Keanu Reeves gave away custom gag T-shirts to the stunt crew on the set of John Wick: Chapter 4 after filming
He is often known for his acts of generosity to the cast and crew of Hollywood.
And Keanu Reeves showed his appreciation once again as production wrapped up on the new John Wick: Chapter 4 movie.
The 58-year-old actor gave the film’s stunt team personalized T-shirts, with the number of times they had “died” during filming printed on each one.
Many shots of the action movie had to be reshot during production, meaning the stuntmen had to stage a stunt and ‘die’ multiple times.
With some being killed as many as 20 times, Keanu took note and made sure they remembered the experience with a memory.
Stunts: It has been revealed that Keanu Reeves gifted custom gag t-shirts to the stunt crew on the set of John Wick: Chapter 4 after filming (John Wick: Chapter 3 pictured from 2019)
The latest John Wick installment dropped last week, with Keanu transforming once again into the legendary hit man.
But not every daring stunt can be pulled off solo, with a number of stuntmen on set to take that step, with a ladder fight scene involving 35 stuntmen.
Speaking to The New York Times recently on the scene, the film’s fight coordinator Jeremy Marina explained, “You want 100 guys to fall down the stairs, and you want me to make every reaction and fall different.”
‘Of course. It was like we were just [at] another day at work.
While adding that Keanu made sure his work was noticed, he continued: “At the end of the shoot, Reeves made T-shirts for the stuntmen with the number of times they were killed over the course of the entire movie.”
Often referred to as one of the “nicest guys” in Hollywood, the jerseys aren’t the only thing Keanu paid for the kit.
Upon finishing John Wick 4, he also gifted each stuntman a Rolex watch, one of which reportedly cost around $10,000.
After the success of the 1999 film The Matrix, the actor is said to have made a whopping $75 million in profit, giving $1 to each member of the production team.
BTS: Speaking to the New York Times recently on the scene, the film’s fight coordinator Jeremy Marina shared details of Keanu’s gifts.
On set: Often known for his acts of generosity to Hollywood cast and crew (pictured with director El Roth)
Not skimping on his fortune, he also donates large sums of money to medicine and children’s hospitals.
In 2009, Keanu explained, ‘I have a private foundation that’s been running for five or six years and helps support a couple of children’s hospitals and cancer research.
“I don’t like to attach my name, I just let the foundation do what it does.”
As John Wick: Chapter 4 hit theaters last week, a new report from the Wall Street Journal says that Keanu’s character says a total of 380 words throughout the entire movie.
Fans were blown away by the film’s running time, clocking in at a whopping two hours and 49 minutes with credits rolled.
The publication said, “As the John Wick movies got longer, they got more stingy with the main character’s dialogue.”
“Running at 169 minutes, the fourth film jumps ahead three hours but features only 380 words from Wick.”
About 10 percent of these words appear in the trailer, and the article says that it “makes the hero seem almost chatty.”
Director Chad Stahelski told WSJ it was Keanu, 58, who cut about half of the dialogue written for his character in the initial script.
Generous: Upon finishing John Wick 4, he also gifted each stuntman a Rolex watch, one of which reportedly cost around $10,000.