Keanu Reeves the John Wick star had once risked his life for performing a dangerous stunt. Throughout his acting career, Reeves has not been a stranger to performing risky stunts. Although in one of his adrenaline-fueled $350 million movies Speed, Reeves pushed the boundaries of his comfort zone, even defying his director’s orders to perform a life-threatening stunt.

Keanu Reeves Went Against His Director’s Will to Perform a Life-Threatening Stunt

In his 1994 movie Speed, Keanu Reeves defied his director’s orders and went on to perform a life-threatening stunt himself. Released in 1994, Speed was a pulse-pounding thriller that was filled with breathtaking stunts and unexpected plot twists.

While the movie featured a fair share of stunts, many of them were performed by Reeves himself. Despite the fact that Reeves was quite inexperienced while filming for Speed along with his co-star Sandra Bullock, he was quite adamant about doing all of the stunts on his own.
Keanu Reeves
Even though Reeves had become quite comfortable with the stunt work over the course of time, reports confirm that director Jan de Bont forbade him from doing risky stunts. One such stunt was the moment when Jack leaps from a speeding Jaguar onto the bus.

Reeves rehearsed for the stunt secretly and performed it himself at the time of shooting.

Keanu Reeves Will Return as John Wick in Ballerina

Reports have been around that Reeves is all set to make an appearance as John Wick in Ballerina, a female-centric spinoff in the popular action franchise. Talking about this at the premiere of Chapter 4, Reeves confirmed he will be featuring in Ballerina.
Ana De Armas with Keanu Reeves
However, there is no official information on whether he’ll be a central part of the action or appear only as a cameo. The movie stars Ana De Armas as a young female assassin who is on a hunt to seek revenge against all those who killed her family. Apart from Ana De Armas other actors like Ian McShane, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Catalina Sandino Moreno, and Norman Reedus will also be seen in the movie.

Under the direction of Len Wiseman, the movie is said to release on June 7, 2024.