Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder inDracula(1992).Photo: Snap/Shutterstock
Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder are more than just frequent costars.
Back in August 2018, Ryder joked that shemay have technically tied the knotwith Reeves for real on set ofDracula. She explained that during production of the 1992 movie, director Francis Ford Coppola “used a real Romanian priest” to preside over their characters' nuptials, which they filmed from beginning to end.
“We actually got married inDracula,” she toldEntertainment Weeklyat the time. “No, I swear to God, I think we’re married in real life.”
During an appearance onThe Talkin January 2019, Reeves joked that Ryder has fully committed to their union, revealing that she occasionallyrefers to him playfully as “husband.”
“Once in a while, I will get a text: ‘Hello, husband,’ " he said at the time. “I didn’t really believe her, and then Francis Ford Coppola, the director ofDracula, contacted Winona and said publicly that, yeah, that really happened, the priest did a full ceremony and Winona and I got married.”
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Reevespreviously gushed about Ryder to PEOPLE, calling her a “lovely person and a talented actress.” He added, “I think we make a good couple.”
SinceDracula, Ryder and Reeves remained good friends. The pair even worked again onA Scanner Darkly(2006),The Private Lives of Pippa Lee(2009) andDestination Wedding(2018).
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One of Reeves other frequent costars Sandra Bullock toldEsquireshe thought “maybe” she andReeves “could have survived” as a coupleif they had struck up a romance. They made 1994’sSpeedand 2006’sLake Housetogether.
“Keanu’s a guy who, I feel like, is friends with every woman he’s ever dated,” she explained. “I don’t think there’s anyone who has something horrible to say about him. So maybe we could have survived. I don’t know.”
“Would I have been able to say that if he had dumped me and made me angry? Probably not,” Bullock said.
source: people.com
