Keanu Reeves WAS set to appear in Hobbs & Shaw

So you may recall way back in April, before the release of Hobbs & Shaw, we reported that Keanu Reeves may be set to appear (here).

Now, obviously, Reeves didn’t appear.

But he WAS set to.

Director David Leitch has revealed that yes, Reeves was set to appear: “It all stemmed from the fact that we had talked to Keanu early on. It was even before where we ended up with this draft. I had been talking to Keanu periodically through the shooting of it all and looking for opportunities of where it could be,” he said.

“I also wanted to make sure that it was enough — a real promise for something legitimate in the future — and wasn’t just a stunt casting role. We started to populate the movie with all these other personalities, and I just didn’t really think that we needed it, although I would’ve loved it. We even talked in post, and I showed him a rough cut of the movie. Then, we had conversations about ‘is there something here?’ We came to the conclusion of ‘let’s put a pin in it.’ I’m all for finding opportunities, but I also didn’t want to force anything.”

Although Leitch doesn’t say as much, Dwayne Johnson has revealed that Reeves was originally in talks to play the villain in the movie, with his reveal likely setting him up as the villain in the sequel: “And then what we also did at the end was we left the ominous voice faceless. So, for some time, I think you guys have heard the rumor that it was going to be a bit of a John Wick, all disguised. But then we left it there [with] a few people in mind. Originally, Keanu was the goal. We were talking, and it just didn’t feel right creatively. …He and I talked, and I totally got it. And it wound up being the best thing, so now we leave that open for the future.”

For the record, I am so on board for Reeves joining the Fast & Furious/Hobbs & Shaw universe… especially as a bad guy.

What say you all?

Source: THR