Keanu reeves is a gay
A young Keanu Reeves starred in a 1984 homoerotic thriller called 'Wolfboy'
In 1984, a relatively unknown 19-year-old actor by the entitle of Keanu Reeves (yes, that Keanu Reeves) landed a lead role in a small Canadian perform called Wolfboy.
The "homoerotic thriller", which co-starred actor Carl Marotte, was written by Canadian playwright, screenwriter and cultural commentator Brad Fraser. It told the story of two boys in a mental institution - and soon became a cult hit with Toronto's gay community.
For, er, evident enough reasons.
According to a short documentary on the production, Reeves' character was "an innocent teen who got sucked into a relationship with a deranged boy who believes he is a werewolf."
The production's photographer, David Hlynksy, described Reeves and Marotte as "nervous and giggly" while shooting the play's intimate poster artwork.
"The poster was stolen a bit off the street," Hlynksy said, adding that members of the local gay group sold the artworks for hundreds of dollars.
"He was absolutely gorgeous," the play's director, John Palmer, added when ask
Is Keanu reeves gay??
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This is my first time hearing about this, let alone believiing it? You can't always believe what you hear, that could just be gossip talking, but it hard to consider that it might be true. I personaly can't picture him as same-sex attracted, I just don't spot the connection.
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Photos of a young Keanu Reeves one of his earliest roles in a homoerotic play have resurfaced, and people are in love.
In 1984, the relatively unknown 19-year-old actor landed a lead role in a small Canadian act called Wolfboy.
The production is apparently a “homoerotic thriller”, and Reeves, then 19 and still studying drama, co-starred opposite actor Carl Marotte.
It tells the story of two teenagers in a mental institution, with Reeves playing “an naive teen who gets sucked into a relationship with a deranged boy who believes he is a werewolf.”
Queer director Brace LaBruce shared vintage publicity photos of the pair on Instagram this month. The promo shots sparked hundreds of comments thanking him for bringing them to light.
“In 1984, a theatrical production of playwright Brad Fraser’s Wolfboy premiered in Toronto co-starring two immature unknown actors named Carl Marotte and Keanu Reeves,” he wrote in the caption.
According to an excerpt from a documentary on YouTube, the play became a cult hit in Toronto’s gay community at the time.
Some fans pinched the play’s promotional posters and later sold them for hundreds of dollars, acc
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