{"id":70306,"date":"2020-09-18T18:00:01","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T15:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/7-keanu-reeves-stories-shared-by-his-directors-film\/"},"modified":"2020-09-18T18:00:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T15:00:01","slug":"7-keanu-reeves-stories-shared-by-his-directors-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-keanu-reeves-stories-shared-by-his-directors-film\/","title":{"rendered":"#7 Keanu Reeves Stories Shared By His Directors \u2013 \/Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a39823e212b7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a39823e212b7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-keanu-reeves-stories-shared-by-his-directors-film\/#Richard_Linklater_A_Scanner_Darkly\" >Richard Linklater (A Scanner Darkly)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-keanu-reeves-stories-shared-by-his-directors-film\/#Christopher_Kenneally_Side_by_Side\" >Christopher Kenneally (Side by Side)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-keanu-reeves-stories-shared-by-his-directors-film\/#Matthew_Ross_Siberia\" >Matthew Ross (Siberia)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-keanu-reeves-stories-shared-by-his-directors-film\/#Chad_Stahelski_John_Wick_franchise\" >Chad Stahelski (John Wick franchise)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-keanu-reeves-stories-shared-by-his-directors-film\/#Dean_Parisot_Bill_Ted_Face_the_Music\" >Dean Parisot (Bill &amp; Ted Face the Music)\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-keanu-reeves-stories-shared-by-his-directors-film\/#Francis_Lawrence_Constantine\" >Francis Lawrence (Constantine)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-keanu-reeves-stories-shared-by-his-directors-film\/#Rebecca_Miller_The_Private_Lives_of_Pippa_Lee\" >Rebecca Miller (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#7 Keanu Reeves Stories Shared By His Directors \u2013 \/Film<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch Movies<\/a> or TV series visit the <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-559442\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/alwaysbemymaybe-keanureeves-dinner-700x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/alwaysbemymaybe-keanureeves-dinner-700x309.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/alwaysbemymaybe-keanureeves-dinner-360x159.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/alwaysbemymaybe-keanureeves-dinner-768x339.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/alwaysbemymaybe-keanureeves-dinner.jpg 915w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For three decades now, audiences have been falling in love over and over again with\u00a0<strong>Keanu Reeves<\/strong>. We believe him when he\u2019s saving the world, we believe him when he\u2019s morally ambiguous, and in a few cases, we even believe when he\u2019s the villain. He\u2019s an actor who can transform himself, even when he remains so distinctly, well, <em>Keanu Reeves<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Reeves continues to evolve with the times and only sharpens his skills. What\u2019s not to love about an actor whose movies have blown minds repeatedly as his magnetism and depth deepen with time? Any artist at the stage of Reeves\u2019 career and success who continues growing is doing something right. What has remained from the early days of his acting career is his sincerity and commitment. That sincerity, in particular, is infectious and a part of why audiences and filmmakers remain captivated by him.<\/p>\n<p>With\u00a0<em>Bill &amp; Ted Face the Music\u00a0<\/em>now in theaters and available on VOD, we interviewed directors who\u2019ve worked with Reeves and asked them to share their favorite stories from their collaboration. Here\u2019s what <strong>Richard Linklater<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Christopher Kenneally<\/strong>, <strong>Matthew Ross<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Chad Stahelski<\/strong>,<strong> Dean Parisot,\u00a0Francis Lawrence<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Rebecca Miller\u00a0<\/strong>had to say about their time with the one and only Keanu Reeves.<br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-634107\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/A-Scanner-Darkly-700x393.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/A-Scanner-Darkly-700x393.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/A-Scanner-Darkly-360x202.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/A-Scanner-Darkly-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/A-Scanner-Darkly.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Richard_Linklater_A_Scanner_Darkly\"><\/span><strong>Richard Linklater (<em>A Scanner Darkly<\/em>)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Keanu Reeves\u00a0<\/strong>is a<strong>\u00a0Philip K. Dick<\/strong> fan. It\u2019s that understanding of Dick\u2019s surreal prose that made Reeves the ideal Bob Arctor, who\u2019s investigating himself in a world frighteningly similar to our own. \u201cI was thinking about Keanu,\u201d Linklater said. \u201cMy biggest thing about his quality is that, you know, I\u2019m sure everyone says he has that good-hearted, kind-hearted guy quality. Not a suck-up, though, like he\u2019s trying to be a good guy or impress anyone. He\u2019s not running for class favorite. He\u2019s not asking for your vote for anything. And yet, he exudes total decency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Linklater\u2019s eyes, it\u2019s that total decency that makes him likable and relatable. \u201cI think it\u2019s from the jump,\u201d Linklater continued. \u201cRight at the start of <em>River\u2019s Edge<\/em> you\u2019re like, \u2018Who\u2019s that guy? I like him!