Variety is reporting that Keanu Reeves is set to star in Maelstrom for Netflix after Alan Ritchson exited the project. Jaume Collet-Serra is directing the film. Mark Bianculli is continuing the work on the script which was originally drafted by the late Gregory Fitzpatrick.
It revolves around a Federal Marshal who is guarding the fiancée of an arms dealer who is seeking witness protection as she prepares to testify against him. Events unfold over one evening as a hurricane rolls in, blocking communication from the outside world and preventing reinforcements from arriving. Together, the duo has to fight the onslaught of men working for the arms deal while dealing with the natural disaster outside their window.
Note, Netflix is reviving Maelstrom which was originally associated with Warner Bros. back in 1993.