Keanu Reeves is one of the biggest stars in Hollywood and is known to be the nicest guy in the industry. The actor rose to fame with The Matrix franchise, however, he gained the title of an action star with his role as a badass assassin in the John Wick series. The movies have become blockbuster hits, and the actor is widely appreciated for the dangerous stunts and thrilling action scenes. However, apart from being a brilliant actor, he is also a comic book writer.
Reeves launched his comic book in 2021 and in an interview, the actor revealed that his inspiration for his comic book hero was from a Marvel superhero.
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Keanu Reeves revealed his favorite Marvel hero
The actor has released his comic book by the name BRZRKR, which became an instant hit. In an interview with Polygon, he shared that he admires the Marvel action hero Wolverine, played by Hugh Jackman in movies. The Speed actor said,
“I mean, for me, it’s one of my favorite characters. It has a strong influence on me — it’s impacted me.”
Keanu Reeves shared in the interview that his inspiration was Wolverine, but the superhero he created, Berserker, is nothing like Wolverine.
“It’s trying to embrace some other legacy and traditional fables, myths, characters that we have, and do its own spin on it. We’re spending a lot of time with this character and trying to let people in on how he’s thinking and feeling and what’s happened to him in a detailed way that we don’t often get to experience except for some novelizations, but even then the monster is always kind of on the side.”
Keanu Reeves and Matt Kindt co-wrote a comic book series named BRZRKR in 2021. It sold over 650,000 copies and became the highest-selling original title of the century.
Would Keanu Reeves play Wolverine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Fans of Keanu Reeves have been wanting to see him in the costume of a superhero for the MCU for many years. On being asked about the same, the star shared that his dream role would be Wolverine. He said, “Oh man, I would have loved to [have] played Wolverine.”
There has never been any confirmation about the actor playing Wolverine or any other superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe or the DC studios. However, Marvel boss Kevin Feige had shared that the studio is constantly in contact with the John Wick star about joining the superhero genre.
Kevin Feige revealed in a chat with ComicBook.com,
“We talk to him for almost every film we make. We talk to Keanu Reeves about it. I don’t know when, if, or ever he’ll join the MCU, but we very much want to figure out the right way to do it.”
Reeves comic book series, BRZRKR follows the journey of an immortal warrior named Berzerker, who fights his way through thousands of years. The 12-issue limited series was published in March 2021 by Boom! Studios.
Source- Polygon
