Top 20 Times Keanu Reeves Was Most Excellent

whoa indeed welcome to watch mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 times keanu reeves was most excellent i can't feel or laugh or do anything like the way that working on bill and ted does and working with alex i can't that does that doesn't exist anywhere else in the world for me for this list we're looking at even more times keanu reeves was his triumphant self and will be including pop culture and personal moments however we'll still be excluding major film roles like neo and john wick number 20 auctioning a 15-minute zoom call for charity keanu reeves wants to go on a virtual date with one of his fans for not just the right price but also for a very good cause even casual keanu reeves fans know the actor has a reputation for being an all-around good guy but we are still blown away when we hear stories like this one due to the covet 19 pandemic an idaho-based children's charity was forced to cancel their annual fundraiser he's teaming up with the children's cancer charity from idaho to offer 15 minute zoom calls to the highest bidder the fundraiser was ultimately moved online and there was an opportunity for reeves to help out and so he and camp rainbow gold auctioned off a 15-minute zoom call with him in june 2020. the description claimed that reeves would quote share a glass of wine tell stories answer questions or even teach a few karate moves with the lucky bitter talk about the coolest zoom call ever but anyone interested in throwing their hat in the ring for the zoom date with keanu might want to hurry bidding closes on june 22nd number 19 confirming bill and ted 3. hi i'm alex winter and i'm keanu reeves and together we are wild stallions before you get all up in arms let us explain we aren't talking about the film itself merely the announcement video produced by reeves and bill and ted co-star alex winter released in 2019 the resplendent video shows the two time travelers standing in front of the iconic hollywood bowl and declaring that a third bill and ted film titled bill and ted face the music was on its way we want to say thank you to you the fans we do because it looks like we might actually hopefully make a movie this summer bill and ted three face the music the video reunited the characters of william bill s preston esquire and theodore ted logan on screen for the first time in over two decades and sent a jolt of excitement up the spine of anyone who's ever uttered the words most bodacious we give this video five epic air guitar solos wild stallions rule thank you and be excellent number 18 his collaborative works with alexandra grant what do you guys think if we read a little bit from the book keanu reeves met artist alexandra grant in 2009 and since then the two have gone on to collaborate on a number of projects as well as to date each other the first was published in 2011 and is titled ode to happiness the work described as a quote grown-ups picture book ultimately led to a second collaboration between the two artists in 2015 titled shadows both books use simple subject matter to convey important ideas about life and art pining for more keanu content r is for reeves it's for remorse keep an eye out for his upcoming comic book series berserker a 12 issue limited series he's co-creating with matt kint and alessandro viti number 17 meeting martial arts hero sunny chiba japanese actor and martial artist sunny chiba is a straight-up legend who helped pave the way for modern martial arts movies as both a fan of and contributor to the martial arts genre reeves is an unabashed admirer of chiba and his work you know studying chiba was like actually so when reeves got the opportunity to meet his hero in person he was understandably blown away oh my god oh my god the meeting was a total surprise to reeves and it's clear from his reaction that he was equal parts shocked and starstruck thank you thank you maestro he referred to chiba as maestro and the two engaged in a spirited discussion about martial arts with reeves even showing off a few of his moves then he would chop their head off you know yeah yeah his directorial debut man of tai chi speaking of keanu reeves love of the martial arts genre in 2013 reeves made his directorial debut with the film man of tai chi on paper that sounds insane yeah yeah let's go make a movie in mandarin and cantonese in china the movie is about a young martial artist who gets roped into an illegal underground fighting ring the action drama which is loaded with awesome fight sequences features reeves in a supporting role as he plays antagonist danica mark how would you like it [Applause] the film garnered solid reviews from critics but failed to hit the mark with cinema goers only managing to pull in 5.4 million dollars worldwide anybody can watch a fight tiger but to watch a person's life evolve and change that is what i offer while many felt the martial arts flick was a sign of the times to come for reeves he has mainly stuck to acting and producing in the years following its release number 15 revealing he had a crush on sandra bullock on ellen did you know that she had a pressure on me no did she did did you obviously didn't know i had a crush on her either oh wow keanu reeves appearance on the ellen degeneres show in 2019 was revealing for two reasons first fans discovered that he and the talk show host had never met before and two reeves apparently had a crush on sandra bullock while the two were filming speed in the mid-90s this revelation came after ellen revealed that bullock had a crush on him during filming which the actress had confessed during an earlier appearance i think about how sweet keanu reeves was and how handsome he was he was hard it was really it was hard for me to like really be serious like he would look at me and i'd be like reeves admission elicited screams from the audience who clearly felt as do we that he and bullock would have made a great couple the fact that reeves face went flush when ellen pretended to bring bullock out leads us to believe that he might still have feelings for his former co-star okay maybe we're reading into it a little too much i kind of want to look no no she's not so she's not here but number 14 his john wick weapons training video people want realism they want they want the real deal and that's what's