Keanu Reeves, widely recognized for his roles in iconic films such as The Matrix and John Wick, holds a controversial belief regarding the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays. In an interview with BuzzFeed, Reeves expressed a longstanding curiosity about literary history and questioned the traditional attribution of Shakespeare’s works. He specifically mentioned his interest in witnessing the moment when these plays were written, suggesting skepticism towards the idea that William Shakespeare alone penned them.

“I’ve always wantеd to know since I was growing up, who really wrote the plays of Shakespeare,” Reeves admitted in the interview. He revealed his inclination towards the Oxfordian theory, which proposes that Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, was the true author behind Shakespeare’s renowned works. This theory, although debated among scholars and enthusiasts, diverges from the widely accepted view that William Shakespeare himself authored the plays attributed to him.

Reeves’s perspective adds a unique dimension to the ongoing discourse about Shakespeare’s identity, challenging conventional beliefs and highlighting the enduring mystеry surrounding one of history’s most celebrated playwrights.