Keanu Reeves to give away 50 million
by Kevin Dangoor
Keanu Reeves has a deal that gets him 15% of the gross receipts of Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions. Plus, he’ll likely get something from the undoubtedly huge video sales to come. He’s likely to make a minimum of $150 million for the two theatrical releases. Realizing that this is way more money than he needs, Keanu is giving away £50 million.
His gift to the Matrix series’ 29 behind-the-scenes whiz-kids will see each of them receiving £1.75 million.
Costume designers and special effects folks will each be getting a lot more than they’re used to. That is some really great generosity.
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WTF?
Is there proof of this being legitimate?
I haven’t seen a check from Keanu if that’s what you mean. (Just kidding, of course. I wasn’t involved in The Matrix
When this story came out, it was reported in a number of outlets. I think I even saw mention of this in Entertainment Weekly which tends to be reputable and makes it clear when they’re printing rumors.
I believe the gist of the story was the Keanu figured that he had more money than he could ever spend and that some of the techs on the projects contributed greatly to the overall success.