Sandra Bullock reunited with her Speed co-star Keanu Reeves for the 30th anniversary screening of their iconic 1994 thriller in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
The actress, 60, and the Matrix star, 60, were photographed arriving at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood for the event.
Sandra, who recently shared that she dreams of working with Keanu again, radiated elegance in a head-to-toe black outfit, accented by sparkling earrings.
Meanwhile, the actor graciously stopped to sign autographs as he walked in, sporting a black jacket and a scruffy beard.
The action-packed blockbuster starred Keanu as bomb disposal expert Jack Traven, and Sandra as Annie Porter, a bus passenger who finds a bomb and teams up with Jack to defuse it.
Sandra Bullock, 60, reunited with her Speed co-star Keanu Reeves, 60, for the 30th anniversary screening of their iconic 1994 thriller on Tuesday in Los Angeles.
The action-packed film starred Keanu as bomb disposal expert Jack Traven, and Sandra as Annie Porter, a bus passenger who finds a bomb and teams up with Jack to defuse it; seen in a frame
The film was directed by Jan de Bont in his directorial debut, from a screenplay written by Graham Yost.
It also starred Dennis Hopper, Joe Morton and Jeff Daniels.
The plot centered on a city bus that Hopper rigged to explode if its speed dropped below 50 miles per hour.
Reeves and Bullock’s characters find themselves in a race against time to prevent tragedy from occurring.
The film was released on June 10, 1994. It debuted at number one at the box office and grossed $14.5 million in its opening weekend.
The film also set opening records for 20th Century Fox in Brazil with $669,725 and in South Africa with $267,140.
It won Best Sound Effects Editing and Best Sound at the 67th Academy Awards.
Reeves declined to return for the sequel to 1997’s Speed, Speed 2: Cruise Control, leaving Bullock to direct the film with Jason Patric.
The actress and The Matrix star were seen arriving at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood for the screening.
Sandra radiated elegance in a head-to-toe black ensemble, accented by sparkling earrings.
Meanwhile, the actor sported a black jacket and a scruffy beard.
He graciously stopped to sign autographs as he entered.
The film’s plot centered on a city bus that was rigged to explode if its speed dropped below 50 miles per hour.
Reeves and Bullock’s characters find themselves in a race against time to prevent tragedy from occurring; seen in a frame
It was a box office failure and many critics called it one of the worst sequels of all time.
Reeves admitted that he turned down the opportunity to reprise his role as an LAPD bomb disposal officer because he “didn’t respond” to the ocean-set story.
In May, Sandra shared that she dreams of working with Keanu again.
During an appearance on the 50 MPH podcast, the Miss Congeniality star admitted she was ready to reunite with Reeves.
“Before I die, before I leave this planet, I think Keanu and I have to do something in front of the camera,” he confessed.
Bullock even teased a possible third Speed installment, joking: ‘Are we, you know, in wheelchairs or with walkers? Maybe. Maybe.’
The Oscar winner first appeared on screen with Reeves in the hit 1994 action film, and then again in the 2006 romantic drama The Lake House.
Although Reeves rejected Speed 2 due to the script, he is open to reuniting with Bullock for a third film in the franchise.
The actor told the 50 MPH podcast: “I mean, you know, we’d knock it out of the park.”
Reeves declined to return for the 1997 Speed sequel, Speed 2: Cruise Control, leaving Bullock to direct the film with Jason Patric; She is seen in a photograph with Patric.
Although he turned down the role because of the script, he said he is open to reuniting with Bullock for a third film in the franchise; seen in 2006
The pair reunited for the 2006 romantic drama The Lake House, but have not worked together since; seen in a still image from the film
The star claimed that there is a ‘siren song’ drawing him towards another Speed film and that he wants to work with Sandra again.
Speaking on The Graham Norton Show in 2021, he recalled: “At the time I didn’t respond to the script.
“I really wanted to work with Sandra Bullock, I loved playing Jack Traven and I loved Speed, but an ocean liner?”
He added: “I had nothing against the artists involved, but at the time I had the feeling that it just wasn’t right.”
