Keanu Reeves defined an era of filmmaking with his role in The Matrix, and he's back in the science fiction saddle with Replicas.

The first trailer introduces us to Will Foster, a biologist who uses experimental cloning technology to bring his dead family back to life.

preview for Keanu Reeve's Replicas trailer

What could possibly go wrong? Well, it turns out that the government isn't exactly happy with the doc taking life into his own hands.

We think Keanu was attracted by the familiar motif of naked, slime-covered people in tanks.

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They've also thrown in a bit of Minority Report-style computer projections (and accompanying hand gestures).

Directed by The Day After Tomorrow writer Jeffrey Nachmanoff, the film also stars Alice Eve and Silicon Valley's Thomas Middleditch.

Reeves most recently starred in John Wick: Chapter 2. The third instalment of his much-loved action series will be released in 2019.

Replicas is yet to receive a release date.

From: Digital Spy