happening with john wick chapter two [Music] we all know that keanu reeves is a badass on screen he's jumped out of airplanes sans parachute mastered gun fu and even dodged bullets however when a video of reeves training for john wick 2 was released online a long-held suspicion was confirmed he is just as badass in real life as his on-screen counterparts are if not more so reeves works his way through a gun range with seemingly the speed and accuracy of a lifelong navy seal displacing and reloading with a variety of weapons from this alone it would appear keanu reeves adopted the method acting approach for his role in the john wick film series he got really good over a period of five or six training sessions and he is hands down the best weapons actor out there right now number 13 his hover hands in photos as pointed out by twitter user kamoy lindsay in june of 2019 keanu reeves has been spotted adhering to a hands-off approach when taking pictures with women recently at least there are a number of photos of reeves that have surfaced online showing him posing with female fans with his hands hovering behind their backs the internet was divided in their reactions with some claiming reeves is trying to avoid getting metoo'd while others suggest he's simply showing these women respect by not invading their personal space it has also been suggested that reeves manner hands are related to his asian roots as it's common in south korea for people to place their hands in this way in order to avoid bodily contact our opinion reeves is just a gentleman through and through number 12 watching his coca-cola commercial one of your earliest roles on screen was a coca-cola commercial what do you remember about shooting that particular commercial talk about it two for one not only do you get a hilarious keanu reeves in this clip you also get the always hilarious james corden during a 2018 visit to the late late show reeves got to relive one of his first acting gigs an ad for coca-cola so i had to play a cyclist right um who's like you know a young kid my father is my coach it's a big race the two men discussed the role which saw reeves playing a cyclist getting ready for a big race listening to reeves describe the way he prepared for the gig is seriously funny as he reveals that he shaved his legs specifically for the three-day shoot of course nothing tops the commercial itself which sees a baby-faced reeves drinking coke after finishing a race advertising has come a long way since the 80s that's for sure [Music] number 11. keanu is immortal or a vampire i am 50. wow yeah 5-0 golden half-century as keanu reeves enters his mid-50s in the late 2010s it's becoming harder to ignore the cries of conspiracy theorists who claim the actor is either immortal or a vampire as the website www.kyanuisimmortal.com has spent several years pointing out reeves doesn't appear to age with side-by-side images of him from 1994 and 2008 respectively serving as the site's main source of proof additional photos suggest that he is former roman emperor charlemagne french actor paul mooney or both reeves addressed the theory that he is an immortal vampire during an interview with jimmy fallon in 2017 although he neither confirmed nor denied the rumor so that's a yes i do i can see that we have a likeness in the eyes the nose and the mustache and the beard and the cheekbones and the forehead number 10. behind the scenes of toy story 4. look who jumped 40 school buses and landed back into my life one of 2019's most hotly anticipated movies toy story 4 features a host of familiar voices as well as a number of exciting new additions one of these is keanu reeves who plays duke kaboom a canadian stuntman toy the fact that duke has a motorcycle is a nice touch considering that reeves is an aficionado in real life in this awesome behind the scenes clip reeves gives fans a glimpse of what his performance will entail and let us tell you it is pretty amazing we aren't the only ones gushing over the clip as reeves fellow street kings actor chris evans tweeted this in june of 2019 quote 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 you know we couldn't agree with you more captain america duke kaboom canada's greatest stunt man huh oh yeah ha ha yes huh number nine choosing to do hamlet over speed two you mentioned speed by the way which then there was a sequel to speed you were not in the sequel to no i didn't get to be in that what do you mean you didn't get to be in well i decided not to okay in a controversial move reeves decided in the mid 90s to play hamlet in a staged version of the iconic shakespeare play in winnipeg manitoba canada no less reeves was fresh off the success of speed and the studio wanted to lock him in for a sequel despite being offered over 10 million dollars reeves stuck to his guns and did what he felt was right i love you guys but i i just can't yeah right in the end reeves made for a splendid hamlet with critic roger lewis remarking quote he is one of the top three hamlets i have seen for a simple reason he is hamlet reeves was allegedly blacklisted by 20th century fox for turning them down however considering the decision allowed him to do shakespeare and tour with his band dogstar as well as the fact that he's still a huge movie star and speed 2 barely recouped its budget we'd say he made the right choice number 8 his super bowl 52 squarespace ad in 2018 keanu reeves starred in a series of commercials for squarespace a company that helps people design and build their own websites i came to the desert to make my website but you can make yours anywhere first you must pick the right domain name the commercials feature reeves chilling and howling in the desert talking to his own disembodied head and riding a motorcycle standing up you know typical keanu reeves stuff the ad campaign revealed a number of interesting tidbits about the enigmatic actor for starters he's a lot goofier than his film roles let on second he really likes motorcycles should i be making motorcycles yes you like motorcycles and finally he's impervious to fire if you ever doubted reeves inherent coolness these commercials will set you straight the world will welcome your creation with open arms number seven he refuses to attach his name to donations let's face it most movie stars have a reputation for being