Keanu Reeves has performed a few of the most iconic characters in cinema historical past.
From Neo in The Matrix and Ted in Bill and Ted to Jack in Speed and, in fact, John Wick, he has made in an inedible mark on the large display.
But Reeves is an artist, and artists are by no means fairly satiated in the case of the pursuit. There’s all the time one thing which eludes them.
For Reeves, it’s one character he has all the time wished to play, a job that has been occupied by another person for the previous 23 years.
In a Reddit Ask Me Anything session, one poster requested Reeves if he had a job he had ever regretted turning down.
He answered, “No… but I did always want to play Wolverine”.
Wolverine, in fact, is the adamantium-clawed superhero of the X-Men, a job Hugh Jackman has performed 9 occasions since he was employed in 2000.
While it regarded as if Jackman’s tenure because the famed comedian ebook character was up after Wolverine’s onscreen loss of life in 2017 film Logan – doubtlessly opening the door for another person – the Australian actor confirmed he’ll reprise the position within the upcoming Deadpool 3.
For the second no less than, Reeves nonetheless gained’t be clawing his approach onto that decision sheet.
But all will not be misplaced for his comedian ebook aspirations. In the identical AMA session, Reeves revealed he has spoken to James Gunn a few Constantine sequel.
Reeves performed the DC comics character, an occultist mired in a battle between heaven and hell, within the 2005 Francis Lawrence film Constantine. Reeves has continuously cited Constantine because the character he want to play once more.
There have been mooted makes an attempt over time to mount a sequel – and Reeves has stated he’s requested the studio again and again – however nothing ever got here to be. Most not too long ago, a script for a sequel is claimed to be within the works at Warner Bros.
Of course, if anybody was going to greenlight a Constantine follow-up, it’ll be Gunn, who is among the newly put in co-chiefs in control of Warners’ DC films and TV exhibits slate.
So, Reeves’ revelation that he has spoken to Gunn, and that he hoped to see a Constantine 2 quickly, is a promising step.
Reeves’ AMA session is a part of the promotional path for John Wick 4. He responded to 1 query that John Wick 4 has been essentially the most difficult to movie within the franchise as a result of “it has the most action, gloriously”.
He additionally named it among the many films he’s labored on which modified his life, the others being River’s Edge, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, The Matrix, The Devil’s Advocate, A Scanner Darkly, My Own Private Idaho and Point Break.
John Wick 4 is in cinemas on March 23.
Source: www.news.com.au
