- Keanu Reeves' E3 moment has whipped the internet
into a frenzy, it's time for some Kean-news.
Baby!
Keanu Reeves, has there ever been a time
when he hasn't been with us?
He was our '80s heartthrob,
then he was our '90s action star heartthrob,
and now for the past decade or so,
he's my silver fox heartthrob.
I mean, he has been our internet heartthrob
from sad Keanu on a bench to last year's phenomenal
Super Bowl commercial. - You are an important person.
- It appears we can't get enough of Reeves,
and this weekend might have been
peak Keanu when the 54 year old actor
hit the stage at E3 during the Microsoft Press Conference
and caused the internet to lose its collective (bleep).
And by the internet, I meant me 'cause I was there,
and it was like oh my god!
Cyberpunk looks great, and then I was holy (bleep),
and then it was (screams)!
And then I just was like I'm done.
- What?
- In the latest trailer for the upcoming game,
Cyberpunk 2077, which also looks super dope,
it's revealed that Keanu Reeves is mocapping
and voicing the iconic rock star, Johnny Silverhand,
for the action RPG.
After the reveal, the non-digital Keanu AKA the real Keanu
took to the mother (bleep) stage to hype the game's release,
which eventually led to Reeves getting heckled
by the E3 audience.
- Is really going to be breathtaking.
- [Man] You're breathtaking!
- (laughs) You're breathtaking!
(audience cheers) - If only every heckle
was as good and as pure as that one.
Now because it's 2019, it didn't take long
for the audience at home to grab this moment
and broadcast it across the web for all to see.
If Keanu wasn't the internet spirit animal before,
he certainly is now, so where is all of this Keanu love
coming from, and are we in the middle
of a Keanu-aissance? - Yeah, a Keanu-aissance.
- Keanu-ssance.
- What? - To be quite honest,
the internet has been showing Keanu the love
for years at this point, and this E3 moment
seems to be the culmination of the fervor.
Over the past few years, we've seen example after example
after example of why there is a never-ending love affair
with The Matrix actor.
Let's break down the recent events
that have all played into this.
First up, the easiest moment to trace this resurgence
back to is John Wick.
From the beginning, fans were immediately drawn
to the flick, praising it
as the kind of pure action spectacle,
which audiences have not seen in a long time.
Everything about it was impeccable,
from the stunts and the choreography
to the world building and while a lot of the passion
came from behind the camera,
like Keanu's viral training regiment,
it was Keanu's sincerity in the role of a hitman
mourning the loss of his wife and puppy,
which played as endearing, instead of what it could've been
with another actor in the role, cheesy and over the top.
Now in an era where every action movie
felt like a dark, gritty CGI fest
that attempted to subvert the genre,
Keanu in the John Wick series was a real breath of fresh air
that celebrated action flicks
instead of trying to twist them.
And speaking of amazing stunt work,
who can forget his aforementioned Super Bowl commercial
from last year? - There has never been
anyone just like you.
And never will be. - And yes,
that was just an excuse to play that clip again.
Now you also might remember Gen X'ers
going out of their mind when it was revealed
earlier this year that Keanu and Winona Ryder
were actually married in 1992's Dracula remake
by a real Catholic priest
who went through the whole ceremony
for the movie's filming.
Love that movie.
Perhaps even more incredible than that
was his lengthy cameo as himself
in the Netflix original, Always Be My Maybe,
where he plays Ali Wong's boyfriend.
And at first, he seems to be the coolest and the sweetest,
but as the scene plays on,
he becomes more and more unhinged.
- The only stars that matter
are the ones you look at when you dream.
- And while the film has yet to hit theaters,
the behind-the-scenes footage of Keanu Reeves
doing voiceover for his role as Duke Caboom
in the upcoming Toy Story 4.
- Duke Caboom, Canada's greatest stunt man.
Huh, oh yeah, huh!
Huh, yes!
- Even had fellow internet boyfriend, Chris Evans,
tweeting his appreciation of Reeves commitment to the role.
"If they just released two hours of this
"and called it Toy Story 4, I'd probably still see it
"at least twice in the theaters."
And we hardily agree with that statement, Chris.
And let us not forget the press tour for John Wick 3,
which gifted us with this delightful clip
of Keanu talking about how much he loves movies.
- I love movies.
Gosh, I love movies!
- He's also been the subject of many-a-meme
from Conspiracy Keanu to the previously mentioned
Sad Keanu on a Bench, but this most recent Twitter meme
shows off his ability to respect personal space
and boundaries, and of course, Keanu
is also a real life hero, as well,
known for his charity work including a secret foundation
which helps children's hospitals and funds cancer research.
Let this serve as a reminder,
maybe we should all try to be a little bit more
like Keanu, or at least take his advice.
- You can have it, make it. - Now the third time's
the charm on that one (laughs).
It never gets old.
Ultimately it doesn't look like the Keanu Reeves love train
is pulling into the station any time soon.
Couldn't leave that one alone.
I'm a professional.
Between the aforementioned Toy Story 4,
which hits theaters in just a couple of weeks,
to the upcoming Bill and Ted 3,
which is now in production, to Cyberpunk 2077,
which oh my god!
It seems that the internet will have plenty of Keanu
for years to come, we wouldn't, nay couldn't,
have it any other way. - Excellent!
(upbeat guitar solo)
- But what do you folks think?
Will you be picking up Cyperpunk 2077?
Ya better! (upbeat guitar solo)
I mean, why wouldn't you? (upbeat guitar solo)
What's your favorite Keanu movie?
Speed, Point Break, The Matrix?
And should there be a new search engine
that instead of Ask Jeeves, it's Ask Reeves, let's discuss.
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