Whoa! Keanu Reeves has a daily 'treasure hunt,' says 'Bill & Ted 3' co-star Samara Weaving
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Keanu Reeves voices new toy Duke Caboom in “Toy Story 4.” The character is a Canadian Evel Knievel-style stunt motorcyclist.
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It’s undoubtedly been the Summer of Keanu, but the fun doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon.
Filming is underway on “Bill  Ted Face the Music,” the long-awaited third movie featuring the fun-loving, air-guitaring dudes played by Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, and co-star Samara Weaving reports that Reeves is a “lovely” guy who has an adorable way of keeping himself entertained.
The actor brought an action figure of his “Toy Story 4” character Duke Caboom to set, and “the makeup artists hide the figurine every morning. He loves having a little treasure hunt. Every day he’s looking for Caboom,” Weaving tells USA TODAY.
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More than three decades since their original “Excellent Adventure” in 1989, the new “Bill Ted” (in theaters Aug. 21, 2020) brings the SoCal time-traveling duo of Winter’s Bill S. Preston Esq. and Reeves’ Ted “Theodore” Logan back as middle-age best friends. The goodhearted dudes are still trying to write the greatest song ever, and now that tune is more important than ever with the harmony of the universe and life as we know it at stake.
Along for the ride this time, in addition to historical figures and musical legends, are their kids, Thea Preston (Weaving) and Billie Logan (Brigette Lundy-Paine). “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree with their daughters. Billie and Thea are joined at the hip and love music,” Weaving says. And that’s pretty much all the Australian actress can disclose: “I don’t want to get a call like, ‘Sam, what have you been talking about?’ “
Weaving, who stars in the upcoming horror comedy “Ready or Not” (out Aug. 21), wasn’t aware of the “Bill Ted” universe before she got the audition for the new film. “I guess I was in a little bubble of my own,” says the 27-year-old actress. Her fiancé Jimmy Warden, however, was a big fan. He “jumped up and started doing their impression. I was like, ‘What’s wrong with your voice?’ He started leaping around saying, ‘Dude, you have to do it! Excellent!’ “
So he’s more excited about the new “Bill Ted” than Weaving? “Oh yeah, 100%.”
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3 of 16![From left, cast members of The Matrix Revolutions Jada Pinkett-Smith, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss and Keanu Reeves pose on a sound stage at the Warner Bros. lot on October 19, 2003.]()
4 of 16![Keanu Reeves plays Jack Traven in 20th Century Fox's 1994 film Speed.]()
5 of 16![Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves take the stage in the Kodak Theater at the 78th Annual Academy Awards on March 6, 2006.]()
6 of 16![Keanu Reeves star in Hollywood after a hand print ceremony where Keanu Reeves is honored at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Los Angeles, California on May 14, 2019.]()
7 of 16![Actor Keanu Reeves arrives for the premiere of 'John Wick' at the ArcLight Cinema in Hollywood, California on October 22, 2014.]()
8 of 16![A general view of atmosphere during the Keanu Reeves photocall at the 41th Deauville American Film Festival at Les Planches de Deauville on September 4, 2015 in Deauville, France.]()
9 of 16![Keanu Reeves in a scene from the motion picture John Wick.]()
10 of 16![Keanu Reeves in a scene from the film John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum.]()
11 of 16![Keanu Reeves places his hands in cement during his handprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX forecourt on May 14, 2019 in Hollywood, California.]()
12 of 16![Laurence Fishburne, right, hugs Keanu Reeves at a handprint ceremony honoring Keanu Reeves at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX forecourt on May 14, 2019 in Hollywood, California.]()
13 of 16![Stars from DisneyPixars Toy Story 4 from left, Woody (in costume), Tom Hanks, Annie Potts, Bo Peep (in costume), Tim Allen, Tony Hale, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves and Buzz Lightyear (in costume) appear with characters from the film inside Toy Story Land at Disneys Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort on June 8, 2019.]()
14 of 16![From left, Nahnatchka Khan, Ali Wong, Randall Park and Keanu Reeves attend the world premiere of Netflix's 'Always Be My Maybe' at Regency Village Theatre on May 22, 2019 in Westwood, California.]()
15 of 16![Keanu Reeves appears on stage to present to the new game franchise 'Cyberpunk 2077' during the Microsoft Microsoft Xbox 2019 Briefing at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 9, 2019.]()
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