Keanu Reeves inspired the name of new ‘extremely deadly’ fungicide

Simply whenever you thought actor Keanu Reeves, he of not solely motion motion pictures like John Wick, The Matrix and Level Break, but additionally romantic comedies comparable to One thing’s Gotta Give and All the time Be My Perhaps, had hit his restrict of being pleasant, he goes and does this.

Over the weekend, he had a humorous response to the information that German scientists have named newly found compounds after him, as a result of they’re so efficient at killing: “Hello, thanks,” Reeves wrote on Reddit, by way of the Lionsgate account, throughout a AMA occasion. “They need to’ve referred to as it John Wick…however that is fairly cool…and surreal for me. However thanks, scientist individuals! Good luck, and thanks for serving to us.”

As many individuals famous on social media, it’s a assertion that may solely be learn within the voice of his Invoice and Ted’s Glorious Journey character, Ted.

The “assist” Reeves referred to is what the compound — keanumycins — can doubtlessly do. Specialists are optimistic that it will likely be in a position to destroy fungus in crops and fungal infections in individuals, which is large.

“The lipopeptides kill so effectively,” Sebastian Götze, the lead creator of the research explaining the molecule advised Phys.org, “that we named them after Keanu Reeves, as a result of he, too, is extraordinarily lethal in his roles.”

Reeves was additionally requested through the occasion whether or not he had ever regretted turning down a job.

He responded that he didn’t. Nonetheless, he added, “however I did at all times wish to play Wolverine.”

There was a few of the kindness we’re used to seeing from the actor, too.

As an example, at one level, he responded to a query in regards to the first pet he had ever had: a guinea pig named Carrot when he was 5 or 6. “He was a sweetie-pie,” Reeves wrote.

When he was requested what drives him to be so compassionate, he had a easy reply: “We die…and all of us want all the assistance we are able to get.”

Reeves will probably be again on film screens Friday, when John Wick: Chapter 4 arrives in theaters.