De Bont to direct "Point Break" follow-up

Seventeen years after "Point Break" hit theaters, surf's up for the sequel, "Point Break: Indo," with Jan de Bont aboard to direct.

Kathryn Bigelow's original, starred de Bont's "Speed" lead, Keanu Reeves, as an FBI agent casing a gang of surfer bank robbers. The follow-up, which will shoot in Singapore and Southeast Asia, will take place 20 years after the disappearance of one of the criminal surfers (Patrick Swayze).

Both the original and sequel are written by W. Peter Iliff. Plot details and possible character reprises have not been disclosed.