self-centered divas who only care about themselves sure they might make a donation to a charitable cause but you just know their name will be all over the news because of it keanu reeves is not that kind of movie star oh don't get us wrong he donates to charity in fact he runs a foundation that helps sick children and funds cancer research but what separates him from the pack is his desire to remain anonymous reeves name is not attached to his foundation nor does he seek attention when he donates to charitable causes in his words quote i don't like to attach my name to it i just let the foundation do what it does number six his always be my maybe cameo if you still haven't seen the netflix original film always be my maybe stop what you're doing and go check it out now it's okay we'll wait the rom-com which revolves around childhood friends who reconnect romantically later in life stands up just fine on its own but receives a surprising comedic boost from keanu reeves in it reeves plays a fictionalized version of himself with a jerk twist his first real scene in which reeves is introduced via a slow-motion walk-through restaurant struck a chord with fans who've since uploaded multiple videos of him walking to different songs and launched a twitter account dedicated to this say what you will about keanu reeves but there's no denying that his fan base is on a whole other level what is it about this game that frightens you i'm not frightened keanu number five the countless keanu stories in a town without rules it's all there you can count it where's the stuff we've said it before and we'll say it again keanu reeves is the best the sheer number of stories that involve him reportedly going out of his way to do something nice for a fan or stranger is astounding a few that we love include keanu purchasing an ice cream cone at the movies just so we could sign the receipt for a young fan keanu jumping out of a car on the way to a shoot so that he could sign a fan-made poster that read you're breathtaking more on that in a bit and keanu going to a party only to spend it chatting with fellow actor melanie linski about her dog and asking to see pictures of it in costume microphone dropped number 4 giving up his seat on the subway [Music] speaking of real-life keanu stories if it's not already clear that keanu reeves is one of the most down-to-earth actors in hollywood just check out this 2011 video of him giving up his seat on the subway memes is just sitting there minding his own business when he notices a woman carrying a big bag after which he immediately offers her his seat not only is it refreshing to see an a-list actor riding the subway but also this clip keeps surfacing and resurfacing throughout the years as an example of the actor's considerate and humble nature in 2019 reeves took his man of the people game a step further when his flight from san francisco to la was forced to make an emergency landing in bakersfield the actor helped his fellow passengers arrange transport and rode with them reading out facts and playing music along the way to keep them entertained number three philosophizing with stephen colbert good to see you again how you been i've been good a gq story on keanu reeves once remarked that he's managed to quote pull off the nearly impossible feat of remaining an enigmatic cult figure despite having been an a-list actor for decades we couldn't agree more with that sentiment and found it was particularly embodied by reeves during a visit to the late show with stephen colbert in 2019. what do you think happens when we die keanu reeves the interview is entertaining from start to finish but the piesta resistance occurs near the end when colbert innocently asks reeve what he believes happens to us when we die and we'll let the enigmatic cult figure take it from here i know that the ones who love us will miss us the truth and sincerity in his response somehow managed to endear us to him even more number two sad keanu did kiana reeve start winning the internet because of memes or did memes become popular because of keanu reeves alas we'll likely never know the answer to this question one thing we do know is that reeves has been the subject of some of the most popular memes of all time what's this that's you that's your sad keanu meme well it's been some time since it went viral 2010 to be exact the image of reeves sitting alone on a park bench with a sandwich and sporting a dejected look remains one of the most famous memes in internet history some someone just decided to take this paparazzo picture and uh and you know create this event on the internet of um kind of sad kiani day of course this is far from keanu reeves only contribution to meme culture conspiracy keanu happy keanu and john wick reloading memes are all equally awesome we can't wait to see which meme reeves inspires next [Music] before we continue be sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one his surprise e3 appearance for cyberpunk 2077. we have a city to burn okay guess we didn't have to wait too long for the next meme after all keanu reeves joined the production of cyberpunk 2077 in 2018 lending his voice and likeness to the character of johnny silverhand the following year in june 2019 he made an appearance at e3 to announce the game's official release date of april 16 2020 though the release was later postponed due to delays caused by the pandemic not only was cd project's rpg one of the most anticipated in recent memory but also few if any gamers and reeves fans had any idea he was gonna be in the game in the first place let alone be the one to inform them in person when they'd finally get to lay their hands on it how's it going their reaction was understandably amazing as was reeves who was clearly taken aback by their cries of shock and adulation in one incredible moment turned eventual meme reeves responded to an audience member's cry of you're breathtaking by parroting it back to them whoa feeling of of being there of walking the streets of the future is really going to be breathtaking you're breathtaking you're all breathtaking do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from watchmojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos

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Length: 20min 44sec (1244 seconds)

Published: Tue Aug 25 2020