Sandra Bullock on Love, Regrets, and Keanu Reeves: The dark Truth Behind The life of Actress

Sandra Bullock fell in love with Keanu Reeves

The actress confessed that she fell in love with her colleague when they shot together the movie "Speed" ("Maximum Speed"), 25 years ago

Sandra Bullock is one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood but she just revealed, in an interview on the Ellen DeGeneres show, that during her acting career she had an unrequited love.

The Oscar winner confessed that she fell in love with Keanu Reeves when they recorded the movie "Speed" together 25 years ago and she admitted that it was difficult for her to concentrate on the scenes that she shared with him.

In the film, Keanu Reeves plays Jack Traven, a police officer who must prevent a bomb from exploding aboard a bus, keeping the speed of the vehicle above 50 miles per hour, with the help of Annie, one of the passengers embodied by Sandra Bullock.

"I remember how sweet and handsome he was," Sandra Bullock told Ellen DeGeneres as they watched footage from the film. "It was hard for me to be serious," she explained, noting, "He was looking at me and I, I don't know, I was laughing and I had to be serious, you know?"

Although the presence of Keanu Reeves made it difficult for her to perform her job, Sandra Bullock stressed that he was a good partner. "In one of the scenes, my dress was constantly riding up, so I told her, 'whatever you do, just make sure that doesn't happen,' and she did. It was very sweet," she said.

Sandra Bullock revealed that, despite her wishes, they never entered into a romantic relationship. "There's something about me that I think he didn't like," she teased, adding, "But I think we've probably been friends for so long because we weren't a couple."

The real reason Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves never dated

Sandra Bullock appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to discuss the 25th anniversary of Speed.

There are certain celebrities whose on-camera chemistry has fans encouraging them to start a relationship in real life. It worked for Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling in The Notebook (at least, temporarily), and the same goes for Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum's Augmented Love Story (which has also, sadly, come to an end).

But Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves never dated, despite sparks flying between them in the classic '90s flick Speed.

However, the lack of a romantic relationship was not due to a lack of interest. This appears to be a case of poor timing and maximum professionalism. Let's dive into the story of these star-crossed non-lovers together to better understand why things didn't work out for Bullock and Reeves romantically.

Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves fell in love with each other

In December 2018, Sandra Bullock appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to discuss the 25th anniversary of Speed. Not only did she acknowledge that the 1994 movie launched her career, but Bullock revealed even juicier details!

"I think about how sweet Keanu Reeves was and how handsome he was. It was hard for me to be serious." Apparently she would get flustered just by him looking at her. Asked by host Ellen DeGeneres if they had ever gotten together off-screen, Bullock clarified, "I never dated him. There was something about me that I guess he didn't like." The actress laughed as she said that, but she also seemed completely convinced.

Months later, in May 2019, Reeves sat down with DeGeneres and set the record straight. He said she had no idea Bullock had a crush on him and "she obviously didn't know I had a crush on her either." Reeves agreed with DeGeneres that it was "nice to go to work" because their chemistry was so genuine.

The professionalism of the Speed ​​Stars blocked Cupid's arrow

When Ellen DeGeneres brought up how wild it was that the pair never dated, Keanu Reeves took a bit of a detour by clarifying, "We were working." On the one hand, Reeves and Sandra Bullock are to be applauded for remaining the consummate professionals in the joint Speed, but with the other hand, he's probably doing a huge face-palm. Knowing that Bullock and Reeves were interested but assumed the other wasn't the kind of situation makes for the perfect rom-com plot.

Speaking of working together, Bullock said that she wouldn't rule out a Speed ​​sequel with Reeves. She joked with Entertainment Tonight in June 2019, "Maybe [when we're] 67, 69 years old. We'll be old and on the bus where they have that elevator for the elderly." She also hypothesized: »We will be an elderly married couple. We will have the walker and it will be about how we can get to the old people's home before curfew."

Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves built a lasting friendship

Just because they never took their relationship beyond the friend zone, that doesn't mean they don't share a strong connection. Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves have appeared in not one, but two movies over the years. In addition to Velocidad, they starred in 2006 in the Casa del Lago. Discussing the latter with Entertainment Weekly, Reeves said, "I can't explain in words why Sandra and I have chemistry on screen or why we work well together. We just do it, and I'm glad because I like him tremendously as a person. I always enjoy watching her work. She's so funny, smart as [a] whip."

The feeling was obviously mutual, as Bullock said, "Glad to be working with him again. I don't know what it is, but I love being around Keanu. I really do. He is a good person ". She added that they had kept in touch over the years, whether it was writing letters, calling to check in or having dinner with mutual friends. Aww so sweet!

Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock found love elsewhere

Keanu Reeves' single streak came to an end when he began dating artist Alexandra Grant. They went public with her relationship at a Los Angeles movie gala in November 2019, telling People, "Keanu wants to openly share her life with her. He is extremely happy and grateful to have Alex in her life."

Sandra Bullock has been with Bryan Randall since 2015. A source told Us Weekly in June 2019 that Bullock knows he's "the one." According to the source, "Bryan is such a sweet soul, and things couldn't be more different from the toxic relationships he's been in before." Randall also helps Miss Congeniality parent the star's two adopted children, Louis and Laila.

Sandra Bullock regrets this movie: I'm ashamed to have been

This is the 1997 sequel, 'Speed ​​2: Cruise Control' and that actor Keanu Reeves refused to be there.

Sandra Bullock is immersed in the promotion of her new project, The Lost City of D (The Lost City), which will come to light on April 13 on the screens of our country. This is the new comedy and action production in which we will also see other familiar faces such as Daniel Radcliffe, Brad Pitt and Channing Tatum who will have a very important role in the film.

In fact, Sandra has been the protagonist of funny headlines that have been published. The last and most recent has been to reveal which has been the film that embarrasses her the most. She thus confessed it in an interview with Toofab on March 21, where her companions Daniel Radcliffe and Channing Tatum were also present.

"I wish I hadn't made that movie"

“There's one movie I'm still ashamed to have been in: Speed ​​2,” Bullock begins. "It doesn't make sense. A very slow ship slowly approaching an island? I wish I hadn't made that movie and no fans saw it," added the actress.

The movie in question is Speed ​​2: Cruise Control, which was released in 1997 and was directed by Jan de Bont, who also directed Speed, starring Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock and Dennis Hoper. The latter became a worldwide success. It has even been the winner of two Oscars and BAFTA, among other awards.

However, its sequel Speed ​​2 was not very successful. It was the worst rated, according to Rotten Tomatoes, and the worst rated. The plot was centered on a luxury cruise ship and Sandra Bullock was brought back to produce. However, her partner Keanu rejected the idea of ​​returning to a second part of the film. As The Independant collects, the actor explained the reason: "An ocean liner? I had the feeling that it was not right."

But Sandra did not have "the same luck". And you, what do you think of the movie that Sandra Bullock is ashamed of?