Keanu Reeves is one of Hollywood’s most beloved actors. It was impossible to guess how good and sweet John Wick A star is judged by his penchant for action films. Besides being a generally nice guy to fans, he was also adored by many of his co-stars, especially his female leads.
Among the long list of female colleagues who admire Keanu Reeves is British actress and wife of former James Bond Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz. Weiss was reportedly hoping her beloved co-star Reeves would kiss her when they starred together in the supernatural thriller. Konstantin.
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Keanu Reeves and Rachel Weisz Konstantin
Actor Keanu Reeves is one of the most recognizable stars in the world thanks to his action star image in films such as Matrix, Speed, And John Wick franchise. However, the Internet soon learned that the actor’s off-screen image was even more attractive. He is constantly appreciated for his kind gestures and is even praised by stars like Sandra Bullock.
The list of his fans also includes him Konstantin co-star Rachel Weisz. Mommy The star expressed her admiration for Keanu Reeves and his personality in an interview with IGN. The two have already worked on a sci-fi thriller once before. Chain reaction. She said,
“He’s cute… He’s practically the same guy, you know, after The Matrix.” He seemed unaffected by the global, stratospheric success he had achieved. He’s a very down to earth guy. I don’t think he’s changed at all… He’s just very mysterious, and it’s not an act… There’s just something very mysterious about him.”
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Weisz and Reeves seemed to get along well during filming of the film, as she had to trust him in a key scene in the film in which she had to drown in a bathtub. The actress had to stay underwater for a minute and a half while Reeves had to put her in the bathtub. The two reportedly had a safe signal in case something went wrong. She said,
“The director said that he wanted Keanu not to offend me, so that it would look real. So he actually held me… The safe signal was something like, “Tap my hand three times.” I was thrashing around so much that he couldn’t tell… There was a point when I really wasn’t playing anymore. I was just trying to get out of the bath, but Keanu is a sensitive guy and we got along very well, so you know when someone has had enough.”
Although they were able to share quite a few moments in the film, Weiss mentioned that she hoped there would be a kissing scene between her and Reeves.
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Rachel Weisz was hoping there would be a kissing scene with Keanu Reeves
Supernatural thriller directed by Francis Lawrence Konstantin tells the story of Angela (Rachel Weisz), an LAPD detective who is investigating the death of her twin sister Isabel and turns to Constantine (Keanu Reeves) for help. The director reportedly did not want to give in to the commercial demands of a love story in a dark film and therefore abandoned the romantic angle between the lead characters.
This decision seemed to disappoint Weiss as she had hoped that they would kiss in the key scene where they are both on the roof. She showed
“I thought that they would finally kiss me, but that didn’t happen… No, we didn’t do that (we filmed the kissing scene). Because we thought that if we did it, they would take advantage of it. You know, somebody might have gotten it, so we made sure there wasn’t a kiss…”
The film was a moderate success at the box office, earning over $230 million against a $100 million budget. A sequel was reported to be in development, with Keanu Reeves returning.
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Source: IGN
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