Bullock and Keanu reunite for the 30th anniversary of ‘Speed’.Photo:Jared Cowan for Beyond Fest at American Cinematheque at Egyptian

Jared Cowan for Beyond Fest at American Cinematheque at Egyptian

Keanu ReevesandSandra Bullockare ready for rush hour.

“We knew we were doing something wacky,” said Reeves of playing SWAT officer Jack Traven, who boards a bus rigged to detonate a bomb if its speed drops below 50 mph.

Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock in ‘Speed’.Richard Foreman/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock

Richard Foreman/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock

“I was behind the wheel of a projectile, so I was just happy to be alive at the end of the day,” joked Bullock, who played Annie Porter, a passenger on the bus who helps to prevent its explosion.

“I mean, I was new to the whole game so I wasn’t aware of what was happening or what felt right or what was not supposed to feel a certain way, but I was just, you’re just in it,” Bullock continued.

Speaking about how the actors were really “smashing into things” during filming, Bullock added, “So I think as an actor and, as I was a newbie, I was behind the wheel wanting everyone to be safe. It was special.”

Keanu Reeves, ‘Speed’ director Jan de Bont and Sandra Bullock.Jared Cowan for Beyond Fest at American Cinematheque at Egyptian

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For de Bont,Speed’s stars were integral to its critical and commercial success. “I have never been so proud of those two actors, what they did for me and quite often unnatural to them,” said the filmmaker.

“What they had to do is just unbelievable. But the relationship that those two created together is absolutely amazing,” the Dutch filmmaker continued. “And seeing it back on the screen tonight, it was so real. They were absolutely perfect.”

Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves at the 1994 premiere of ‘Speed’.David Keeler/Getty

David Keeler/Getty

“All the emotions were right, all the laughter was right, all the smiling, the little smoothing,” theTwisterdirector added.

“It was really, really cool. And I had to tell them how great they both were,” he continued. “I mean I realized more now how great you guys were at the time. I had to say busy, but now I really say, ‘Oh s—,’ and it’s so good.”

The award-winningSpeedspawned a poorly received sequel in 1997,Speed 2: Cruise Control, starring a returning Bullock, Jason Patric and Willem Dafoe.

Reeves will reprise his role as John Wick in 2025’sAna de ArmasspinoffBallerinaand play an angel inAziz Ansari’s upcomingGood Fortune. He’s also producingBRZRKR, the comic book series he co-wrote with Matt Kindt, as a big-screen adaptation and anime series. Among Bullock’s upcoming projects is asequel toPractical MagiccostarringNicole Kidman.

source: people.com