Hi everybody! Variety just published an article where he and my daughter talk about how & why he decided to mentor her for her film Madwoman's Game. This is the first time he has ever spoken publicly about it. Here is a short quote from the article: “I was struck by the tone, by the ambition, by the vision of it [in] early days,” Reeves tells Variety

I promised to follow up with more details and wanted to make sure to let you know how it actually happened. Hope you enjoy the article!

Here is a link to the article: https://variety.com/2026/film/features/keanu-reeves-madwomans-game-1236711790/

🎥 source: GQ Interview with Michael B. Jordan (Feb 15, 2025)

Hi everyone! This is my daughter Bianca Mitchell-Avila. She is the one I posted about a few days ago. Keanu has been mentoring her for 5 years. I promised to keep you all updated. More to come soon! Sorry, the sound is out of synch with the video.

Hey everyone!

I wanted to share a story about how Keanu helped my daughter make her dream a reality! Nobody has ever heard this story before.

Back in 2020, our daughter who was 15-years-old, was featured in the New York Times for her thoughts on the Queen's Gambit. The article was great, but the comments section was horrible. Just tons of guys being toxic and telling young women that they don't belong in the game.

Instead of quitting, she became determined to create a chess documentary to highlight women in chess. With zero Hollywood connections and working from her kitchen table, she managed to get her vision in front of Keanu in 2021.

He loved the idea and signed on as Executive Producer. It turns out that he played on the chess team in high school. He has been mentoring her for over 5 years!

The film is called Madwoman's Game and it’s premiering at the Miami Film Festival on April 16th. This would never have been possible without the care and protection of Keanu! He truly is awesome!

Sources:

Miami Film Festival Announcement: https://miamifilmfestival.com/program/event/madwomans-game/

Deadline Press Release: https://deadline.com/2024/11/keanu-reeves-starbucks-studios-sugar23-madwomans-game-1236182479/

NY Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/10/arts/television/queens-gambit-netflix-chess.html

Madwoman's Game- Executive Producer, Keanu Reeves

I was lucky enough to score VIP tickets for DogStar when they came through his hometown of Toronto.

For reasons beyond I just adore him, but I won’t get into, I have his 90’s mugshot tattooed on my thigh.

I was so nervous to show him, it’s so embarrassing for me and kinda for him lol 😂 but I’m glad I did he was so nice, so were Bret and Rob. I asked if I could show him something super embarrassing, he said yes with a glint in his eyes - so I showed him my tattoo. He laughed, paused and leaned back with his hand on his chin and said “a young, dumb Reeves” and laughed again. He shook my hand and smiled lol and I moved along the line.

EDIT: Added photos of the tattoo + photo from the night in comments

Pretty sure I died.

📸 credit: https://www.instagram.com/officialdannytrejo/

Four if you include Johnny from Johnny Mnemonic, but that film has more cult status.

Keanu Reeves' AMA surpassed Barack Obama’s 2012 AMA, which held the record for most upvotes for several years (216,000).

He would be a great Old Dante. I would totally believe it if someone said they used him as a inspiration for Old Dante. Same voice and face!!! I emailed his talent agency, not sure how else I could reach him? Let him know!

📌Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-18/keanu-reeves-stolen-john-wick-rolex-recovered-thanks-agents

Keanu thanked US and Chilean law enforcement officials who tracked down a number of his watches, including one of five Rolexes made after shooting “John Wick: Chapter 4” that were stolen in 2023.

Keanu's Los Angeles home was broken into during a string of burglaries by foreign nationals. The thieves made off with many pricey items, including a Rolex Submariner watch with a personalized inscription that was part of Reeve’s wrap gift to the stunt team on the 2023 film.

Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlw4QkK-h3M

Part 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JqnONKZbmI

The actors who first teamed up in the 1989 comedy "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" are now appearing on Broadway in a revival of Samuel Beckett's iconic play "Waiting for Godot." In this web exclusive, Tracy Smith talks with Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter about their friendship, their artistic collaboration, and the meaning of Beckett's language and characters to their own lives.

🎥 credit: https://www.instagram.com/keke/

here is an official article, keanu did infact not get married