Keanu Reeves, "Street Kings", ("Careers are Tough") MNC

Video Title :	Keanu Reeves, "Street Kings", ("Careers are Tough") MNC
Description :	Monday Night Conversation, with Keanu Reeves on BlackTree TV April 7, 2008 The Noble Warrior Digging deep: Keanu Reeves as Tom Ludlow "You're the tip of the spear, man. Who'll hold back the animals?" -Captain Jack Wander With the success of such films as SPEED and THE MAXTRIX trilogy, Keanu Reeves has become one of the most beloved and iconic actors of his generation. His films have made an indelible mark on the landscape of filmmaking and he has one of the most recognizable faces in the world. In STREET KINGS, Reeves and his manager/producer Erwin Stoff saw an opportunity to tackle a complex role with a fully formed and personal performance. "After initially reading the script I thought this role would be a singularly fantastic opportunity for Keanu as an actor," recalls producer Erwin Stoff. "He is not the type of actor who wants an expectation placed on him of the kind of roles he should take and that's been the hallmark of his career." "I was intrigued by the level of violence surrounding the character and the dramatic consequences of that," explains Keanu Reeves. "He can be viewed as either someone who kills in the name of the law or someone who delivers justice. Dramatically, there's a high price to pay and I was interested in how it would all play out." To help extract an honest and truthful performance from Reeves, David Ayer attempted to create a world steeped in truth and grit by surrounding the actor with plenty of physical realism to draw from. He was immersed in the culture of Los Angeles and some of the most challenged areas in the city. "What was very exciting to me was the idea of Keanu Reeves going into the ghetto and playing a very realistic organic character with a nuanced intense performance," explains David Ayer. "In this film he's not fighting aliens or robots, he's fighting gang bangers, cops and police corruption, so we wanted to help him get to the point where he felt a part of that world to get that very psychologically realistic performance. It was incredible." Tom Ludlow is man dealing with many demons, both in the real world and within himself. He is a dedicated police officer who touches the darkest elements of society while still reeling from the loss of his wife. The depth of the character gave Reeves the opportunity to live in the skin of someone who is very different from himself. "The character of Tom Ludlow is an interesting head space for Keanu to get into," explains Foster. "Keanu is very much a pacifist in real life and we've asked him to play a very dark human and it's been amazing to watch him rise to the challenge." "I'm an actor and it's all make believe, but in the imagining of this world steeped in violence it can be intoxicating," remarks Reeves. "Violence is an elemental force and acting it out has a weird illusion of control. Ludlow is lashing out and using violence to get to the truth, but as someone says in the film, 'Blood doesn't wash away blood.' In the end, violence doesn't change anything." A BlackTree Media Production Produced by Jamaal Finkley Hosted by Ms. Patricia Cage http://www.blacktree.tv
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Comments :

its gud. am a bit annoyed by her keep saying "you know". i had a teacher once who kept saying "sort a like" in every sentence. lol.

"It's an very exiting buisness this story-telling-movie-making-magic

my thoghts exactly

00:13 says everything

Very well spotted!!!

"you bored or something?!"-LOL thank you for the interview!

i just saw street kings great movie

why does she keep saying "you know".

True that.lol

Wow...is this great!!!Keanu is looking gorgeous and the interview is very interesting!Thanks for posting!!!*****