Keanu Reeves made a surprise cameo in ‘Severance’…
Whoa. Excellent.
Keanu Reeves caught “Severance” followers by surprise with a temporary and quirky cameo in the primary episode of the show’s second season that was so fast you might need simply missed it.
If you haven’t watched Season 1 of the Apple TV+ collection, chances are you’ll wish to put down the crimson tablet and end the show’s first 9 episodes earlier than continuing.
Spoilers forward for Season 2, Episode 1 of “Severance.”
Sarah Bock, Adam Scott, John Turturro, Zach Cherry and Britt Lower in “Severance” Season 2 Episode 1. Apple TV+
Reeves’ cameo arrives midway via the Season 2 premiere of “Severance,” titled “Hello Ms. Cobel.”
Following the “Macrodat uprising” on the finish of Season 1, the employees of Macrodata Refinement are pressured by greater ups to watch a cartoonish stop-motion video dubbed “Lumon is Listening” in an attempt to influence them that the company cares about them and takes their issues critically.
The video portrays the rebellion which noticed characters Mark, Helly, Irvin and Dylan escape Lumon and make it to the surface world.
One of the characters in the company clip: the Lumon building itself, voiced by none different than Reeves.
Though straightforward to overlook at first, upon second hear, the voice is unmistakably that of the “Matrix” actor.
Keanu Reeves voiced the Lumon building character in an animated video. Apple TV+
“Severance” creator Dan Erickson lately revealed why he solid Reeves in the function.
“All I can say is that we talked about a couple of different people for that role,” Erickson advised Collider.
“We always wanted it to be somebody that people have certain associations with, but also, it had to be a very warm presence. The Lumon building is very friendly in the context of this video, and there’s a friendliness to that particular voice and a heart to that particular voice.”
Keanu Reeves attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 16, 2024 in Hollywood, California. FilmMagic
Zach Cherry, Britt Lower and John Turturro in “Severance.” Apple TV+
Erickson didn’t reveal what different actors have been thought of for the function.
As far because the “certain associations” viewers might need with Reeves, it’s unattainable to not take into account his work in “The Matrix” motion pictures, portraying Neo (a okay a Thomas A. Anderson), in addition to his more heartwarming roles (“Something’s Gotta Give” as an example).
Reeves’s “Severance” cameo comes on the heels of his voice-acting debut as Shadow in “Sonic the Hedgehog 3.”
New episodes of Severance Season 2 drop every Friday on Apple TV+ at 12 AM PT.
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