Igihe Keanu yifashishije uruhare runini muri filime "kontantin: Umwami w'umwijima" (2005), abafana bamwe bafashe aya makuru adutangaje, kubera ko Rivz imeze nk'imiterere yayo, uko bigaragara ku mpapuro za urwenya. Ikigaragara ni uko muburyo bwumwimerere John Cantantin ni blond, ninde icyarimwe avugana nimvugo y'Ubwongereza - muri firime byombi ibyo biranga byahinduwe.
Gusohoka mu mucyo, "yashutswe cyane n'abaturage. Kubareba benshi, iyi shusho yabaye iyambere muziranye numurwa mukuru, ariko no mubafana bashishikaye hariya bamenye ko iri suzuma ryagenze neza. Muri icyo gihe, ikindi gice cyabafana cyarababaje kubera ko ibyo bihindura kuburyo imico bakunda. Undi munsi, mu rwego rw'umusingi-con, guhura kumurongo bya birenttor byabereye. Mu kiganiro, Lawcis Lawrence yemeye ko we n'umurwi we batatekereje na gato ku bijyanye no gukora Rivza bishoboka kuri konza bishoboka kuri kontantin muri comic:
Ntabwo twigeze tubivugaho. Ndibuka ko ukurikije imyambarire, natwe twahinduye impinduka nyinshi, kuko kontantin yambaraga ikote ryijimye. Twagerageje igitekerezo nikoti, ariko amaherezo nahagaritse kumukara ... Twagiye kuriyi mpinduka, kuko bihuye nibyo twakoze.
Mbere hari ibihuha bigira ngo "kanttantin" hamwe na Rivz bashobora kubona itandatu, ariko aya makuru ntabwo yakiriye icyemezo cyemewe. Nubwo bimeze bityo ariko, abaremwa b'umwimerere bazi ko bishimiye gukuraho gukomeza niba abasometse n'abafite uburenganzira kuri "Constantine" bazabaha amahirwe.