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Keanu Reeves Teaming With Fisher Stevens To Produce Doc On Kickboxer Benny “The Jet” Urquidez
Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez is the subject of a new sports doc from producers Keanu Reeves and Fisher Stevens, Deadline has learned.
EXCLUSIVE: Action megastar Keanu Reeves has partnered with Academy Award winner Fisher Stevens to co-produce a documentary on the life story of Benny “The Jet” Urquidez, the iconic athlete who introduced mixed martial arts to the world. Most recently directing and producing Netflix’s chart-topping docuseries on football superstar David Beckham, Stevens is also known for his work on titles like Tiger King, The Lincoln Project, The Cove, Before the Flood, Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, and many others. Upcoming projects for his Highly Flammable include Matthew Henderson’s Zulu Club doc A King Like Me, with Impact Partners and Terry Douglas/Rhea Films, and the Luisa Conlon-directed Football Americano, with Exile Content and Muck Media, among others.
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