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Keanu Reeves Jumped Off a 46-

Story Building 19 Times for
‘Matrix Resurrections’
Ryan Lattanzio December 15, 2021 12:25PM EST

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If the “John Wick” franchise is any indication,

Keanu Reeves has long been keen on doing as
much of his own stuntwork as possible, whether
fist fighting on a PATH train or dodging bullets in
a swimming pool. That same commitment to on-
camera physicality, it seems, applied to the
upcoming “The Matrix Resurrections,” the fourth
film in the “Matrix” franchise and the first since
2003’s “The Matrix Revolutions.”

Speaking on “The Late Show with Stephen

Colbert” to promote the movie, Reeves detailed
one especially harrowing stunt in the new film
that involved tumbling down a 46-story-high
building with Carrie-Anne Moss, who reprises her
role as Trinity alongside Reeves’ Neo.
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Reeves said the craziest thing he had to do was

“jump off a building… I’m going to guess around
46 stories.” When asked by Colbert why the
filmmakers didn’t simply resort to post-
production VFX, Reeves said, “Because it’s Lana
Wachowski and it’s ‘The Matrix’ and you need
natural light and you want to do it real. I mean,
there’s wires. Carrie-Anne and I grabbed hands
and leapt off the building.”

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As for how they got into the mindset and

swallowed their fears to take that plunge, Reeves
said, “To prepare for something like that, she
speaks a lot about preparing mentally for it, I was
doing that too. By the time you get there, my
heart rate was a little raised, but after the first
time, you can’t think of the fear. You have to block
that, or nor block it, but deal with it, absorb it, and
just be there, and do.”

Finally, Reeves said, “It was awesome. Can you

imagine just leaping off a building with wires?”
When asked by Colbert if he’s ever bungee-
jumped, Reeves said, “Never, because I’m scared
of that.”
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Reeves admits that, at age 57, he can’t do what he

used to do, but adds, “I still do what I do. With
experience comes efficiency, so you’re more
efficient. But you want to dance, you want to play,
you want to sing.”

“The Matrix Resurrections” hits theaters and

HBO Max on December 22.

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