\u2019 Even though he\u2019s fucking around in that movie or being a fucked up teenager [Laughs]. It\u2019s an edgy and wonderful movie. I think his curiosity about the world and searchingness, all of that equals an interesting thing to look at, be around, or package.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the filmmaker, how audiences perceive the actor is close to what it\u2019s like working with him. \u201cYou\u2019re just intrigued,\u201d he said. \u201cWhatever is going on in his head, it\u2019s worthy of your attention.\u201d Linklater and Reeves were always on the same page for the rotoscope movie.\u00a0The filmmaker and actor wanted to make an authentic Philip K. Dick adaptation. \u201cSo many movies take the core idea and make a Hollywood film,\u201d Linklater said. \u201cNot all of them, but you know, we wanted the wicked humor, the sadness, and the loss, and Keanu clocked all of that so well. I don\u2019t even remember having to say, \u2018Now this is the sad part.\u2019 [Laughs].\u201d<br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_2 -->The duo had a blast filming in Austin, tracking the trajectory of Arctor\u2019s fractured mind. \u201cThat was just fun,\u201d the director said. \u201cWe laughed a lot. The worse it was for Bob, the funnier it was for us, personally. As he\u2019s described in the movie, \u2018a husk of a person.\u2019 We thought it was tragedy meets comedy. We share a similar view of the world, just that bummer quality. To Keanu\u2019s credit, the fact that he\u2019d be attracted to that character, he acknowledges the dark of that world. He\u2019s not running from it. He\u2019s not a sunny guy all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-634108\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Side-by-Side-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Side-by-Side-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Side-by-Side-360x203.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Side-by-Side-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Side-by-Side.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Christopher_Kenneally_Side_by_Side\"><\/span><strong>Christopher Kenneally (<em>Side by Side<\/em>)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Kenneally summed up what most directors told us about his frequent collaborator: \u201cHe\u2019s a very curious mind. He wants to know how everything works. He wants to know what it means, why it\u2019s h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening, and what it does.\u201d Kenneally first met Reeves on\u00a0<em>Henry\u2019s Crime<\/em>, which Reeves produced and the <em>Side by Side\u00a0<\/em>director\u00a0was the post-production supervisor on. \u201cI had post-supervised movies before and I never saw the star-producer at all,\u201d Kenneally said. \u201cKeanu was there all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the duo\u2019s time together on the playful crime dramedy, that\u2019s when the acclaimed doc\u00a0<em>Side by Side\u00a0<\/em>was born. \u201cI got nothing but good things to say about the guy,\u201d the director said. \u201cHe\u2019s into film, but it\u2019s more that he\u2019s into art, knowledge, literature, and film, of course, falls into all that.\u201d With over three decades in the business, Reeves\u2019 wealth of knowledge made him an ideal interviewer for the doc. \u201cHe knows every aspect from the business side, the legal side, the distribution, the DPs, filmmaking, and acting,\u201d Kenneally added. \u201cHe has a wealth of knowledge. Making <em>Side by Side<\/em> with him and having that person on your team, knowing all those aspects on filmmaking, was super helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kenneally and Reeves wanted to make viewers a fly on the wall of the actor\u2019s conversations with filmmakers. If there\u2019s one filmmaker, in particular, that\u2019s an absolute joy witnessing Reeves sit across from, it\u2019s <strong>David Lynch<\/strong>. \u201cJust hearing David Lynch saying Keanu\u2019s name. \u2018Well, <em>Keanu<\/em>\u2026\u2019 Kenneally said. \u201cSo, when we were about to go into David Lynch\u2019s house, I thought, \u2018This is crazy. What am I doing? I\u2019m making a movie about digital cameras? Nobody gives a shit. What am I doing?\u2019 It was that imposter-syndrome. Then I see Keanu out there, waiting to do the interview and he goes, \u2018Hey, man\u2026 I\u2019m so nervous.\u2019 [Laughs] I thought, \u2018Shit. We\u2019re doomed if you\u2019re nervous.&#8217;\u201d<br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_3 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-634109\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Siberia-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Siberia-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Siberia-360x203.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Siberia-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Siberia.