Keanu Reeves says Bill & Ted script is 'looking good'

Those hoping to see a reunion of Wyld Stallyns in their lifetime may be about to get the news they've been waiting for.

Keanu Reeves has said that the writing of the script for the mooted third 'Bill & Ted' film is now well underway.

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Speaking to We Got This Covered, the actor said: “I haven’t seen a full script for it yet, but it’s coming along. I’ve seen bits and pieces of a script and it looks good.”

Most excellent.

It emerged last summer that 'Galaxy Quest' helmsman Dean Parisot was keen to direct, while Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon, who penned the first two films, were working up the story.

It's been 22 years since 'Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey', and 24 since the first film, 'Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure', but both are now considered cult classics.

Alex Winter, who played Bill S. Preston Esq to Reeves' Ted Theodore Logan, has previously said that a sequel would pick up in the present day 'to see what has happened to rock & roll in the last 20 years'.

Whether a film will eventually materialise remains to be seen, but the landscape has certainly changed since the first films.

While Reeves, who was 25 when he filmed the first instalment, has continued his acting career – with often mixed results – Winter has since moved into directing, notably music videos and for the Cartoon Network's series 'Ben 10', while his documentary on the impact of file-sharing 'Downloaded' premiered at SXSW this year.

A new film would also be missing Rufus, played by the legendary stand-up comedian George Carlin, who died in 2008.