Collider has posted their interview their interview with Peter Stormare for his film, Clowns. Towards the end of the interview he was asked what appealed to him about working with Keanu Reeves again. He gave a lengthy answer. The first part is below and you can read the rest at the link.
I’m not in it much. Me and Keanu have been friends for a long time. He flies under the radar, like me. He does a lot of odd projects and independent movies, and people never understand what the hell he’s doing and why he’s not doing Speed 9 or The Matrix 6. He said that, because people love making three movies, he wanted me to be the main character in the third movie and for people to meet me in the second. I really love his work ethic, and I like the way he portrays himself. He’s not a big media guy. He went to China and did a movie with a Chinese cast, and people here don’t even know about it. It’s a fantastic movie, called Man of Tai Chi. He’s one of the actors/directors that I really respect. He’s a guy full of ideas. He’s working independently, like myself, and if you walk your own path in this industry, you feel a lot better than if you’re just doing things for money.