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Keanu Reevesis recalling the intensity of some of the stunts on set of hisJohn Wickmovies.
“In terms of accidents: I made a mistake once — Icut a gentleman’s head open. So that really f—ing sucked (excuse my language),” the Canadian actor, 58, said in a new interview with ComicBook.com ahead of the release ofJohn Wick: Chapter 4.
Luckily, nothing more serious has happened. As Reeves told the outlet, “You do have to take care” — “But it’s great that everyone [on set] iswatching out for each other.”
“So there’s some bruising and aches and pains, but ‘No humans were harmed in the filming of this motion picture!’ " he joked, mimicking a PSA announcement.
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Keanu Reeves inJohn Wick: Chapter 4(2023).Lionsgate
TheJohn Wickfilms are known to be physically demanding for the cast and their stunt team, to the point whereHalle Berryevenbroke three ribswhile training for 2019’sJohn Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.
In a January interview with Total Film, Reeves said filming for the newly released fourth moviepushed him further physicallythan any of his previous roles.
“John Wick: Chapter 4was thehardest physical role I’ve ever hadin my career so far,” he said. “They really trained me up to be able to have what we call the toolbox.”
Revealing he also upped his stunt-driving skills for some action-packed scenes set in Paris, theMatrixstar explained, “We took the car-driving to the next level, which I really enjoy.”
“There’s 180s, forward-into-reverse 180s, reverse-into-forward 270s, drifting. … So it was really fun to get a chance to learn those skills, and to play,” Reeves added.
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That being said, Reeves is nothing if not thankful for the people who make the action even more incredible onscreen. After wrapping up filming for the fourth movie, the actor surprised his stunt team with some rather generous gifts.
Reeves gifted the four-man crew — made up of Bruce Concepcion, Jeremy Marinas, Dave Camarillo and Li Qiang — withindividually personalized Rolex watchesduring a dinner in Paris in October 2021. The inside of each watch was engraved with a personal message to each of the men from Reeves.
Marinas shared a glimpse of his watch on his Instagram Story, calling it the “best wrap gift ever” in the caption and revealing his watch read,“The John Wick Five” along with the message, “Jeremy Thank you Keanu JW4 2021.”
Concepcion also shared a photo of his Rolex on his Instagram Story, writing, “Got that new new thank you bro KR.”
John Wick: Chapter 4is in theaters now.
source: people.com
