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Thank you so much for taking the time to talk about this.
Youre based in Melbourne.
Whats it like there?We went into semi-lockdown in March.
This has not been the best-managed situation.
Are movie theaters closed in Australia?Yeah, theyre closed.
It all started in 2010; the website turned ten in June.
Which is averylong time.
The details are really fuzzy.
That was on Reddit, when Reddit was still kind of a niche website.
And then, we all started putting together information and things.
That was when the first image, which is at the top of the website, was born.
It was a collaborative effort of people tracking down other people who looked like Keanu.
But the first ever was Paul Mounet.
The source of his eternal youth is not known.]
How long did that stay up on Wikipedia?It actually stayed for quite a while.
I think at least a couple of weeks.
I feel like that could never happen anymore.No no no.
Like unless you wrote something offensive or defamatory, I think it was pretty lax.
Did you make the video about this theory that popped up in 2009?
That was by someone else.
But over the years, people have made T-shirts and Youtube videos.
There was a channel that did a massively long video about these conspiracy theories.
I had nothing to do with that.
It kind of spiraled out of control on its own.
So when you started the website, Keanu was or weve been told to believe he was 45.
How well do you think your theory holds up, ten years later?He looks really good.
Like, surprisingly good.
I mean, I can give you two answers: the official one, and my personal opinion.
My personal opinion is that hes aging really well.
I think hes also someone whos embracing his own aging.
Some pull it off.
Whereas hes letting himself age naturally, and I think it shows in a very nice way.
Because I want to keep it alive.
And crucially, he didnt deny it.He didnt deny it, yes!
Which further proves that this is not a theory; this is some form of time-traveling.
And I think he was actually telling us, in some way.
He gave us the first hint withBill & Ted,and thenThe Matrix.Hes proving it, himself.
And also now withCyberpunk;its proof that hell be alive in 2077.
Are you a history buff?No, not much.
[More] contemporary history.
Who came up with the Charlemagne connection?
]I think I did.
And some of them were very, very far-fetched.
I have to add this.
Thanks to you, Im going to update the website.
It was one of those things where I seized the moment.
So yes, I really like him as an actor.
But some movies, for one reason or another, dont make it.
LikeBill & Tedcame out, but it never became what it is in English-speaking countries.
It has a very peculiar tone.
Really?Yes, and dont get me wrong, theyre very good actors.
They change tone, and they kind of do an interpretation.
Hes the official voice of Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, Keanu Reeves, and Russell Crowe.
Thatsquitethe portfolio.Yeah, not bad.
So what did you think ofBill & Ted?I really liked it.
I think its a quintessential 80s movie, which is going to be very hard to replicate, now.
Theres some stuff thats epic in there.
And the message in general, be excellent to one another, could be good in 2020 as well.
Its whats so great about Keanu.
He exudes wisdom.Yes he does.
Because he is immortal.
