Okay, so first things first, why hasn’t this happened yet?
All I’ve been reading and seeing is mention on mention for how interested superhero franchises
are to have Keanu join them and how much Keanu is interested in doing so.
It left me pondering why this has not yet come to fruition.
But then I thought, it could be because Keanu is busy, he’s got the Bill & Ted reboot,
John Wick franchise, heck he even did the voice of Toy Story 4’s Duke Caboom!
Or it could just be because we haven’t found the right moment and the right hero for Keanu
to enter stage left as.
So here at Top 10 Nerd we pieced together a list to give the studios some inspiration,
to maybe help them hurry up and cast this all around fabulous human as our next hero.
Let’s get counting.
10 Adam Warlock
We’ve been waiting for Adam Warlock to enter the MCU for some time now.
How perfect would it be if all our waiting led to the big reveal that it Keanus was Warlock?
To me that would be worth the wait.
Adam Warlock has already been teased at in the Guardians 2 end credit’s scene and there
are a few reasons why I think this would be a neat one for Keanu to play.
Adam is primarily a cosmic hero, which means he travels around space and goes on a lot
of wacky space adventures involving a ton of other heroes.
Ergo we may get to see him in many more movies if he was cast as Warlock.
And more Keanu to me is never a bad thing.
Another thing that might be cool is we may get Magus with Warlock, who is like the evil
antithesis of Adam himself.
Why is this cool?
Cause Keanu could potentially be cast as Magus as well and fight himself IN SPACE!
I know Keanu enjoys taking fights to the next level.
Maybe this could also be that.
9 Captain Canuck
In his recent role in Toy Story 4, we get a nod to Keanu’s Canadian heritage.
What, what!?
Represent, Mr Reeves!
His character, Duke Caboom made by a toy company called Maple Leaf Games is a stunt toy, labelled
as the most spectacular daredevil that Canada has even seen.
This got me thinking to another hero we have yet to see hit the silver screen or even the
television screen, Captain Canuck.
Though Canuck has had a few animated series.
While Captain Canuck is an independent comic book series, I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see
Marvel adopt him for maybe a small appearance.
I’ve always wanted to see both Captain America and Captain Canuck team up.
And who wouldn’t want to see Keanu wrestle a polar bear?
8 Morbius
This Spider-Man often hero and occasional hero might seem a bit out there to some but
with his John Wick hair and beard, I feel like Keanu Reeves would make an excellent
vampire.
He also just has the voice for it.
(link in script, keanu voice 1:23-1:33) Dang.
Morbius for those who are not familiar was formerly Michael Morbius a brilliant doctor
who was trying to cure his rare blood disease when he accidentally turned himself into a
vampire through his experimental treatments.
Morbius once belonged to the a team referred to as the Legion of Monsters, who have worked
together to protect other monsters from harm.
Yay!
Monster rights.
He has also fought alongside Blade.
Omigod!
Could imagine a Wesley Snipes and Keanu Reeves action team up?
Sign me up.
7 Keanu Reeves
You might be thinking this is a cope out.
Could I not think of more heroes?
Oh trust me, I could.
I could see Keanu as playing many different superheroes but I also think he in and of
himself deserves to be immortalized as one.
Hear me out.
For those who don’t know about Keanu’s story, let me tell you about how much it resembles
that of a classic superhero.
Most superheros find their heroism in their origin story, which greatly shapes their belief.
Orgins stories usually involve some kind of dramatic event or tragedy which transformed
them.
Keanu has had heaps of tragedy in his life from the death of his best friend to the death
of the love his life, to his father leaving home when he was still quite little.
Not only this but his sister also had or according to some reports has and is still battling
leukemia.
Keanu believes in allowing himself to feel emotions but doesn’t let his sadness stop
him from heroic deeds.
He constantly is reported as donating lucrative sums to charities and giving big gifts to
cast and crew members alike.
And still somehow appears to be down-to-earth regarding interviews, even with all his millions
made.
Hero in his own right for sure.
I know I’d watch a superhero movie made about him.
Maybe his super power could be intense empathy?
Hmmm.
6 Wolverine
Fun fact, Keanu Reeves has always wanted to play Wolverine.
I’m not kidding.
