In each nook of the web, Keanu Reeves – of The Matrix, Invoice & Ted’s Glorious Journey and Velocity fame – is thought to be one of the vital lovable, down-to-earth and kind-hearted celebrities on the planet.
His real-life persona couldn’t be extra completely different from his lead position within the John Wick movie franchise, the place he performs a former hitman with a deadly popularity who’s introduced out of retirement. Cue explosive gun fights, an unforgettable horse chase scene and a criminal offense underworld that followers can’t get sufficient of.
The fourth film instalment is because of come out subsequent 12 months, with Keanu’s Matrix co-star Laurence Fishburne returning as The Bowery King, Ian McShane again as Winston, Lance Reddick as Charon and singer Rina Sawayama making her movie debut as Akira.
Rina, who supported Sir Elton John at British Summer season Time Hyde Park final week as a part of his Farewell Tour, spoke solely forward of the efficiency, recalling what it was prefer to movie with Keanu on John Wick 4, after principal images wrapped in October final 12 months.
The 31-year-old emphasised how ‘intense’ the coaching was to play Akira, saying it was ‘probably the most bodily train I’ve ever carried out’.
‘The method of stepping into character was superior although and having somebody like Keanu actually in your aspect, taking care of you and ensuring you’re alright felt nice,’ she mentioned, earlier than sharing some extra particulars on what the 57-year-old was prefer to work with.
‘Keanu simply has such an ordinariness about him – he’s actually right down to earth, he’s somebody who's so chilled and beautiful – simply nice to hang around with like he’s a member of the family,’ she mentioned.
‘He simply has an incredible presence, he has a chilled presence round him.’
Rina remembered a very fond reminiscence she had whereas coaching alongside Keanu, once they each shared the very same thought in regards to the depth of their gruelling regime.
‘My favorite reminiscence is wanting over to him whereas we had been each coaching in the identical health club and being like, “F**okay!” That was one in all my faves – [training] was simply so brutal!’ the singer-songwriter recollected.
‘I beloved sharing that second with him – we had been each like, “That is horrible.” However I can’t evaluate to what he’s carried out – he’s in the entire film and I'm in a portion of the film. I don’t know the way he does it – he does all his personal stunts!’
Throughout an interview in March with The Hollywood Reporter, John Wick 4 director and producer Chad Stahelski teased how the titular character would ‘undergo’ within the subsequent launch.
‘We hold discovering new and attention-grabbing methods to have John Wick undergo,’ he mentioned.
‘That’s the place the motion comes from. Determine learn how to make him undergo, after which design backward.’
As for what number of extra John Wick movies followers can anticipate – with an Ana de Armas spin-off Ballerina within the pipeline – Keanu mentioned: ‘We simply assault one after the other.’
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