Film executive Steve Asbell has revealed a third ‘Speed’ movie is not out of the question. Fans of the 1994 action flick - which starred Keanu Reeves, 60, and Sandra Bullock, also 60 - have been patiently waiting for another instalment in the series after the disappointing 1997 sequel ‘Speed 2: Cruise Control’, and now the 20th Century Studios boss has insisted a third film is possible, but only if they find an idea that "excites" the two actors. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Asbell said of ‘Speed’: "It is one of those last movies that we haven’t remade.
And to really be a reason to come back, it’s got to be a great idea and an idea that excites [Reeves and Bullock]. "Because that’d be the reason to see it. It’s obviously a really important title for us, but it’s not something we would handle lightly or just try to press them into service.
They’d have to be a part of the development of that idea." At a recent screening for the film to mark its 30th anniversary, Bullock suggested that Hollywood "wasn’t brave enough" to make a third entry into the series. However, Asbell insisted 20th Century was certainly willing to give it a go and added that the studio was "sitting by the phone" waiting to hear ideas for the possible blockbuster.
He said: "Hollywood is brave enough. We are brave enough. We are sitting by the phone.
" Bullock had reasoned the industry wouldn’t be "willing to tolerate" director Jan de Bont’s bombastic ideas for a.