He talked about it in an interview.
Though after he saw Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine he gave up the goat, thinking he could never
compete with that awesomeness.
And while I agree that Jackman’s Wolverine is iconic.
We are now at a point where Hugh has hung up his claws and soon enough X-Men will most
likely be joining us in the MCU.
To me this could make way for Keanu’s youthful dreams to come true.
I feel like he could definitely brood as well as Logan and we definitely know he has the
moves, though I guess he may need to beef up a bit.
Still there is definitely some great ground work there and after Hugh Jackman we are going
to need a big fantastic star to step into those shoes… er put on those adamantium
claws…?
5 Starfox
For those who are unfamiliar, Starfox, also known as Eros, is the lil brother to Thanos.
And are you with me?
Would Keanu Reeves not make a great younger brother to Josh Brolin?
I mean, come on.
I can see it for sure.
How could we introduce Starfox?
Well in case you didn’t know both he and Thanos are the sons of Eternal A’Lars and
Sui-San and so there is a chance we could see him introduced in the Eternals upcoming
film.
We could also potentially see him in a Captain Marvel flash-back as he has also been depicted
as a friend to Mar-Vell in the comics.
There are some weird stories we could definitely be fine without in my opinion.
Eros in greek mythology is known as being a god associated with love and beauty.
Ergo he is often presented as a huge flirt and occasional womanizer, still he also makes
a great anti-thesis to Thanos.
And if we wanted to bring Thanos back, Keanu’s Starfox could be the key in the plot to stopping
him as Starfox has done many times in the comics.
4 Daredevil
So we’ve seen Charlie Cox’s and Ben Affleck’s Matt Murdock but who could blow both of them
out of the water?
I have a feeling you know who I am about to say.
Keanu Reeves!
Keanu has both the stunt experience and the sense of brood meets calm decisiveness needed
to play this character.
And I think he could bring something fresh to Daredevil if he wanted to see him on the
big screen again.
I also love the idea of Keanu as a boxer / martial artist.
And I feel like we could potentially get a better story of Daredevil and Elektra with
Keanu as Murdock than we’ve got yet.
Though he may have to go back to more a Matrix look in terms of his beard and haircut for
this one.
3 Mister Fantastic
That’s right we have yet to have Reed Richards introduced in the MCU and who do I think would
be a good actor to star as him, Keanu Reeves.
Some have speculated that Stark Tower has been purchased by the leader of the Fantastic
Four and if this is true, we would have an entry point for Reeve’s Reed Richards.
Wow, trying saying that five times fast.
Reeve’s Reed Richards.
Bleh. Reed Richards’ is known for being brilliant and calculated.
And I think Keanu could play this very well.
The question is who would join him as his teammates in the Fantastic Four?
2 Batman
There are three things I have already highlighted that Keanu has in abundance: brood skills,
a great voice and stunt skills in abundance.
All of these things combined with his tall, dark and handsomeness could equal one amazing
Batman for us.
While I’m not sure how great of Bruce Wayne, Reeves would make.
I would still be super interested in watching him give it a try.
He may even have the potential to beat out my old fave for the Bats, Michael Keaton.
I just really love Michael Keaton.
While it has been reported that Batman has already been recast.
I say move out of the way Robert Pattinson and let’s let Keanu Reeves have a go.
1 Namor
With a Black Panther sequel brewing, this could be a great opportunity to introduce
everyone’s former hero turned villain turned hero turned anti-hero, Namor, Marvel’s King
of Atlantis.
Yeah, he’s just been a bit of everything.
Which is also what makes him such a great character in the comics.
He is complex, determined, ruthless and is known for his on and off again rivalry with
Black Panther and Wakanda.
And he would also do almost anything for his people.
Like, Black Panther actually.
There is a lot that I think Keanu could bring to this character and he would also be an
interesting alternate for DC’s Aquaman, Jason Mamoa, who I also love.
Can you ever have too many Kings of Atlantis?
The answer is no, you definitely can not.
I hope you enjoyed this video, friends.
Who would you want to see Keanu play when it comes to superheros or super villains even.
I would love to potentially see him introduced in the MCU as Doctor Doom.
Either him or Christoph Waltz anyways.
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