Keanu Reeves, 59, talks 'crippling' obsession with dying and reveals why he's 'thinking about death all the time'

Keanu Reeves admitted that mortality is often connected his mind, contempt his reputation for being 'eternally youthful.' 

'I'm 59, truthful I'm reasoning astir decease each nan time,' nan Matrix vet told BBC News on Monday. 

The character joined writer China Miéville connected nan BBC to beforehand their caller novel, The Book of Elsewhere, which features an immortal characteristic eager to die, explaining why nan morbid taxable came up.

The John Wick prima added that he's trying to support nan attraction connected decease successful perspective. 

'Hopefully it's not crippling, but hopefully it's sensitized [us] to an appreciation of nan activity we have, and nan relationships that we person nan imaginable to have,' he explained. 

The Book of Elsewhere draws inspiration from nan celebrated BRZRKR comic book series, created by Keanu Reeves.

Launched successful 2021 and pronounced 'berserker,' BRZRKR is slated for a live-action adjustment connected Netflix pinch Reeves successful nan lead role, on pinch an upcoming anime series.

'I emotion nan images,' Keanu said of comic books. 'I emotion words and storytelling and I emotion nan measurement that you tin person this engagement that overlays. 

'And truthful you tin look astatine nan creation and past you tin travel nan story.'

The book promotional comes aft Keanu was surviving his life to nan fullest arsenic he and his girlfriend Alexandra Grant stole nan spotlight at the MotoGP Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix successful Germany last week.

Keanu and Alexandra beamed arsenic they navigated done nan crowd, yet getting nan chance to activity nan checkered flag. 

The MotoGP arena was a cleanable day prime for nan couple, fixed that Keanu founded his ain civilization motorcycle company, ARCH Motorcycle, successful 2011. 

In May, nan couple's societal almanac included a stylish outing astatine nan Hammer Museum's Gala successful nan Garden, wherever they dressed to impress. 

They were besides spotted enjoying a meal together astatine Giorgio Baldi successful Santa Monica, California, later that month.

Keanu and Alexandra went nationalist pinch their narration successful November 2019, erstwhile they graced nan reddish carpet together astatine nan LACMA Art + Film Gala.

The revelation sparked important interest, pinch nan creator mentioning a flood of inquiries astir nan romance from each corners. 

'I deliberation each azygous personification I knew called maine successful nan first week of November, and that's fascinating,' she told British Vogue a fewer months later.

The couple, who tally a publishing location called X Artists’ Books together, person been adjacent friends for decades.

Alexandra's friend, character Jennifer Tilly, revealed nan mates person been making love 'for years' successful February 2020.

'I retrieve a mates years ago, astir a twelvemonth and a half ago, [Alexandra] said, ‘Keanu Reeves is my boyfriend’ and I’m like, ‘Wait. What? What? What?’" nan Chucky prima told Page Six. 

While nan nonstop infinitesimal of their gathering remains uncertain, nan narration traces backmost to astatine slightest 2011, coinciding pinch nan publication of their book, Ode to Happiness.

In September 2023, Alexandra told People Keanu helped return her creation to a caller level.

'I had a workplace sojourn a fewer years ago, and this very kind, very high-level personification said, "I tin spot that your activity has gotten happier,’"' she recalled.

'That's real. We're each quality beings. We're animals. We're expressing from wherever we are. I deliberation nan activity is happier.'

She went connected to telephone Keanu her 'inspiration.'

In March of past year, Keanu offered immoderate penetration into his narration pinch Alexandra. 

When he was asked to sanction his 'last infinitesimal of bliss,' he told People: 'A mates of days agone pinch my honey. We were successful bed. We were connected.'

He added: 'We were smiling and laughing and giggling. Feeling great. It was conscionable really bully to beryllium together.'

Keanu is group to prima successful nan upcoming movie Good Fortune, which marks nan directorial debut of Aziz Ansari. Joining Ansari successful nan formed are Seth Rogen and Keke Palmer.

Following a hold caused by past year's writers' strike, filming for Good Fortune commenced successful January 2024, taking spot successful LA's Koreatown neighborhood.

Reeves has built a devoted pursuing complete his astir four-decade career, notably for his memorable depiction of a hitman successful nan hugely celebrated John Wick franchise.

Before John Wick, he achieved renown for his portrayal of Neo successful nan groundbreaking Matrix series, spanning releases successful 1999, 2003, 2002, and a caller installment successful 2021.