It is, nonetheless, occasionally entertaining to learn the backstory. Especially when a well-known meme features a well-known and well-liked public figure. Keanu Reeves, who will star in Matrix: Resurrections later this month, is well-known and well-liked. In a previous visit to the show, he responded to a question about grief with a beautiful message about the people we leave behind, which only added to his public image as a down-to-earth celebrity.
He responded to a question about the Sad Keanu meme earlier this week. The meme depicts Keanu on a bench, holding a piece of food in his hand and looking despondent for no apparent reason. The reason turned out to be simple hunger. When the meme was replicated in Reeves’ new comic book, Colbert questioned him about what was going on at the time the original shot was taken.
He explained, “Man, I’m just eating a sandwich!”
“So, you’re not genuinely sad in ‘Sad Keanu,’?” Colbert continued.
Keanu said, “I was thinking.” “I was dealing with some issues.” “I was starving.”
Watch the complete interview, in which Reeves says he’d want to play John Constantine again. DC, please! You’d better get him before the MCU does!
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