Keanu Reeves has been performing his own stunts for new movie, John Wick: Parabellum.
The third film in the neo-noir action thriller has been shooting on the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn, with dramatic sequences involving Keanu’s titular character on horseback in the rain.
Behind-the-scenes footage has emerged of the movie star, 53, shooting in a suit, straddling the horse with safety harnesses attached to his costume.
Back in the saddle: Keanu Reeves has been performing his own stunts for new movie, John Wick: Parabellum
In other footage, he rides alongside a man on a motorbike, holding a gun to the driver’s head.
Keanu is no stranger to action movies, known for iconic roles in Speed and The Matrix.
While Speed saw him guiding Sandra Bullock on how to save the passengers from a bomb on a runaway bus, The Matrix series saw Keanu back-flipping and levitating in a dystopian future.
For these roles, Keanu was seen leaping from the Speed bus to a moving car, while in The Matrix he performed martial arts.
High octane: Keanu is seen straddling a horse with safety harnesses attached to his costume riding alongside a man on a motorbike, holding a gun to the driver’s head
Action man: Behind-the-scenes footage has emerged of the movie star, 53, shooting in a suit
Seasoned pro: Keanu is no stranger to action movies, known for iconic roles in Speed and The Matrix
High spirits: The Matrix series saw Keanu back-flipping and levitating in a dystopian future
In the first film, ex-hitman John came out of retirement to track down the gangsters that killed his dog.
In the 2017 sequel, he returned to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, but discovered that a large bounty had been put on his life.
Hitman John will find himself on the run again in the forthcoming film, set in New York.
Keanu’s character is forced into hiding when he finds out about a $14million contract on his life, then finds himself targeted for killing a man on Continental Hotel grounds.
At it again: he third film in the neo-noir action thriller has been shooting on the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn, with dramatic sequences involving Keanu’s titular character
John’s victim is believed to be a member of the High Table who ordered the open contract.
Oscar-winning James Bond star Halle Berry, 51, is joining Keanu in the all-star cast, alongside Anjelica Huston, Asia Kate Dillon and Jason Mantzoukas.
Rounding out the cast of the action film – helmed by Chad Stahelski, who directed the first two – are Jason Mantzoukas, Ian McShane and martial arts master Tiger Hu Chen.
John Wick 3 is currently expected to be released on May 17, 2019.