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Matthew_Ross_Siberia\"><\/span><strong>Matthew Ross (<em>Siberia<\/em>)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cKeanu is a pro\u2019s pro,\u201d <strong>Matthew Ross<\/strong> let us know. \u201cOne of the reasons why he\u2019s so successful is he really pays attention.\u201d In Ross\u2019\u00a0<em>Siberia<\/em>, Reeves\u2019 performance lives in the grey, playing a shadowy figure in the underground diamond world. On paper, <em>Siberia\u00a0<\/em>is commercial, but the movie and the performance are unabashedly not. \u201cThere\u2019s no attachment to stardom that I see at all,\u201d Ross said. \u201cHe truly wants to make things he believes in and loves. It\u2019s corny to say that, but it\u2019s true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ross described him as an actor who constantly wants to push himself, never settling for the familiar. \u201cSo many people want to go back to their wheelhouse and do what works,\u201d the<em>\u00a0<\/em>director said. \u201cKeanu is not interested in doing that. He\u2019s a real artist, who wants to try new things. Creatively, risks are great, but in the business, they can really hurt you if they don\u2019t work. He\u2019s willing to take that hit because he\u2019s deeply committed to exploring things as a creator, as a creative person. I have so much respect for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Reeves is famous for his most overtly physical skills in action movies, he puts as much commitment and focus into, for example, studying a diamond. \u201cThere\u2019s a scene where he has to pick up a diamond with a set of tweezers,\u201d Ross said. \u201cHe holds it up to his eye and looks at it. Now, I would challenge anyone to do that properly after a month. It\u2019s one of these deceptively, unbelievably difficult things to do. Keanu spent weeks practicing.\u201d For what\u2019s not even a one-minute scene, Reeves had the prop team replicate the diamond and kept practicing until he looked legit doing it. \u201cHe just wanted to get it right,\u201d Ross added. \u201cI wanted somebody who works in the diamond business to see him pick up the diamond and feel it\u2019s right. Keanu was like, \u2018Yeah, 100%.\u2019 I didn\u2019t even have to tell him that. People spend years perfecting that craft. Keanu had to figure it out in three weeks, but he doesn\u2019t take shortcuts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-554697\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/john-wick-3-3-e1557505322792-700x357.jpg\" alt=\"john wick hobby\" width=\"700\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/john-wick-3-3-e1557505322792-700x357.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/john-wick-3-3-e1557505322792-360x184.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/john-wick-3-3-e1557505322792-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/john-wick-3-3-e1557505322792.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chad_Stahelski_John_Wick_franchise\"><\/span><strong>Chad Stahelski (<em>John Wick<\/em> franchise)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Stahelski and Reeves go way back. The\u00a0<em>John Wick\u00a0<\/em>filmmaker and co-founder of 87eleven was once Reeves\u2019 stunt-double. As Stahelski made evident to us, Reeves is the driving heart and soul of the franchise. \u201cWhen you talk to people who are into it, ask them why they like it, and I think a big part of it is, and this is not to be underestimated, it\u2019s Keanu Reeves,\u201d the former stuntman said. \u201cI\u2019m trying to bare my soul and who I am and how I tell the story, but never underestimate that that is Keanu Reeves up on screen giving it his all. If you saw the guy work it would choke you up.\u201d<br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_4 -->Director\u00a0<strong>Howard Deutch\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>The Replacements<\/em>) once described Reeves as an actor who leaves it all out on the field. Stahelski agreed. \u201cThis guy is putting everything into every shot,\u201d he said. \u201cDoesn\u2019t leave set, the last guy to leave the gym at night, always comes with ideas. This is his gig and this is his franchise. This is him pouring himself onto that screen. So, just the love he puts in, I think that\u2019s a big part of the magic sauce that makes John Wick such a brilliant thing to so many different types of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-633921\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/bill-and-ted-face-the-music-1-e1598532743858-700x323.jpg\" alt=\"ed solomon chris matheson interview\" width=\"700\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/bill-and-ted-face-the-music-1-e1598532743858-700x323.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/bill-and-ted-face-the-music-1-e1598532743858-360x166.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/bill-and-ted-face-the-music-1-e1598532743858-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/bill-and-ted-face-the-music-1-e1598532743858.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dean_Parisot_Bill_Ted_Face_the_Music\"><\/span><strong>Dean Parisot (<em>Bill &amp; Ted Face the Music<\/em>)\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s a sincerity about Theodore \u201cTed\u201d Logan that coming from Reeves plays as genuine, and according to Parisot, the same is true of his dynamite scene partner, filmmaker\u00a0<strong>Alex Winter<\/strong>. When it comes to <em>Bill &amp; Ted<\/em>, you can\u2019t talk about one without the other.