Keanu Reeves is a very thoughtful person when it comes to giving gifts to his John Wick 4 stuntmen. It’s undeniable, that stuntman gives their 100% in doing action sequences and yet are not acknowledged that much in the industry. But Reeves gave them a strange gift for dying for his character several times in the fourth chapter.
John Wick 4 made its debut on the screen this month and has already become a fan favorite. Fans are loving all the thriller-packed action, storyline, and amazing cinematography. Some fans also named it a total Masterpiece. But in making such films, some behind-the-scenes people deserve equal acknowledgment just like how fans give to the stars acting onscreen.
Keanu Reeves Strange Gift To Stunt Performers
Keanu Reeves is a very kind man and thinks about the people who put in a great effort. Recently, he gave John Wick 4’s stunt team t-shirts. But don’t think they are the normal ones, as each t-shirt had the number of deaths each Stuntmen went through in the process of making the blockbuster. There was a couple of deaths scene which took place in the film, and each stunt in that was carried out by a different stuntman.
A stunt person from the sets of John Wick 4 had a chat with The New York Times and explained how the falling from staircase scene took place.
“It’s like, of course that’s what you want,” fight coordinator Jeremy Marinas told The Times about the moment director Chad Stahelski told him about the staircase scene. You want 100 guys falling down the stairs and you want me to make every reaction and fall different. Of course, you do. It was like we were just another day at work. We all know how hard it is just to walk upstairs when we don’t want to,” Marinas added, “Just to think about how well Keanu — not John Wick — Keanu was able to do shooting upwards while stepping. It’s hard enough to be a marksman on flat ground.”
This staircase scene was quite a tough one, as it required proper reaction and fall for every moment in the scene. The shoot took almost 7 nights to film, but this doesn’t mean Keanu Reeves didn’t perform any of the scenes. According to The Matrix actor, he performs 90% of the stunt himself in the film.
Keanu Reeves Other Expensive Gift To Stunt Crew
Well, the t-shirts weren’t the only thing generous Keanu Reeves distributed. He takes care of his crew members and will never fail to express kindness towards them. After the filming of Chapter 4 came to an end, The Constantine actor invited all of them to have dinner with him in Paris. As per Vanity Fair reports, it is known that during the dinner Keanu Reeves gifted them all a personalized Rolex watch worth $10000.
The crew was all happy with the thoughtfulness expressed by the actor. Also, they gave a sneak peek of their newly gifted watches on social media handles. The watch has a secret message for every person engraved on it, in Jeremy Marina’s (stuntman) one it was written “The John Wick Five”. On their Instagram story, the crew mentioned a thank you note for the Speed Actor.
John Wick: Chapter 4 is now streaming in your nearest theatres.
Source: Variety
