Keanu Reeves Gifted the Strangest of Present to John Wick 4 Stuntmen After Exhausting Staircase Scene That Took 7 Days to Film
After the huge success of John Wick: Chapter 4, Keanu Reeves is back in the spotlight. With nail-biting action sequences, the latest franchise of John Wick has reinvented the action genre. The numbers at the box office continue to scale up as John Wick: Chapter 4 fever has gripped the movie-going audience worldwide.
Keanu Reeves has performed more than 80% of the action stunts on his own, without a body double. The Matrix actor is known for his down-to-earth behavior and list of charities and donations he never speaks about.
He even went on to tweak a certain section of the dialogue in John Wick: Chapter 4. Keanu Reeves has cut down his dialogue in the movie. He only speaks 380 words in a runtime of 169 minutes- which makes John Wick a man of fewer words and more action, After making a great comeback with John Wick: Chapter 4, the franchise is in talks about the sequel to chapter 4.
Keanu Reeves’ Unique Gift For John Wick: Chapter 4 Stuntmen
John Wick: Chapter 4 is being praised around the world for its action scenes. Every fight scene in the movie has been masterfully created. The John Wick franchise gave birth to a new and different style of cinematic action sequences. However, the realization of Keanu Reeves doing all the stunts by himself drives the audience and his fans crazy. Keanu Reeves is also known for gifting interesting and unique gifts to the stunt of his movies. The actor gifted t-shirts to the stuntmen with the number of times they die in the movie.
As John Wick: Chapter 4 is an action thriller, the stunt men were used in multiple scenes, which lead to their death a number of times. However, for the famous staircase action scene 35 stuntmen were used. A few stuntmen even died more than 20 times in the movie. Keanu Reeves even gifted customized Rolex Submariner watches to his stunt team in John Wick: Chapter 4. Moreover, he even added a personalized message with every watch set to the recipient.
Keanu Reeves, John Wick: Chapter 4 Is The Biggest Hit Of The Franchise
Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves are giving superheroes a run for their money. With a $137.5 million opening globally, John Wick: Chapter 4 has left behind Black Adams and Shazam 2. However, with enormous numbers at the box office, the latest Franchise of John Wick is bound to overshadow the superheroes worldwide.
John Wick: Chapter 4 has surpassed all its previous franchise opening day numbers. John Wick secured $14 million, John Wick: Chapter 2 made $30.4 million, and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum grossed around $56.8 million on their opening days respectively.
Source: The New York Times