There are those moments in film, where the line between art and reality blur to produce something truly wonderful. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, ‘Keanu’ director Peter Atencio, told the story of how the titular kitten in the Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele comedy is voiced by the actor that shares his namesake, Keanu Reeves. Peter Atencio says that Key and Peele were at first hesitant about reaching out to Reeves due to the similarities between their movie and Reeve’s ‘John Wick’. In ‘John Wick’, Reeves seeks revenge on the Russian mob, which killed his beloved dog, whereas in ‘Keanu’, Key and Peele go in search of a kitten stolen by gangsters. The director eventually did reach out to Reeves’ reps, who declined the offer to participate in the movie, he told the paper. But after his sister showed him the trailer for the film, Reeves took matters into his own hands. Atencio said to the Times, “He flipped out and got in touch with us directly to say, if there’s anything I can do, let’s make this work.” In order to incorporate the actor into a near-to-complete film, the director expanded a dream-sequence, where the kitten guides Peele through a bad drug trip. Reeves, who was coincidentally filming ‘John Wick 2’, recorded the dialog while filming in Rome with Atencio offering direction via Skype. You can hear Keanu and see Keanu in ‘Keanu’ in theatres tomorrow (Friday).