Variety has posted their interview with Ruben Östlund following his Q & A for The Entertainment System Is Down at the Nordic Film Market today. In response to the question about Keanu Reeves’ and his not being associated with the comedy genre, Ruben Östlund said the following:
Yes, exactly. He has a very deadpan comedic quality to his acting, and it worked out really well. I’m looking forward to seeing how the audience reacts to his performance. He’s introduced in the film beautifully. When it comes to the lady whose husband dies of heart attack, they are asking him: ‘Excuse me, could you change seats with the widow? She’s in shock. And we have no place to store the body, so you’ll have to sit next to the corpse, you know.’ Playing with the public’s perception of Keanu Reeves in relation to his character in this film was so much fun.