Keanu Reeves fans were left furious after watching a very uncomfortable interview with the Matrix actor on the BBC. The only show this week.
The 60-year-old star was asked by host Alex Jones if it was nice to see his Speed co-star Sandra Bullock again at a recent reunion. Reeves sweetly said yes.
But then another host, Gabby Logan, pressed further, asking if Keanu wished he had started a romance after the 1994 film was released.
The dark-haired actor, who is dating artist Alexandra Grant, 51, seemed a little discouraged, but managed to come up with an answer that wouldn’t insult his friend Bullock or his current love.
His fans were not happy with what they considered “unprofessional” interrogations.
Keanu Reeves fans were left furious after watching a very uncomfortable interview with the Matrix actor on BBC’s The One Show this week. The 60-year-old star was asked by host Alex Jones if it was nice to see his Speed co-star Sandra Bullock again at a recent reunion. Reeves said sweetly that he sure did.
But then another presenter, Gabby Logan, pressed further, asking if Keanu wished he had started a romance after the 1994 film was released. The dark-haired actor, who is dating artist Alexandra Grant, 51, seemed a little discouraged.
He John Wick The actor sat down to talk about his new films Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Ballerina.
Jones, one of the show’s regular hosts, brought up Reeves’ ’90s hit Speed.
Alex then asked him if he liked seeing his co-star Sandra at the action movie’s 30th anniversary celebration.
Reeves responded, “That was very nice.” Yes, Sandra Bullock and I get on very well and it’s always nice to see her, so it was nice to spend some time together.”
That’s when Logan walked in.
She asked, “Didn’t you find out later that they could have gotten along even better? They were both a little in love on set, but they didn’t find out until later that they liked each other.” each other…’
That’s when the action star looked up and then said: ‘Ohhhh yes! “We were very professional.”
Jones tried to lighten the mood by saying, “They would have been a good couple!”
Logan added: “Anyway, there was great chemistry on screen; It was fantastic.’
Reeves and Bullock seen in Speed in 1994
Beyond Fest at the American Cinematheque’s 30th Anniversary Screening of SPEED and Q&A with Bullock and Reeves at the Egyptian Theater on October 8
However, the atmosphere on set was awkward, as Keanu seemed to cringe and the conversation became stilted.
Fans took to social media to say the questioning was “ridiculous” and “unfair.” Many said it was unkind to put Reeves on the spot like that during a live television show.
And others noted that Reeves was “shrinking inside, deeply.”
One person said on the BBC’s Instagram page: “Embarrassing questions, a lovely man and a great actor .”
For many years, Keanu and Sandra were romantically linked, but they were just rumors, as Sandra said they never dated.
In the past Keanu has called her “A wonderful person and a wonderful actress.”
This is the moment the star looked away after being asked the awkward question. His fans were not happy with what they considered “unprofessional” questions.
This comes after film executive Steve Asbell revealed that a third Speed film is not out of the question.
Fans of the 1994 action film have been patiently waiting for another installment in the series after the disappointing 1997 sequel Speed 2: Cruise Control, and now the head of 20th Century Studios has insisted that a third film is possible. , but only if they find an idea that ‘excites’ both actors.
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Asbell said of Speed: “It’s one of those last movies that we haven’t remade. And for it to really be a reason to come back, it has to be a great idea and an idea that you’re excited about (Reeves and Bullock ).
‘Because that would be the reason to see him. It’s obviously a very important title for us, but it’s not something we take lightly or just try to put into service. They would have to be part of the development of that idea.
At a recent screening of the film to mark its 30th anniversary, Bullock suggested that Hollywood “wasn’t brave enough” to make a third entry in the series.
However, Asbell insisted that 20th Century was certainly willing to give it a try, adding that the studio was “sitting by the phone” waiting to hear ideas for the potential blockbuster.
Reeves walks in the garage area after a GR Cup Series auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Oct. 5 in Indianapolis.
He said: ‘Hollywood is brave enough. We are brave enough. We’re sitting by the phone.’
Bullock had reasoned that the industry would not be “willing to tolerate” director Jan de Bont’s bombastic ideas for a third film because it would “demand too much of everyone.”
She explained: ‘All these things happened thanks to that crazy guy (de Bont) in the greenish jacket over there. He’s so soft and gentle today and I say, ‘That’s not the man I remember.’ But he is the man who brought the energy and the idea together, he knew what the public wanted and he demanded it from everyone and everyone stepped up to interpret it.
‘So what would be that movie that would make Jan’s brain and brilliance happy? It would take a lot from everyone.
“I don’t know if we’re in an industry anymore that’s willing to tolerate it and be brave enough to do it.”