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Asked where Duke ends and Keanu begins, Reeves said: \"We're intertwined.\"

\"I always think of building a character as, you have your life experiences and who you are, and then you have the character and you have the story,\" Reeves said. \"And they kind of meet each other and create this other thing.\"

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According to filmmakers, Reeves became Duke Caboom during production, asking questions that dug deep to find the soul of the character.

\"At one point he stood up on the table in the middle of Pixar’s atrium and struck poses while proclaiming victory,\" producer Jonas Rivera said.

The legendary #DukeCaboom (Keanu Reeves) lands in theaters on June 21. Get your tickets for #ToyStory4 now: https://t.co/LOndk6LOhO pic.twitter.com/3B35VGm9E5

— Toy Story 4 (@toystory) June 15, 2019

“Duke can’t help it,” said Reeves. “He has to perform. It’s who he is. It was great to express my inner Duke Caboom.”

\"Toy Story 4\" will be released June 21.

Disney is the parent company of Pixar Animation Studios and \"Good Morning America.\"

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