Keanu Reevesthe mythical actor who played Neo in the saga matrixand principal of the franchise john wick is willing to put himself in the role of Wolverine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He has explained it during an AMA (Ask Me Anything) in Reddit.
He assured that he does not regret turning down any role, but that he is still interested in carrying the adamantium claws. “I don’t regret anything, but I’ve always wanted to be Wolverine,” he said.
Keanu Reeves, who is in full promotional tour of john wick 4, has always been a fan of Marvel and DC comics. Although it was Hugh Jackman who got the role, the actor has always expressed his desire to put himself in Logan’s shoes, who is his favorite character, followed by Batman.
But in 2020, the actor accepted that perhaps he is too old to play the role of Wolverine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. At 58 years old, it is difficult for him to be the one who restarted the character. But if he did, he would love for him to be a live action from Frank Miller’s version.
Keanu Reeves and his conversations with Kevin Feige
Although Hugh Jackman will play the version of Wolverine we saw in the movies again X Men produced by Fox -before the purchase of Disney-, there is still the possibility that Keanu Reeves is in charge of some variant of the character.
In 2019 it was confirmed that the actor who had meetings with Kevin Feige to find the right role within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “We talk to him during pre-production on almost every movie we make,” Feige said at the time.
We have spoken with the actor about when and if he should join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We don’t know when it will happen. But if it does happen, we want to do it the right way.” For his part, Reeves said that “it would be an honour,” and that “there is something very special about the scale and ambition of the project.” “It would be great to be a part of all of that.”
At the moment we will be able to see Keanu Reeves in the cinema, again, when john wick 4 opens on March 24 in theaters around the world.