Keanu Reeves in Cyberpunk 2077

Keanu Reeves in Cyberpunk 2077

At E3 2019 it was revealed in a trailer and on-stage presentation that John Wick star Keanu Reeves will play a major character in Cyberpunk 2077. Here’s what we know about Keanu’s role.

Will Keanu Reeves be Playable in Cyberpunk 2077?

We can’t answer this question for certain, but given that Reeves is playing an NPC in the game it seems most likely that he will not be playable in the game.

Who is Keanu Reeves’ Character?

CD PROJEKT RED has revealed that Reeves is playing the character Johnny Silverhand, a rock star of Night City who is famous for using his music to fight the authorities. Silverhand recruits the player character to fight Arasaka, a corporation that Silverhand blames for an incident where he lost both his arm and his loved ones. Johnny Silverhand is a prominent NPC in the Cyberpunk lore, but it seems that CD PROJEKT RED is putting their own spin on the character, rather than doing a straight adaptation from the tabletop game. Some speculate that Silverhand may actually have died, but is carrying on his fight with a holographic avatar that will direct the player. Keanu Reeves himself seemed to confirm this theory in a recent interview, where he stated that Silverhand in some way dies and then returns from the dead.

We do not know exactly how Silverhand’s story will tie into the game’s main quest line, but in an interview at E3 2019 CD PROJEKT RED CEO Marcin Iwiński revealed that Reeves has the second most spoken dialog in the game, after the protagonist V. The total amount of dialog recorded by Reeves amounted to roughly 15 days of audio, making his role undoubtedly important to the story. Updates and details will be provided here as soon as we know more.