Keanu Reeves absolutely wanted the role but Peter Jackson refused

saga the Lord of the Rings, which was crowned with success and awards, made countless people work, both in front of and behind the camera. If many actors participated in the filming of the trilogy, Perhaps more than those who would have liked to be a part of it…

Keanu Reeves dream come true

When Peter Jackson started the majestic project of wanting to adapt Tolkien’s work, Keanu Reeves was no stranger at all. The Canadian, who started filming in the 1980s, already has great films to his credit. We can thus cite its secondary results in dangerous relationshipspublished in 1988, in which he gives the answer to Glenn Close, John Malkovich, or Uma Thurman. Breaking pointAnd DraculaAnd Too much hype for nothingAnd Devil’s Advocate… successes follow one another and are not the same for an actor!

In 1999, he had the distinction that allowed his notoriety to explode internationally: matrix. However, if it were up to him, Reeves would also have appeared in another story that audiences love so much, namely the Lord of the Rings. By the time the first movie entered development, The actor told the Australian magazine rip His desire to be part of the adventure.

bottle in the sea

During the interview, Keanu Reeves slips his awareness of the new and very ambitious New Zealand filmmaker.

Maybe I should go beg for the part.

The star adds that he sent members of his team, Principal agent of course, to contact the director. Unsure of the success of his work, Neo’s interpreter confirms that he would “really” like to collaborate with Jackson, but admits to having no idea that such a thing might happen. Unfortunately, the professional meeting between the two men did not take place. Especially since Reeves not only wanted to be involved in the project from near or far, He had a very specific role in mind !

Prominent figure

So, who did the Canadian want to play on screen? It is about a hero with whom he shares some resemblance, Aragorn, the heir of Gondor and Oh a very important figure in the trilogy. With his current beard and long hair, Keanu Reeves is not physically far from the image of the hero known as Viggo Mortensen.

I seek to play Grand-Pas […] I hope he thinks I’m the right person for the role.

You know, the star’s dream matrix In the end it did not materialize. But beware, if Viggo Mortensen portrayed The Guardian with talent, he wasn’t Peter Jackson’s first choice! The director originally offered the score to Daniel Day-Lewis, who declined. In the end, he chose to cast Stuart Townsend. Only once on hiring, the last young man (27 years old) outdid him … Then Jackson called several actors, including Viggo Mortensen, into a disaster. If we knew the rest of the story, So Cronenberg’s favorite actor could not have distinguished himself in the role as being as demanding as he was desirable. !