Nahnatchka Khan recalls how Keanu Reeves boarded cast of 'Always Be My Maybe'

Nahnatchka Khan, the director of upcoming Netflix comedy "Always Be My Maybe", says she was initially sceptical that Hollywood star Keanu Reeves would agree to be a part of the film.

Starring Ali Wong and Randall Park, the comedy is about two childhood friends, Sasha and Marcus, who find themselves in vastly different socioeconomic situations when they fall in love as adults.

Reeves, 54, is playing a mysterious man who gets in the way of Marcus and starts dating Sasha.

In an interview with Variety, Khan said Wong, who penned the script with Park and Michael Golamco, was clear from the start that the role of her boyfriend should be played by Reeves.

"What a genius writer! She was like, 'I'm going to write this for me, Randall, Daniel Dae Kim and Keanu Reeves," Khan recalled.

The director said she was not sure if Reeves would say yes to the part but he was "sort of ideal scenario".

"You're like, 'Oh, this is probably never going to happen, but here it is.' And then he got sent the script and he responded. And we sat down with him and he had some great thoughts on the character. So, we revised it, sent it back to him. He was like, 'Absolutely!'