Keanu Reeves has given away a back end deal entitling him to a percentage of the profits from two of the Matrix sequels.
In 2001, the actor handed his profit sharing deal, valued at upwards of $15 Million, over to members of the special effects and costume design teams who worked on the Matrix franchise.
An anonymous movie executive told the Wall Street Journal: “He felt that they were the ones who made the movie and that they should participate.”
This isn’t the first time the Matrix actor has offered to share the wealth. Reeves offered almost half of his salary for ‘The Devil’s Advocate’ back to film producers so they could afford to bring Al Pachino into the production. gave half of his
Friends have described the actor as ‘not motivated by money,’ which is clear to see from his tendency to act in art-house fairs over hollywood blockbusters. Shia LaBeouf remarked, “[Keanu] picks the best scripts on the planet to make movies. You’ll never see him in some stupid movie, it just won’t happen, it’s not Keanu.”
