There is little doubt that John Wick: Chapter 4 delivered yet again with jaw-dropping action sequences. Still, that doesn't mean that the cast and crew were reckless with all these fight scenes. Director Chad Stahelski spoke about working on the most dangerous sequence in the sequel, confirming that they were always looking out for Keanu Reeves' safety.
In John Wick 4, John heads to Paris where he battles bad guys at the Arc de Triomphe while trying to avoid being run over at the circle. It certainly looks dangerous and Chad Stahelski confirms to Rolling Stone that they had to take every safety precaution.
"We took every precaution we could, but we're smart enough to know things can go wrong," Stahelski said. "There isn't a time when he's driving that car that I'm not praying to the movie gods, 'Please let us get this one.' Then you get your cast members on the cars, and I've got to trust twenty or thirty of my top stunt drivers to not hit Keanu and Marko Zaror while they're running through traffic."
"During COVID we went to Paris, and because the whole city was shut down, we got all our aerials, lidar, and photography done on the practicals, and we rebuilt it digitally with the actual Arc, which took eight months of slowly putting it together," Stahelski continued. "The most we could've gotten if we shot at the actual Arc was four hours a night and it just wasn't enough."
It's amazing to know all the work that went into the action sequence and it was certainly worth it. With that in mind, we truly appreciate what the cast and crew of John Wick: Chapter 4 did to deliver a truly great film
John Wick: Chapter 4 is now screening in theaters worldwide.
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