Screaming fans, mostly girls, turned up to see Keanu Reeves walking the red
carpet in Sydney for the Australian premiere of cop flick "Street
Kings".

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (APRIL 15, 2008)  NETWORK SEVEN -

"Matrix" star Keanu Reeves on Tuesday (April 15) turned up
for the premiere in Sydney of his latest Hollywood action movie, "Street
Kings".
   About one thousand fans turned up to cheer his arrival as the actor
reciprocated the affection by taking photos and signing autographs.
    Reeves shot Matrix series in Australia, so is well familiar to the
Harbour city.
    "I had a great experience working here, so I would like to do that
again, so it is just a fantastic city," said Reeves.
    Los Angeles' mean streets get meaner than ever in "Street
Kings," and little wonder considering its pedigree. The film is directed
by David Ayer, who penned the dirty-cop movie "Training Day," and
based on a script largely written by L.A.'s mad-dog crime novelist/moralist
James Ellroy.
    "Kings" is filled with bad people, bad cops and one almost
absurdly idealistic cop, Keanu Reeves' Detective Tom Ludlow, who nevertheless
breaks rule and heads without a moment's hesitation. The role and working with
the LAPD gave Reeves a new found respect for those that protect and serve.
    The rescue makes his boss look good, too, so Capt. Wander gets
promoted, but not before Internal Affairs Capt. James Biggs played
"House's" Hugh Laurie lets both men know he's got his eye on them.
More worrying is that Tom's former partner, Terrence Washington  played by
comedian Terry Crews, might have gone to IA about some of the more troubling
incidents of their time together.
    When Washington is assassinated, Tom is implicated. But Wander and all
the men in his unit keep telling Tom they've got his back. As much as he
despised his former partner, Tom is enraged by his death. He joins the
detective investigating the murder, Paul Diskant played by Chris Evans, to
track down his killers. That investigation leads Tom into his own personal
heart of darkness. Evans said the mix of men, including rappers Common, and
The Game,  on set gave for a good time but when the cameras rolled everyone
was back to business.
    The movie opens in Australian theatres on Thursday (April 17).