\u00a0\u201cThey\u2019re honorable, they\u2019re professional,\u201d Parisot said. \u201cThey work like crazy. They\u2019re funny, and they\u2019re smart as hell. A complete pleasure and makes it easier, because you\u2019re all in the same boat together. You\u2019re not fighting each other.\u201d Reeves, as every director told us, is a positive presence on set. \u201cIt\u2019s a collaboration, and they both understand that. They both made movies themselves, and they know that, that\u2019s how it works best, is when you\u2019re all trying to solve this problem. You might have different opinions, but you\u2019re all passionate about it, and you\u2019re all working towards it, and it\u2019s not cynical. That\u2019s who they are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-401111\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Constantine2-700x289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Constantine2-700x289.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Constantine2-360x148.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Francis_Lawrence_Constantine\"><\/span><strong>Francis Lawrence (<em>Constantine<\/em>)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Constantine\u00a0<\/em>is one of Reeves\u2019 major Hollywood films, but there\u2019s nothing Hollywood about his performance as John Constantine. He\u2019s an anti-hero who\u2019s more selfish than selfless, at least until the end. During the making of the movie, director <strong>Francis Lawrence\u00a0<\/strong>saw Reeves as an actor who wants a project to reach its full potential: \u201cHe likes to have a say, but it comes from a great place. You hear horror stories about people wanting a big say out of a place of vanity. That\u2019s certainly not the case with Keanu, who wants a say because he feels passionate about it. When he said yes, he\u2019s just not looking for a paycheck. He loved the character, the world, the story, and the possibilities for the movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Similar to John Wick, there is an air of sadness around John Constantine. They\u2019re tortured heroes, not idealized heroes. A shot of Constantine alone on his bed and in his dim apartment, with his back to the camera, is the sort of melancholy that doesn\u2019t feel fake, either.\u00a0\u201cI do think, and I think I said this back then, there is something kind of tortured about Keanu and something lonely about Keanu,\u201d Lawrence said. \u201cI think there are elements of him that lent themselves to Constantine. I think it\u2019s something he didn\u2019t have to push. He\u2019s a great guy, works really hard, and is fun to be around \u2014 but there is that element to him that comes across on screen. I think that\u2019s why he can be there, be quiet and silent and act, and you can still feel those things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-634110\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Pippa-Lee-700x396.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Pippa-Lee-700x396.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Pippa-Lee-360x204.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Pippa-Lee-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Pippa-Lee.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rebecca_Miller_The_Private_Lives_of_Pippa_Lee\"><\/span><strong>Rebecca Miller (<em>The Private Lives of Pippa Lee<\/em>)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Rebecca Miller<\/strong>, known for\u00a0<em>Maggie\u2019s Plan\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>The Ballad of Jack and Rose<\/em>, is a storyteller whose movies call for nothing but honesty. They require real deal intimacy, and it was Reeves\u2019 intimacy in\u00a0<em>My Own Private Idaho\u00a0<\/em>\u201calong with a grand tragic quality\u201d that spoke to Miller. \u201cKeanu has a beautiful spirit, a sort of calm in him, which makes him very magnetic on screen,\u201d she wrote to us. \u201cHe also really listens, and that\u2019s so attractive in a male character especially. I love the scenes where Pippa (Robin Wright) is talking and he\u2019s listening so intently. There\u2019s a real sexual charge that comes out of that listening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That charge is even there when the Beirut-born actor says Pippa Lee\u2019s name off-screen. Even Reeves\u2019 voice, Miller wrote, helped tell her complex story: \u201cKeanu has a deep, sonorous voice, very masculine but very warm. He seems to be both keeping his guard up, and inviting you to break it down. That\u2019s the story of his relationship to Pippa so it was perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sincerity Reeves brings to all of his roles, as the director put it, is one of his signature talents. \u201cI felt he could attack the dry humor with no sentimentality,\u201d she wrote. \u201cKeanu doesn\u2019t do a lot of embellishing. His acting is sort of pure that way. That was what I wanted with Chris\u2014 someone whose purity made ordinary people very uncomfortable. His humor comes from the fact that he is so unvarnished, so honest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"im\">If there\u2019s a day Miller will never forget working with Keanu Reeves, it\u2019s his introduction as the one and only Chris Nadeau. \u201cI remember with special fondness the scene where Pippa first meets Chris,\u201d Miller wrote. \u201cHe\u2019s shirtless and has a huge tattoo of Christ on his chest. 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