Images authentically present actor Keanu Reeves working away after stealing a paparazzi digicam.
The images present Reeves working on a set in 2010, whereas capturing the 2012 film “Technology Um.” Reeves was “stealing” the digicam for a scene within the movie.
In Could 2024, a viral Fb post exhibiting images of actor Keanu Reeves working whereas holding a video digicam. The publish claimed, “Keanu Reeves working away with a digicam he stole from a paparazzi.”
The identical images of Reeves have circulated for years with comparable claims on X (previously Twitter) YouTube (which confirmed a clip of the actor working with a digicam) and as memes.
Nonetheless, whereas the images and clips of Reeves working with a video digicam in his hand have been actual, the declare that he had stolen it from paparazzi was not. The images really present Reeves capturing a scene for his film “Technology Um” in 2010. As such, we charge this declare as “Miscaptioned.”
We discovered the identical images in an October 2010 article within the tabloid Daily Mail. The article described the scene he was filming:
The 46-year-old actor was seen at the moment on location in New York’s East Village, filming his Indie flick Technology Um.
Within the scene he’s working away [from] cowboys after he steals their camcorder.
However the completely satisfied present did final for lengthy, with the actor protecting his face along with his hand as he drew nearer to the paparazzi.
The Every day Mail credited Splash Information, a celeb pictures company. We discovered comparable photographs from different angles revealed on Imago Pictures, a German pictures company. The images all confirmed that Reeves was on the film set for “Technology Um” appearing out a scene in 2010.
In an extended clip (out there on a YouTube video additionally incorrectly claiming in its caption that Keanu was stealing from the paparazzi) from the film, a person in a yellow shirt, cowboy boots and hat could be seen chasing Reeves by the prepare station on the 46-second mark. That very same man is seen within the background of the {photograph} from the Could 2024 Fb publish.
The moments in query captured a scene the place Reeves’ character seems to be sneaking up on a gaggle of individuals dressed as cowboys, choosing up their digicam from the bottom and working away as they chase him by the streets. The scene could be seen on the 27-second mark within the trailer for the movie.
We confirmed the scene was really within the film, which is offered on Amazon’s streaming platform.
The film was launched in 2012, and, in response to IMDb, follows a single day “full of intercourse, medication, and indecision” by three adults in New York Metropolis.