The John Wick 4 movie is currently receiving great support from fans when it officially premieres in mid-March. All the reference movies are pre-ordered by fans, and “John Wick 4” is booked. judgment does not do. disappointed viewers. In the world’s largest film market, North America, has earned 73.5 million USD in revenue and is currently topping the box office in 71 countries and territories such as Russia, Australia …
Keanu Reeves continues to take on the male lead role in this movie project part 4. Once again, the information related to the “boggart” John Wick continues to become a topic of discussion.
Turning to Keanu Reeves, it is easy to name the monumental record of the famous Hollywood box office star. The movie works that the actor participates in with a total revenue of billions of dollars make many people dream such as The Matrix series, John Wick, Speed, Constantine, The day the earth stands still, Bram Stoker’s Dracula …
Keanu Charles Reeves was born in 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon. His mother is of British ancestry, and his father is of Chinese Hawaiian descent. Parents divorced at an early age, Keanu grew up in an incomplete family. During his adult years, Reeves constantly had to transfer schools. His mother married three different men and times like divorcing them.
Keanu and his father kept in touch until he was 6 years old. The last time they met was when Keanu was 13 years old. Around that time, his father was arrested for the illegal sale of heroin at the international airport.
“Many people know me but don’t know about my life story. When I was 3 years old, I watched my father leave. I transferred to 4 high schools and faced dyslexia. That made my career. My studies became more and more challenging. I ended up leaving high school without a degree in hand,” Keanu Reeves shared about the first years of his life.
He dreamed of becoming a hockey player since childhood, but he had to say goodbye to it after a serious injury.
At the age of 15, Keanu Reeves became a runner for a film crew, where he began to familiarize himself with professional concepts such as actors, effects, radios, generators, lights… decided to enter an art school in Toronto but was expelled after only a year.
At the age of 17, he tried his hand at acting. After a few supporting roles, Reeves gained attention as Ted in the comedy Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989). The surprise box office success that led to a sequel called Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey was equally well received.
In 1993, Keanu experienced great loss before the death of actor River Phoenix, his dear brother, died forever at the age of 23 due to a drug overdose. Six years later, his child with girlfriend Jennifer Syme died in the womb. At that time, Reeves was filming two parts of The Matrix and suffered severe psychological trauma. What’s even more grim is that Syme’s girlfriend herself died in a car accident two years later.
The continuous pain came, causing Reeves to shrink back and lead a different life from many Hollywood stars. He owns a fortune of hundreds of millions of dollars and is also one of the highest paid actors in the world, but is often caught wandering around like a homeless man with a sloppy appearance. He grows a beard, rides the subway instead of a limousine, and lives in a lavish mansion.
Reeves once asserted in The Huffington Post: “Money is not the most important thing, I have made enough money to live a few lives. Health is much more important, and that’s why I give so much and live a simple life.”
After the huge success of The Matrix series, Reeves had a provision of compensation equivalent to 10% of the total film revenue. Reeves gave the film’s visual effects and design team $75 million because “they’re the real heroes of the movie.” He also silently contributed tens of millions of dollars to a cancer fund, because his sister had to fight blood cancer.
The films Point Break (1991), Speed (1994) to the culmination of The Matrix (1999) brought Reeves to the level of superstar of the 1990s action film genre. Over time, Reeves became quieter and unappreciated.
Until 2013, blockbuster 47 Ronin ($175 million budget) was expected to help Reeves shine again. As a result, the film flopped at the box office, costing the producer a loss of $152 million. A year later, John Wick, although not highly invested, suddenly brought in $ 80 million in revenue and resonated in the community of action movie lovers.
According to Business Insider, Reeves has practiced the martial arts of jujutsu, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and judo. “We sat for hours on end creating and imagining the fight scenes,” Reeves told PageSix. I had to learn how to load bullets, change weapons, walk and combine martial arts very well.” Reeves’ sacrifice paid off as John Wick 2 was well received. He told The Inquirer:
A similarity with the character of John Wick is that actor Keanu Reeves is a loving, respectful, loving person with family and compassion for those around him. The investigator thought that the pain of life would make Keanu Reeves harsher, but on the contrary, the positive lifestyle and unyielding energy of the Matrix star made the public admire. Even in the most desperate moments, Keanu always tells himself: “Every difficulty in life contributes to your growth. Be grateful for those dark times because thanks to them you will become strong. than”.
Keanu is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful and generous stars in Hollywood.
There are many kind stories about Keanu Reeves on set, from the actor and the staff carrying the filming equipment to secret charitable donations. Even the way you are willing to stand and talk to a homeless person, give him support money without saying who he is.
Seeing homeless people on the street, the actor will not hesitate to shake hands, ask questions and chat like friends with them. It is because of Keanu’s humanistic lifestyle, despite his adversity, that has earned him the title of “the kindest man on the planet”.
Even on his 46th birthday, the actor bought his own birthday cake, ate alone in the park and shared it with anyone who recognized him. “I don’t want to run away from life because I understand its beauty. I still want to get married, have children, and I’ll do it. Sometimes the enemy is the best teacher and we can all learn. ask from your own mistakes. Sometimes, destruction also means rebirth,” concludes Keanu Reeves.
In 2019, Keanu publicly dated Alexandra Grant which was the first relationship that he went public in many years.
Alexandra Grant was born in 1974, graduated from Swarthmore University. She is currently a book illustrator based in Los Angeles. Having an impressive height of 1.84 m, Grant is taller than his boyfriend (1.86 m) when wearing high heels.
According to People’s sources, Reeves was impressed with Grant’s elegance and quietness. The two are very compatible in matters related to the arts and have been soul mates for many years before developing a love relationship.
A friend of Keanu’s revealed to the media: “Everyone is happy that he has finally found happiness with such a wonderful woman. Keanu doesn’t constantly say he is in love with her.” Many people are happy for the actor because he has a place for his heart after many years of living with loneliness, never having been married.