Keanu to be Night Watchman

Keanu Reeves - also known as Neo from the widely successful Matrix trilogy - is set to star in a new movie from crime writer James Ellroy, who penned last year's noir thriller The Black Dahlia.

According to Variety, The Night Watchman will star Reeves as a disgraced cop who sets out to change his ways after discovering his department is awash with corruption.

And David Ayer has signed on to direct, following his role as writer-director on last year's Harsh Times, which starred Christian Bale as an ex-soldier who finds his life dogged with violence as he tries to rebuild his life in South Central Los Angeles.

Ayer also wrote the screenplay for films such as S.W.A.T and The Fast and the Furious, in addition to Training Day - the movie for which Denzel Washington won his Oscar for best actor and Ethan Hawke was nominated for his supporting role.

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