- Spoiler: Select all
The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 science fiction film, a remake of the 1951 film of the same name. Directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, the film updates the Cold War themes of man against man, to the millennial concerns of man against nature
# Keanu Reeves as Klaatu.
# Jennifer Connelly as Helen Benson.
# Kathy Bates is in negotiations for a role.
# Jon Hamm as Dr. Granier, a NASA official who recruits Helen into a scientific team investigating Klaatu.
# Jaden Smith as Jacob, Helen's rebellious eight-year old stepson
