mobanmarketKeanu Reeves’ “renaissance” is about to step up a gear.
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May 21, 2021 has been dubbed ‘Keanu day’, with both his hotly anticipated ‘Matrix’ and ‘John Wick’ sequels due to hit theaters simultaneously in the US.
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The scheduling appears to be a coincidence, with kung fu-inflected sci-fi flic ‘The Matrix 4’ being distributed by Warner Bros, and hitman thriller ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ coming from rival studio Lionsgate.
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While either date could shift, that has not stopped die-hard fans of the ‘Point Break’ and ‘Bill and Ted’ actor from flocking to social media to share their excitement.
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“Motion to make May 21… a national Keanu Reeves holiday,” tweeted Meagan Navarro.
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“We should just make May 21st Keanu day from here out,” added @WeWatchedAMovie.
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Canadian actor Reeves, 55, has surged in popularity in recent years, in a phenomenon dubbed the ‘Keanuaissance’.
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Embraced by the video game community for his enthusiastic voiceover and motion capture work on titles such as ‘Cyberpunk 2077’, he has been showered with praise for his down-to-earth demeanor and perceived rejection of the superficial Hollywood lifestyle.
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In June, the New Yorker ran an article titled ‘Keanu Reeves Is Too Good For This World’.
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He has been dubbed the “internet’s boyfriend” due to the number of memes based on photographs of him going about his everyday life.
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Several real-life ‘Keanu stories’ about the A-lister have gone viral, including a time he reportedly helped bus fellow passengers home after their plane was forced to make an emergency landing in California.
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The Matrix franchise, about humans trapped in a virtual reality by machines, has netted more than $1.6 billion worldwide.
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Warner Bros has not specified if the new film will be a direct sequel, saying only that it is “set in the world of ‘The Matrix’.”
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The original films followed a band of rebels who battled intelligent machines in a future where humans are enslaved within the Matrix — a virtual reality that resembles the contemporary world.
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Reeves’ Neo was a hero on a mission to save mankind.
###Keanu Reeves in ‘John Wick Chapter 3 – Parabellum’.
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