Keanu Reeves shares fortune

Keanu Reeves is planning to give away more than $US80 million (NZ$138 million) in profits from the two Matrixmf sequels. The actor, who plays Neo in the smash movie series, will donate most of his pay to effects and costume designers who worked on the movies.

Reeves' contract gives him 15 per cent of the box-office draw for The Matrix Reloaded and its follow-up, The Matrix Revolutions.

The two films are expected to pull in about $US750 million worldwide, netting Reeves more than $US100 million.

"Money is the last thing I think about," he explains. "I could live on what I've already made for the next few centuries."

Keanu - who recently spent $US5.4 million on his first permanent home, a luxury pad in the Hollywood hills - is well known for his generosity. While filming the sequels in Australia, he surprised 12 stuntmen by giving them Harley-Davidson motorbikes.

- NZPA