Keanu Reeves dramatically demonstrates how he broke his kneecap while filming comedy movie
Keanu Reeves gave a dramatic reconstruction of how he broke his kneecap during filming during his appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday.
The 59-year-old actor was asked by Stephen (60) how the man known for his roles in action films such as Neo and John Wick, had injured his left knee.
“What happened? Who got you?” Stephen asked.
“Nobody touched me,” Keanu said humorously in a tough voice.
“I was struck by an accident,” he explained.
Keanu Reeves gave a dramatic reconstruction of how he broke his kneecap during filming during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday.
“Were you jumping from building to building? Were you making a cart while passing razor blades? What were you doing?” Stephen asked.
“No, Stephen, I walked into the dressing room, a room. I’ll tell you quickly,” Keanu said.
He explained that he was filming a scene for the upcoming comedy Good Fortune starring Aziz Ansari, 41, and Seth Rogen, 42, and they were in a cold plunge.
Keanue said he loved it and when they were done he did the ‘cold shuffle’.
He said he was performing the “cold shuffle” in a room covered in protective carpeting, but his foot became caught in a bag while shuffling.
Keanu stood up and walked over to Stephen’s desk to show how he fell and how his knee gave out.
“And I spiked. Like, spiked,” Keanu said, showing his knee moving downward.
“I just knocked him into the ground,” Stephen said.
The 59-year-old actor was asked by Stephen, 60, how the man known for his roles as Neo and John Wick injured his left knee and he told how it happened
Keanu stood up and walked in front of Stephen’s desk to show how he fell and how his knee failed him
After a cold dive, Keanu said he did the ‘cold shuffle’ on his way down
“And I spiked. Like, spiked,” Keanu said as he showed his knee moving down
“My patella, kneecap, was cracking like a potato chip. But I didn’t know that. But then my knee started swelling up,” Keanu said.
“Comedy is hard, man,” Keanu joked.
“That’s what I was going to ask. This wasn’t an action movie with Aziz and Rogen,” Stephen said.
“No, it was comedy,” Keanu confirmed.
“Welcome to my life,” Stephen joked.
Keanu was spotted filming in January, wearing crutches and an ice pack on his knee.
Good Fortune marks the directorial debut of Aziz, who also wrote the film’s screenplay and co-produced it.
Keke Palmer and Sandra Oh also star in the film.
Good Fortune will be released in theaters and distributed by Lionsgate Films.
Keanu was a guest on the CBS talk show to promote his new book, which he co-wrote with China Miéville (51). The book is called The Book of Elsewhere.
Keanu was a guest on the CBS talk show to promote his new book co-written with China Miéville, 51, titled The Book of Elsewhere
The speculative fiction novel is set in an alternate universe to the main BRZRKR universe.
BRZRKR is a print media and planned film and television franchise that Keanu created in 2021, starting with the comic book of the same name.
A feature film is in the works, and a two-season anime series will follow.
Keanu also gave an update on the Constantine project, saying that a writer has been hired.