Cyberpunk 2077 concept art reveals Johnny Silverhand’s appearance before Keanu Reeves

Here’s Johny!

Here’s what Cyberpunk 2077Johnny Silverhand might have looked if Keanu Reeves had not taken on the role.

As seen by AltChar, CD Projekt RED senior coordinator and conceptual artist Lea Leonowicz posted a lot of conceptual drawings on ArtStation showing various ideas of what the rocker-bar-anti-corporate freedom fighter might have looked like. There are a few different approaches to the character, with different vibes of 80s rock fashion. Silverman’s, erm, silver arm is also his right in some designs, rather than the final version whose left arm has been replaced.

There is also conceptual art that describes the character’s tattoos and scars.

It is unclear exactly when these concepts were created, but it probably will have been before July 2018, when Reeves first met with CD Projekt. Leonowicz also carried some pre-production art concepts previously released in 2014, a few days before posting his designs to Silverhand, so it’s possible that they date from that time too.

The news that Reeves would play Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077 was revealed at E3 2019, when The Matrix, John Wick and the Speed ​​star appeared on stage at the Microsoft conference. Shortly after, we discovered that it was not just a cameo; Silverhand would be an important character in the game.

Cyberpunk 2077 released on December 10, 2020, after several delays. Since launch, developer CD Projekt has been criticized for the quality of the game on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Sony has also taken an unprecedented step in removing the title completely from the PlayStation Store.

The company has issued a series of apologies since the release of Cyberpunk 2077, most recently saying that it was not aware of many of the game’s problems prior to launch and that it was releasing a patch to fix many of its problems. The fact that CD Projekt is unaware of the problems facing the game was unmasked shortly after this apology, with the team telling Bloomberg that the development of Cyberpunk 2077 was problematic and employees did not think the game would be released before 2022 .