Yahoo Lifestyle Keanu Reeves Raves About Girlfriend Alexandra Grant During Date Night at “Sonic 3” Premiere: 'The Heart Just Opens'
"It's really special to be side by side," Reeves, who voices Shadow in the new animated film, told 'Entertainment Tonight' of Grant at the premiere
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Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves during the Los Angeles premiere of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Dec. 16, 2024Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant had a supersonic date night!
The couple stepped out for the Los Angeles premiere of his new animated film Sonic the Hedgehog 3 at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Monday, Dec. 16.
Reeves, 60, looked dapper in a dark suit with a striped tie as he posed alongside his accomplished visual-artist girlfriend, 51, who rocked a long-sleeved black gown with blazer-style front fastenings and silver detailing, carrying a coordinating sparkly silver clutch.
Chatting with Entertainment Tonight, the actor, who voices villain Shadow in the new film, raved about having a night out with Grant: "We got dolled up and it was very exciting and just kind of nerve-wracking in the car, getting out. It's really special to be side by side."
After sweetly mimicking a miracle noise, Reeves said of seeing his girlfriend all dressed up for the event, "The heart just opens."
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Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves during the Los Angeles premiere of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Dec. 16, 2024Related: Keanu Reeves Holds Hands with Girlfriend Alexandra Grant During Stylish Outing in London (Exclusive)
Starting off as friends and collaborators, Reeves and Grant decided to make their relationship public in 2019. In the years since, the Matrix actor has been relatively open about spending time with his “honey," as he called Grant in a 2023 PEOPLE interview.
“We were connected. We were smiling and laughing and giggling. Feeling great,” Reeves recalled of his then-last moment of bliss. “It was just really nice to be together."
Additionally, Grant told PEOPLE in September 2023 that the “good news about falling in love as an adult” was that she already built her own career by the time she and Reeves met. As she explained, they've been "pushing each other to build new roads."
“Seeing the other person's problem-solving is inspiring, like, ‘Oh, well, okay, this one, that's a cul-de-sac. How do I try this other thing?,' " Grant said. “He's such an inspiration to me. He's so creative, he's so kind. He works so hard.”
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From L: Keanu Reeves, Krysten Ritter, Ben Schwartz, Adam Pally, Alyla Browne, Jim Carrey, Tika Sumpter, Lee Majdoub, James Marsden and Jeff Fowler during the Los Angeles premiere of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Dec. 16, 2024Related: The Sweetest Photos of Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant
On top of the addition of Reeves as Shadow, Sonic 3 brings back Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik, Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic and Idris Elba as Knuckles, plus James Marsden and Tika Sumpter, in the newest adaptation of Sega's video-game series.
"Sonic, Knuckles and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before," teases a synopsis. "With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet."
Speaking with PEOPLE at the premiere, Reeves revealed which superpower from the franchise he'd most like to have himself in real life.
"Well, if it was a Sonic superpower, I'm gonna take teleportation," he said.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is in theaters Dec. 20.
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