John Wick: Chapter 4 director Chad Stahelski’s little cameo in The Matrix Resurrections was quite a spectacle. The 53-year-old former stuntman was brought in by Lana Wachowski to play Trinity’s husband in the film, where he appeared in a scene that also included Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss.
Stahelski, best known for his work as director of the John Wick series, was Keanu Reeves’ stunt double in The matrix franchise, and he would later become the stunt coordinator for the other films in the franchise. Despite having extensive experience in the film industry, Stahelski is shy in front of the cameras and he’s quite open about it.
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Chad Stahelski isn’t the most confident in front of the rolling cameras
During a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the former stuntman shared how his appearance in The Matrix Resurrections came up.
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Chad Stahelski explained he wasn’t even sure about doing the cameo in the first place-
“I was doing my movie, so my head was somewhere else. But I showed up in San Francisco for the opening act, and I went to the trailer to get changed. I was like, ‘Wow , I haven’t done this in a long time.” As I walked into hair and makeup, they handed me three pages, and I was like, “Oh, I’m Carrie-Anne [Moss] husband, I have three children and I have to do a scene with Keanu and Carrie-Anne.
“So I went to find Lana on set, and I was like, ‘I don’t think you want me to do this. I’m going to screw up your movie. And she was like, “Oh, it’ll be fine.” So I was like, “Okay, I’m confident. I am a director. I am a stuntman. I can do it, no problem.
It’s kind of funny to think that a man with that much experience could have a panic attack like this, but hey, we all have things to do!
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Chad Stahelski thinks Keanu Reeves was making fun of him
After working together for more than two decades in the same industry, you’re bound to become strenuous friends, and that’s kind of the relationship that Keanu Reeves and his stuntman/John Wick director Chad Stahelski have.
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During the same interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Stahelski shared a hilarious moment with Reeves that happened while filming his cameo as Trinity’s husband in The Matrix Resurrections –
“So it’s the scene in the café, and I run with the children to get my croissant. And I noticed that Keanu was giving me Keanu Reeves eyes, and Carrie-Anne had her baby blues staring at me. So all I could think of was Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss staring at me, and I forgot my line.
“So it took me three takes to get him out. Keanu won’t admit it, but I think he was looking at me on purpose to choke me. So no matter how tough or confident you think you are, there’s still has that camera I’ve been set on fire and blown up, I’ve done all these amazing stunts, but talking in front of these two while they’re laying on it… So I think I’m terrible, but I think that was part of the satisfaction for Lana. I would hope.”
Friends like these are friends to keep, and I can imagine the absolute hilarity of the situation.
John Wick: Chapter 4 hits the big screen on March 24, 2023.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
