Keanu Reeves Particulars Ugly John Wick Set Accidents

The John Wick motion pictures are chock-full of stunts involving weapons, knives, and vehicles, and star Keanu Reeves now reveals that twice throughout filming a stunt particular person sustained comparatively critical accidents. After the shock success of the primary film in 2016, the John Wick franchise has solely grown in reputation. All the flicks within the franchise are famend for his or her rigorously choreographed ruthless but balletic motion sequences, and Reeves’ now shares that a few of the motion acquired a bit too actual on a number of events.

In a current interview with ComicBook.com forward of the John Wick: Chapter 4 launch, Reeves shares two accidents that occurred on set whereas filming the hit franchise. Though it is apparent from what finally ends up on display screen that minor cuts, scrapes, and bruises are in all probability commonplace for Reeves and all of the stunt performers, there have been two events when issues acquired a bit extra critical. Try Reeves’ full remark under:

“Effectively I imply everyone seems to be fairly drained – nevertheless it’s the perfect form of drained. It is such as you climbed a mountain now you are resting; such as you completed the sport and also you gained. So when it comes to accidents: I made a mistake as soon as – I lower a gentleman’s head open. So that actually f***ing sucked (excuse my language). However aside from that – oh, one man acquired hit by a automotive. He was within the automotive, so he needed to go to the hospital, however he was okay.”

How The John Wick Franchise Takes Motion To The Subsequent Degree

The primary John Wick was made on a comparatively small price range, however rapidly captured audiences’ consideration because of its distinctive motion filmmaking type. Taking cues from Asian motion cinema the place there may be much less of a reliance on fast cuts and shakey cam to convey motion, John Wick places Reeves’ hero entrance and middle. Reeves underwent months of John Wick coaching for the function, studying methods to shoot, drive, and struggle, permitting him to do lots of his personal stunts.

Led by director Chad Stahelski, a former stunt performer himself (and Reeves’ double on The Matrix, no much less), the motion design ethos of the primary John Wick was pushed even additional for every subsequent sequel. With a much bigger price range, Reeves engaged in additional coaching and every film sees him tackle rising numbers of enemies in more and more artistic methods. Outdoors of the John Wick franchise’s signature “gun fu” motion, the murderer additionally dispatches enemies along with his automotive, knives, his naked palms, and, on no less than one event, a pencil.

As a result of a lot of the motion includes hand-to-hand preventing, falls, and car-drifting in actual places, there may be, sadly, a better probability that accidents will happen. Plus, as Reeves suggests, accidents usually tend to occur after he and the John Wick stunt workforce are worn out after partaking in strenuous stunt exercise for hours on finish. That being mentioned, solely two accidents in nearly 10 years of constructing the flicks is not a horrible monitor file, and it is clear that no matter is happening behind the scenes of the John Wick motion pictures is working wonders for audiences.

Supply: ComicBook.com