Even if you’re destined to be one of Hollywood’s most coveted – and adored – actors, you don’t always get all the roles you want…even after being the hero of “ Matrix”! Keanu Reeves can attest to that.
Accustomed to franchises and large-scale action films, the hero of John Wick, Matrix, Constantine, Speed and many other famous titles, desperately dreamed of playing in another successful saga: that of the Lord of the Rings.
As reported by the news site Faconew, Keanu Reeves, in an interview at the time, granted to the Australian magazine Rip it up, had not hesitated to reveal that he wanted to work with Peter Jackson while the latter was preparing his mythical Lord of the Rings trilogy. The actor had then tried everything to convince the director to choose him for a particular role, that of a certain Ranger that you know…
I petition to play Grand-Pas. I would love to work with [Peter Jackson] but I don’t know if it will work. I hope I will be able to.
Indeed, Keanu Reeves literally campaigned for the role and was even ready to go beg Peter Jackson. But if his team made a few calls to try to help him, the coveted role was not his destiny.
Peter Jackson is realizing [Le Seigneur des anneaux] and maybe I should go begging for the role. I have people making calls right now. Hopefully he’ll think I’m the right person for the role. It’s me. I am the.
The rest you know: it was Viggo Mortensen who was finally chosen to play the role of Grand-Pas, better known as Aragorn. But the latter embodied by Keanu Reeves? We would still like to see what it gives! The acclaimed trilogy ended up grossing $2.9 billion worldwide and remains one of the greatest fantasy achievements in movie history.
KEANU REEVES IN THE NEXT FILMS?
Last February, Warner Bros. announced several upcoming Lord of the Rings movies. All that is known is that there will be “several” based on JRR Tolkien’s books. Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, however, would be involved in the projects, being “kept informed” of each step concerning them by the studio. Andy Serkis, meanwhile, has also said he’s interested in returning to Middle-earth. Could there be a role in these new movies for dear Keanu Reeves? Our turn to petition!
While waiting to be able to discover these projects, we will be able to dive back into the universe of the Lord of the Rings thanks to a new animated adventure scheduled for April 10, 2024, entitled The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of Rohirrim. A season 2 for Amazon’s flagship series, The Rings of Power, is also expected during the same year.
The original Lord of the Rings trilogy is to be seen and reviewed on Amazon Prime Video.