Resting easy

Samara Weaving remembers it was a particularly monotonous day of filming on the New Orleans set of Bill & Ted Face the Music when the first few lines of Annie’s It’s a Hard Knock Life erupted from the lungs of Keanu Reeves. “He had brought the lyrics to set and broke into song and dance and had everyone join in,” the 28-year-old says laughing as she recalls that spectacular vision. “It was quite a tedious couple of scenes to get through, a lot of waiting around … and that just boosted morale.” The impromptu singalong enjoyed by cast and crew offered Weaving a taste at how fun – and memorable – her latest project was destined to be.

In the new iteration of the comedy sci-fi series, Weaving plays Bill’s daughter Theodora (named after Reeves’s iconic character Ted), while Reeves and his co-star Alex Winter reprise the titular roles that made them famous three decades ago. Though now middle-aged (Reeves is