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It goes without saying that Keanu Reeves is one of the nicest blokes in Hollywood. Since his debut in showbiz back in the late ’80s, there have been several stories aboutThe Matrixstar being an upstanding dude, and the consensus isn’t looking to change anytime soon if ever.
Winona Ryder, who shares a long history with Reeves and even is married in the eyes of the Romanian church, recalled one such story about the actor. During their time together on Francis Ford Coppola’sDracula, Ryder revealed Reeves went against the director’s request to protect her.
Keanu Reeves Went Against Francis Ford Coppola’s Request inDracula
Francis Ford Coppolais known for going to extreme lengths with his films and doesn’t shy away from pushing actors to their limits to get the most authentic performance. Winona Ryder experienced it first-hand during her tenure in Coppola’sDracula, which starredGary Oldman, Anthony Hopkins, andKeanu Reeves. During the bed scene with Oldman, off-camera, Coppola asked the rest of the cast to verbally abuse the actress in order to make her cry for the scene.
But whileThe Godfatherdirector was shouting“You wh-re! You wh-re!”to make Ryder cry, Reeves, alongside Hopkinsrefused to indulge.
To put it in context I’m supposed to be crying. Literally, Richard E. Grant, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu… Francis was trying to get all of them to yell things that would make me cry. But Keanu wouldn’t, Anthony wouldn’t… the more it happened, I was like… It just didn’t work. I was, like, really? It kind of did the opposite.
Fortunately, theMegalopolisdirector and the Beetlejuice star are“good now”, and as for Reeves, their experience inDraculaembarked them on a lifelong friendship, which is still going strong.
Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves Are Technically Married
Since their time together onDracula, Ryder and Reeves went on to collaborate on three more films, which involvedA Scanner Darkly,The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, andDestination Wedding. But while the two remain very good friends, in the eyes of the Romanian Catholic, Ryderrevealedthe duo are husband and wife.
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Following Coppola’s dedication to making everything as authentic as possible, the filmmaker brought an actual Roman priest to shoot the master shot.
We actually got married in Dracula. No, I swear to God, I think we’re married in real life. In that scene, Francis used a real Romanian priest. We shot the master [shot] and he did the whole thing. So I think we’re married.
The two continue to make lighthearted jokes about their marriage inDracula, with Ryder even playfully referring to theJohn Wickstar as husband.
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Bram Stoker’s Draculais available to stream on Netflix.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
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