The Marvel Role That Keanu Reeves Turned Down

More than 17 years have passed by the Marvel Cinematic Universe officially launched with “Iron Man”. Although superhero movies already gained more visibility within the mainstream in the early 2000s-“X-Men”, “Spider-Man” and “Batman Begins” in summer 2008 was where the genre was ultimately up to our popular culture. “Iron Man” and “The Dark Knight” one -two strokes were a turning point in the superhero cinema, which still legitimizes both critics and audiences, most of which can be considered to be that Robert Downey Jr. and Christian Bale are both films. Both were the prestigious actors in the industry who took what many have abandoned “children’s stuff” and raised them in a full dimension.

Although over the next few years, both Marvel Studios and DC (which has since become DC studios) went in completely different directions, both “Iron Man” and “The Dark Knight” and commercial success have attracted some of Hollywood’s biggest star to jump into a superherwards. In particular, MCU’s pioneering success has attracted a constantly growing list of A-lines. But to this day, there is at least one major action movie star that Kevin Feigen has not yet joined MCU. Because of the movie and the role, he was offered, maybe it was the best.

MCU’s first female protagonist was Brie Larson’s captain Marvel, which was depicted by Marvel Studios as the most powerful superhero of the entire Franchise program. Larson was surrounded by prestigious performers 2019 “Captain Marvel”, including Annette Bening, Jude Law, and of course Samuel L. Jackson, who changed his role Nick Fury. Interestingly, the commander of Yon-Robgin-Starforce and Carol Mentor was also offered to Keanu Reeves, according to Deadline Reporter Justin Kroll.

Reeves first broke in Hollywood in the 1990s with memorable roles in movies such as “Bill and Ted’s Bogus”, “My private Idaho”, “Point Break” and “Speed”. However, his role in Neo “matrix”, which covered him in the stratosphere. He would still be a bank star in the early 2000s and halfway, but the series of critical and commercial sub -pertenities put his progress back a bit.

Fortunately, Reeves would make one of the setbacks of the 2010s, thanks to his nominal role, “John Wick” in the Revenge, the film, which contains his most defined character in addition to Neo. “John Wick” success gave rise to a lot of sequels, and Reeves’s recovery certainly caught the attention of numerous studio heads. Feige, in particular, wanted to strike when the iron was hot and after Reeves was not a brainer. However, Reeves lowered the role, and the Jude law was finally thrown away. For him, The law has said he has kept the role “a little dry” And he was not given much space to make Yon-Rogg his own.

Years before the launch of MCU, Keanu Reeves dismantled the cartoon film at the “Constantine” event, where he showed a nominal role. The film, directed by Francis Lawrence, was loosely based on John Constantine, a DC Comics character, which is the ability to detect and communicate with semi -dealers and mid and hell. A sequel that would see both Reeves and Lawrence return is currently in development And probably produced in the DC Studios’ Elseworlds project. Reeves also expressed Batman in the “DC League of Super -Pets” movie.

The actor is still in demand as a potential franchise leader. After the success of John Wick, many fans have asked him to play more cartoon roles. However, will Kevin Feige eventually get “Baba Yagan” to join the Marvel world, is still visible.

Meanwhile, the audience can see him in John Wict, “Ballerina”, alongside Ana de Arman, who is now playing in theaters. You can read Slashfilm’s “ballerina” review here.