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Keanu Reeves has always been a humble actor. Although he has had his fair share of blockbuster hits and major flops, the actor is not one to shy away from his failures. Making fun of his own roles in some old movies, Reeves stated that he deserved some criticism for a particular movie back in the 1990s.
AfterJohn Wick: Chapter 4made millions at the global box office, the actor sat down for an interview. Remembering the olden days when Keanu Reeves was somewhat of a different person, the actor poked fun at his 1992 movieDraculaand stated that he deserved the hatred towards him.
Keanu Reeves Admitted That He Deserved To Be Ridiculed
Before his iconic portrayal of Neo inThe Matrixback in 1999, the actor had also partaken in several other films which were not so great. Adapting one of the classic novels into a film, Keanu Reeves starred in the 1992 film titledBram Stoker’s Dracula.
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Gary Oldman helmed the film as its lead actor aka Count Dracula. Alongside Oldman, Winona Ryder portrayed the role of Mina Murra/Elisabeta while Reeves starred as Jonathan Harker in the movie. Talking about it on theSmartlesspodcast, theSpeedactor made fun of his own character from the 1992 movie and how his English accent was so terrible.
“I think Dracula, I got kicked in the teeth and maybe deservedly so for my English accent,”
Although the movie received great reviews,Keanu Reeveswas indeed ridiculed for his terrible accent and the actor had to prove his worth later on to be considered a serious actor. Even though the actor was ridiculed, shootingBram Stoker’s Draculawasn’t all bad since he may have been accidentally married to his co-star Winona Ryder while shooting a wedding scene.
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Shooting the marriage scene in the movie, the ceremony was shot at the Los Angeles Greek Orthodox church. What’s harrowing is that they filmed the scene with an actual Romanian Orthodox minister.
Stating the technicalities, Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves may not have married in any legal sense but according to Ryder, they were married“under the eyes of God”.TheJohn Wickactor revealed that Ryder often texts him messages that would start with“Hello, husband”but both actors are completely fine with it.
With a rating of 7.4/10 on IMDB and 78% on Rotten Tomatoes,Bram Stoker’s Draculais available to rent on Apple TV+.
Source:SmartLess
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
