Hotter in Hollywood sits down with Keanu Reeves and Mark Mann to discuss generation Um.This is the first interview, in my opinion, that actually starts to give us some insight into this film. We hear about the most intimidating scene to shoot, what Mark Mann was thinking about when he wrote the script and how he works, and we learn about John
When asked about his character, Keanu replies:
“I steal a camera and some chocolate”, the actor says with youthful passion, still possessed of all his boyish charm. “Stealing the camera for John (his character) was the only thing he could do in order to have that camera. He’s felt trapped in his life. In this moment of watching this group of people do this improvisational dance in this park in the Lower East Side of New York, he sees an opportunity for something that he’s interested in and it’s one of the times that he steps out of himself and he takes it. And as for the candy bar, he’s hungry, and he wants chocolate, and he’s depressed. “
You can read the entire interview here.