The Day the Earth Stood Still remake!

Released in 1951, this sci-fi movie took audiences captive. Although i was not alive at the time, I love the original movie. The movie was about an alien that had landed on Earth, not to enslave the human race or even use them for a recipe in a cook book..heh...but instead to lend a helping had to the war torn humans.
Quick overview: A UFO lands in Washington DC and a panicked crowd gathers around it. Klaatu, played by Michael Rennie, and Gort ,the robot played by Lock Martin, emerge from the saucer. As Klaatu tries to extend his arm in friendship, an army man shoots him and Gort destroys their guns with a laser. After he is treated at the hospital, he makesa plea to get the worlds rulers to meet and discuss so that Klaatu may help them, but they are too prideful and arrogant.Klaatu escapes, evading the army and returns to his ship. But before he leaves, Klaatu, as scientists from around the globe gathered near the spaceship, addresses the people of Earth warning them about their current actions and endeavors and their consequences. He says:
"Citizens of earth. I am leaving soon. And you will forgive me if I speak bluntly. The universe grows smaller everyday. And the threat of aggression of any group can no longer be tolerated. There must be security for all, or no one is secure. This does not mean giving up any freedom. Except the freedom to act irresponsibly. Your ancestors knew this when they made laws to govern themselves and hired policemen to enforce them.
We, of the other planets, have long accepted this principle. We have an organization for the mutual protection for all worlds and the complete elimination of all aggression. The test of any such higher authority is of course the police force that supports it. For our policemen, we created a race of robots. Their function is to patrol the planets, in space ships like this one, and preserve the peace. In matters of aggression, we have given them absolute power over us. This power cannot be revoked. At the first sign of violence, they act automatically against the aggressor. The penalty for provoking their action is too terrible to risk.
The result is, we live in peace. Without arms or armies. Secure in the knowledge that we are free from aggression and war. Free to pursue more profitable enterprises. Now we do not pretend to have achieved perfection, but we do have a system, and it works. I came here to give you these facts. It is no concern of ours how you run your own planet. But if you threaten to extend your violence, this planet of yours will be reduced to a burned out cinder. Your choice is simple. Join us and live in peace, or pursue your present course, and face obliteration.
We shall be waiting for your answer. The decision rests with you.
Gort, Maringa.”
This of course is just a brief overview and much more happens in the movie. But now a little about the remake. Klaatu will be played but...Keanu Reeves...*sigh*. But Jennifer Connely is in it. Haha. Kathy Bates will also be included in the cast The studio is 20th Century Fox and the director is Scott Derrickson. Look for this release in December of this year! I know i cant wait because i loved the original and probably will hate the remake...darn Keanu Reeves. Klaatu. Barrada. Nicto.
Always and Never
~Pyro