Ms. Bullock’s character replies: “Talk like that, Iceman, could lead to the eventual extinction of our species.” She soon stumbles onto a software virus hatched by a ruthless tech company.

Meanwhile, Sandra Bullock had appeared in Love Potion No. 9 and Demolition Man. Speed, which was made for $30 million, earned more than $350 million at the global box office and won two Oscars.