Keanu Reeves Had Once Refused to Play a Part in a Violent War Film
Yes, he refused to play the part because the film was too “violent” for his liking. In today’s world, we keep hearing stories that an established actor had rejected a certain classic movie, and we get fascinated by the subject of speculation of what would have become of the film and the actor had he or she had accepted the role. Today, we are going to shed some light on an instance when John Wick-famed actor Keanu Reeves had to turn down a role in the classic war movie because the film was too violent for his liking. Surprisingly enough, that actor, who is also famous for playing the role of Neo in The Matrix after Seven Pounds actor Will Smith rejected it, turned down the offer of starring in a violent war film. Oliver Stone had revealed in his interview with Entertainment Weekly in 2011 that in Reeves’ early days as an actor, he had offered an opportunity to him to star in his war film titled “Platoon.” This was the year 1986. We live in a different world now. Keanu Reeves was ...