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Remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still opens in U.S. theaters

When: 12 Dec 2008
Sources: 2 public sources

Keanu Reeves and director Scott Derrickson promoting the film in 2008 Y! Musica's photostream, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

20th Century Fox released a remake of the 1951 alien-visitor film The Day the Earth Stood Still, with Keanu Reeves as the visitor Klaatu. Critics such as the Christian Science Monitor found it weaker than the original.

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PressReview: 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' (opens in a new tab)Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer) / 2008-12-13
OtherThe Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), domestic release (opens in a new tab)Box Office Mojo

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