Action star Keanu Reeves injured on the set of… a comedy

Keanu Reeves the immortal

Keanu Reeves is one of those actors who have largely sacrificed their bodies for the good causes of cinema. Both for the saga Matrix or the saga John Wickthe Canadian actor has always made sure to provide as many action sequences and stunts as possible himself. After suffering multiple injuries throughout his storied career, Keanu Reeves decided at the age of 59 to take a long break from action cinema after John Wick: Chapter 4just to rest an extremely stressed body.

So let’s go to the comedy, more precisely Good luck by Aziz Ansari, co-starring with comedian and director Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer and Sandra Oh. But since misfortunes don’t necessarily come where we expect them, it was during filming in early February that this happened Keanu Reeves has suffered a serious knee injury.

“My kneecap broke like a potato chip”

A guest on the set of The Late Show, Keanu Reeves recounted his misadventure.

We were shooting a scene with Aziz and Seth and we were in a pool of cold water. It was a nice moment, I was there, and when we finished the scene… You see when we’re cold and we stamp our feet on the spot? (…) I was scrubbing and stamping in this room that had protective mats and, right there, there was like a little pocket and my foot got stuck in it. I stumbled, but my knee didn’t follow. And like in slow motion I fell, with my arms in front of me but my knee couldn’t follow, it was already fragile and it hit the ground. And my kneecap broke like a potato chip.

Well recovered, Keanu Reeves enjoys himself and concludes: “Comedy is tough!Forced to use crutches for a certain period, the actor nevertheless insisted on playing his role and respecting the shooting schedule, thus filming his scenes with his injury.

Source: Cine Serie

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