Keanu Reeves to receive the Vanguard Award at CineCon 2016

John Wick star Keanu Reeves is set to receive the Vanguard Award at this year’s CineCon in Las Vegas. CineCon is the official convention of The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) and will be held from April 11 – 14, 2016 at Caesars Palace.

“With just shy of three decades of roles in both blockbuster and critically acclaimed films, Keanu Reeves has brought moviegoing audiences such memorable films as ‘Dangerous Liaisons,’ ‘Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure,’ ‘Point Break,’ ‘Speed,’ ‘The Matrix’ trilogy, and ‘John Wick,’ to name just a few,” said Mitch Neuhauser, Managing Director of CinemaCon. “His work on the big screen will continue to captivate audiences when he returns as John Wick in ‘John Wick: Chapter 2,’ and we could not be more honored to present him with this years ‘CinemaCon Vanguard Award.’”

Reeves will receive the top honour in person at the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards ceremony taking place the evening of Thursday, April 14, at The Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace. The actor appeared in Exposed (above) earlier this year, and next year will reprise the role of Wick in John Wick: Chapter 2.