"I tried to really spend time...so I could become comfortable around him," says Ansari, who makes his directorial debut with the comedy.

Keanu Reeves is one of the most dynamic and keeps-us-on-our-toes talent we have in Hollywood today. Reeves' decades' worth of stellar performances span genre, form, and style, yet the A-lister remains a bit of a mystery to the public.

However, as Ansari explained during an interview with Entertainment Weekly, it took a bit for him to not be "freaked out" around Reeves after the John Wick star agreed to join the