Cyberpunk creator teases he has “ways” of bringing Keanny Reeveshand back from the dead in Cyberpunk 2

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Cyberpunk 2077.

Tabletop wizard and cool bespectacled guy Mike Pondsmith teased that he has “ways” to bring Johnny Silverhand back Cyberpunk 2077this is a continuation. Actor and series dealer Keanu Reeves wouldn't be shy about reprising the role if he had the opportunity to burst through his door brandishing mantis blades, but reconciling such a thing with the events of the first game might prove a little tricky.

This isn't the first time Pondsmith has revealed potential details about Cyberpunk 2 that developers CD Projekt have typically remained silent about while they were working on it. Back in Mayhe hinted that he had conversations with the developer at the studio about a city that was “more like Chicago gone wrong” that was visited throughout the game.

Pondsmith said more during a recent interview on CD Projekt Live Stream. “You know, not too long ago I saw that Keanu would like to find a way to come back from the dead and play Johnny again,” he said, alluding to Reeves' words. statement of readiness to return for the role. “I have ways to do this, Keanu. Contact me.”

The man at the table refused to go into further detail, as people often do when they mention mysterious ways to achieve a goal. I guess the obvious way would be to have Silverhand's Punch and Judy style puppet narrate the main menu like the moon man from another RPG. The Outer Worlds 2 does. Think about it, every time there's a plot twist, he might let out a sarcastic groan at you, the moron who was crazy wrong in trusting certain plagues, crazy enough. He would have foreseen this years before you, hongchum.

Seriously, the only answer that would make much sense is if the sequel ends up being a prequel to the events of the first game, or relies on flashbacks at certain points like the first Cyberpunk did. Either that or some nonsense about how there are extra hard drives lying around somewhere in the real or online parts of the Cyberpunk universe with even more copies of Silversonality on them.

Personally, I would have preferred for Silverhand's story to end in the first game and for the sequel to move on to new ground with minimal changes. A brief cameo in a flashback can be cool, but don't do it just for the sake of it. In the interview, Pondsmith mentioned how shocked he was that CD Projekt cast Idris Elba for Phantom Liberty, and half-jokingly said he'd like to see Scarlett Johansson next. Sure, why not, but I think Cyberpunk better not be completely stuffed to the ear with every possible celebrity, like a cyberware-heavy Christmas pantomime. That's what makes an odd cameo in a role that suits the actor feel special.