Keanu Reeves comments on 'marriage' to former co-star Winona Ryder: 'I guess we're married under the eyes of God'

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By stefan armitage

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Keanu Reeves has revealed that he's married... not to his long-term girlfriend Alexandra Grant, but to fellow actor Winona Ryder.

Yes, some actors will go a long way to ensure that the scenes they are shooting and the characters they are portraying are as real as possible - but it sounds like Ryder and Reeves may have taken things too far.

You see, back in 1992, the iconic pair both starred alongside each other in Francis Ford Coppola's camp horror classic, Bram Stoker's Dracula - based on the 1897 gothic horror novel of the same name.

Check out the trailer for Bram Stoker's Dracula:

Coppola's flick starred Gary Oldman as Count Dracula, Anthony Hopkins as Abraham Van Helsing, Ryder as Elisabeta/Mina Harker, and Reeves as Jonathan Harker.

It is during the '92 film that Reeves and Ryder's characters are married in a religious ceremony. However, in Coppola's typical strive for realism - even in a film about a blood-sucking vampire - the priest hired for the film was actually a genuine man of the cloth.

In a previous interview with Esquire, 59-year-old Reeves said: "We did a whole take of a marriage ceremony with real priests. Winona says we are. Coppola says we are. So I guess we're married under the eyes of God."

Ryder, 52, also commented on her three-decade-long marriage to the Matrix star, telling Entertainment Weekly back in 2018: "We actually got married in Dracula."

Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder during 2000 MTV Movie Awards.
Reeves and Ryder have been friends for a long time. Credit: Jeff Kravitz/Getty

The actress - who was once engaged in real-life to Johnny Depp - added: "No, I swear to god I think we're married in real life. In that scene, Francis [Ford Coppola] used a real Romanian priest. We shot the master and he did the whole thing. So, I think we're married."

But the two stars never signed any official documents relating to their marriage so, as Reeves stated, the wedding is only binding in the "eyes of God".

Despite getting "married", the pair have never been romantically linked. Credit: Kevin Winter / Getty

Despite being close friends, Reeves and Ryder have never been romantically linked, although they did reunite on-screen in the 2018 movie Destination Wedding.

Of course, Reeves is clearly over-the-moon in his relationship with 51-year-old artist Alexandra Grant - with the pair making several public appearances together over the past year or so.

Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves share a kiss ont he red carpet. Credit: Momodu Mansaray / Getty

The couple first met in 2011 and collaborated on a number of different projects. Grant provided the art for the Reeves' volumes of poetry Ode To Happiness and Shadows.

Per the Daily Mail, Grant hails from Ohio, but grew up in various different parts of the world. As an artist, she's been working in the arts since graduating from Swarthmore College in 1994. Since then, Grant has had her work exhibited in various prestigious spaces across the world, including the LACMA in Los Angeles, the Galerie Gradiva in Paris, and The Harris Lieberman Gallery in New York.

In an interview with PEOPLE, Reeves shared a rare and tender insight into his relationship with Grant that left fans swooning.

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Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant went public with their romance in 2019. Credit: Stefanie Keenan/Getty

When asked about the last moment of bliss he'd experienced, the actor replied: "A couple of days ago with my honey. We were in bed. We were connected. We were smiling and laughing and giggling. Feeling great. It was just really nice to be together."

Featured image credit: Albert L. Ortega/Getty

Keanu Reeves comments on 'marriage' to former co-star Winona Ryder: 'I guess we're married under the eyes of God'

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By stefan armitage

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Keanu Reeves has revealed that he's married... not to his long-term girlfriend Alexandra Grant, but to fellow actor Winona Ryder.

Yes, some actors will go a long way to ensure that the scenes they are shooting and the characters they are portraying are as real as possible - but it sounds like Ryder and Reeves may have taken things too far.

You see, back in 1992, the iconic pair both starred alongside each other in Francis Ford Coppola's camp horror classic, Bram Stoker's Dracula - based on the 1897 gothic horror novel of the same name.

Check out the trailer for Bram Stoker's Dracula:

Coppola's flick starred Gary Oldman as Count Dracula, Anthony Hopkins as Abraham Van Helsing, Ryder as Elisabeta/Mina Harker, and Reeves as Jonathan Harker.

It is during the '92 film that Reeves and Ryder's characters are married in a religious ceremony. However, in Coppola's typical strive for realism - even in a film about a blood-sucking vampire - the priest hired for the film was actually a genuine man of the cloth.

In a previous interview with Esquire, 59-year-old Reeves said: "We did a whole take of a marriage ceremony with real priests. Winona says we are. Coppola says we are. So I guess we're married under the eyes of God."

Ryder, 52, also commented on her three-decade-long marriage to the Matrix star, telling Entertainment Weekly back in 2018: "We actually got married in Dracula."

Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder during 2000 MTV Movie Awards.
Reeves and Ryder have been friends for a long time. Credit: Jeff Kravitz/Getty

The actress - who was once engaged in real-life to Johnny Depp - added: "No, I swear to god I think we're married in real life. In that scene, Francis [Ford Coppola] used a real Romanian priest. We shot the master and he did the whole thing. So, I think we're married."

But the two stars never signed any official documents relating to their marriage so, as Reeves stated, the wedding is only binding in the "eyes of God".

Despite getting "married", the pair have never been romantically linked. Credit: Kevin Winter / Getty

Despite being close friends, Reeves and Ryder have never been romantically linked, although they did reunite on-screen in the 2018 movie Destination Wedding.

Of course, Reeves is clearly over-the-moon in his relationship with 51-year-old artist Alexandra Grant - with the pair making several public appearances together over the past year or so.

Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves share a kiss ont he red carpet. Credit: Momodu Mansaray / Getty

The couple first met in 2011 and collaborated on a number of different projects. Grant provided the art for the Reeves' volumes of poetry Ode To Happiness and Shadows.

Per the Daily Mail, Grant hails from Ohio, but grew up in various different parts of the world. As an artist, she's been working in the arts since graduating from Swarthmore College in 1994. Since then, Grant has had her work exhibited in various prestigious spaces across the world, including the LACMA in Los Angeles, the Galerie Gradiva in Paris, and The Harris Lieberman Gallery in New York.

In an interview with PEOPLE, Reeves shared a rare and tender insight into his relationship with Grant that left fans swooning.

Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant went public with their romance in 2019. Credit: Stefanie Keenan/Getty

When asked about the last moment of bliss he'd experienced, the actor replied: "A couple of days ago with my honey. We were in bed. We were connected. We were smiling and laughing and giggling. Feeling great. It was just really nice to be together."

Featured image credit: Albert L. Ortega/Getty