Keanu Reeves & Chad Stahelski on John Wick: Chapter 4 Stunts and THAT Staircase Scene

If you’re a fan of the John Wick franchise and are curious about how Keanu Reeves and director Chad Stahelski pulled off the jaw dropping stunts in John Wick: Chapter 4, then you’re in the right place.
A few nights ago, Collider and IMAX teamed up for an early screening of the sequel in Los Angeles and after the film ended, I sat down with Reeves and Stahelski. During the wide-ranging interview, they discussed what the hardest stunts were to film in the franchise, how they filmed the incredible oner in the Parisian building where Reeves is walking around with the dragon’s breath shotgun with the camera above him, the challenges of filming at the Arc de Triomphe with cars, that stair sequence at Sacré Coeur, and why all of the choreography went out the window during the first fight scene with Donnie Yen.
In addition, they explained why they always come up with the next sequel ideas while drinking whiskey at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, which of the films changed the most in the editing room, what went into the incredible Berlin club sequence with Scott Adkins in Chapter 4, how Reeves preps for his stunts, and so much more. If you’re a fan of this amazing franchise, then you’re going to learn a lot. While you can either read or watch the interview, I’m going to strongly recommend pushing play on the video for this one. In one part of the video, you’ll see Reeves walk around demonstrating something-and it’s just not the same as reading it.
Finally, due to how many movies are coming out this month and next, John Wick: Chapter 4 is only playing in IMAX theaters for one week. So, if you want to see the movie on the best screen possible, I’d make an effort to catch it this weekend or early next week.
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[@iCharltonApp]

John Wick: Loving Husband 😭

[@wearelive503]

John Wick 5 Trailer: I guarantee the trailer will end with “YEAH, IM GUESSING IM BACK!” and we’ll all be hyped

[@nathanschroeder7799]

​@@wearelive503 Exactly! He confronts and then dismantles the High Table 😁😎

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

How is life with your hubby hey 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Noshyac]

Faithful dog avenger

[@sasiyuniati3149]

Jw no keanu reeves? Keanu reeves my husband. ❤❤❤❤❤chad make good jw 5 I am waiting.

[@libraryofregis1555]

We need to talk about the nun chuck scenes Keanu did! Brilliant!

[@bimapringgo]

Wait. He chucked a nun?

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Omg yessss🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@RayofVibez]

For real! When John picked those up I was thinking "Oh shit we haven't seen this from him yet!" 😮👏🏼

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

@@RayofVibez an amazing scene 😆😆😆😆😆😳😳😳😳😳

[@rahuljoshi2728]

Keanu fucking reeves. What a legend

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

KFR the fucking best 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Jabs79]

I love how Keanu and Chad loves making these movies up to this 4th one which is a masterpiece.Chad is a genius and Loved how much of a team player and dedicated member Keanu is,how animated he is describing his experience in making this 4th one and how he really is so humble admitting that he was slow to take on Donnie yen in their fight scene even if he memorized the choreography and all. I hope they don't get tired making these movies❤️

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Likewise ❤

[@Jamirio]

John Wick is good but the Matrix saga except the last "Resurrection" is unmatched

[@Jabs79]

@@Jamirio loved the matrix films too and watched all 4 and my fave is reloaded (the 2nd matrix film) coz the action sequences are just amazing in that film But I also can't compare The JW films with the Matrix films coz first they are different stories plus even if the Matrix is old school (shown in 99 to early 2k) it's still high tech or futuristic add to that the psycho/fantasy element while the JW films are more traditional in terms of weapons and fighting. So I just love both franchises

[@keanureeves666]

Hello gorgeous 🥰 Thanks for the utmost love and moral support 😊

[@beleetbparis945]

​@@keanureeves666ты лучший красавчик ты нужен ❤❤❤❤

[@poetelise881]

I love how laid back the conception of the story is but how detailed and intense the results are (movie).

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Brilliant 🎉🎉🎉🎉well said

[@keanureeves666]

Hello gorgeous 🥰 Thanks for the utmost love and moral support 😊

[@FirstnameLastname-my7bz]

LOVE this era of Keanu Reeves, interviews and acting roles. It is like going back to OG era of films, when they were both serious and with comedic timing. With true raw comedy, not the MCU/Rick and Morty type of teethless quips.

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Beautiful 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@PersepolisBand]

21:27 Keanu imitating Donnie's wing cheun + legendary reel punch is so CUTE

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Omg yesssssssss🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@kvnkevinman]

I felt like the abandoned building at the end of the film was like a haunted house and John (The Boogeyman) Wick is haunting it. Loved this film and adored this series

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Phenomenal 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@souradeepbarua2647]

8:18 "Yeaaaah". Only Keanu can make the word 2 syllables. My theater was loving it every time he said it like this.

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Omg he says that word Yeahhhhhh🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉and I melt 😂😂😂😂😂

[@shanebigfella7884]

The John Wick franchise is so damn great. Such a fantastic Director and then how awesome is Keanu Reeves, and the whole cast and everyone involved in making this great franchise 🍻

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Omg awesome Director that Chad is 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@DarkoFitCoach]

Greatest thing in this interview is how they cgi back his ringfinger. Takes a lot of effort!

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Yesss🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@kennethlui2268]

All the stunt work was just mind-boggling. Kudos to all the stunt men. What a blast watching JW4!

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Well said 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Not_So_Slim_Shady]

Keanu starting a round of applause for his stunt double says so much

[@amandastandish5774]

Love all of Keanus movies 🎬 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@K_patts8370]

God bless Vincent cuz Chad did him SUPER dirty with those steps 😳

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Omg the guy needs a huge medal 🏅 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

So much respect 🙏🏼 🙌 on so many levels with the stunts associated in this movie. 👏 ❤❤❤God bless you all 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@amandastandish5774]

John Wick is the best!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@amandastandish5774]

A clap for Lance!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@liladjama2671]

Cangratulation Keanu you are the Best i love you more and more John wick i'm so proud of you i pray my God. To bless and protect you forever inc🌹😘

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Beautiful 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤

[@keanureeves666]

Hello gorgeous 🥰 Thanks for the utmost love and moral support 😊

[@Judy-yp2gb]

Realy good interview John Wick 4 is Brilliant Keanu x and Chad

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Phenomenally amazing interview 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@neaituppi7306]

This is like film class. It is so good. And I could care less about spoilers. I sometimes will watch a making of a movie before watching the movie as is.

[@wacky-physics7506]

Bruh, I'm gonna NEED that 3hour 45 cut on blu-ray

[@connormcleod9595]

Wow.. Best action movie I've ever seen.

[@brianng8350]

People who love what they do and do them well! Kudos!

[@maureenparker6185]

Wow...I cannot wait to see this movie!

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Me tooooooo🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@KHeisig75]

Thanks for putting this screening Q&A together. Fun time.

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Exceptional interview 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@newenergymagic5271]

Thank you for the great screening and Q&A! You always ask such great questions!

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

This interviewer is outstanding 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@bernienikora9336]

What a great Q & A segment. I think Chad is a great Director & the hottest human on two legs. John Wick series, amazing. Kudos to Keanu for his brilliant acting & all the other cast members. Kia ora (greetings) from Aotearoa New Zealand.⚘❤👍

[@alcottdevalte7440]

They need to release the long version if this.

[@ethanholgate2512]

To be fair as much as I would like to see that also I bet most of the stuff they cut out was probably just stuff they didn't need, although I would like to see that extended cut chad mentioned like an extra 15 minutes that's more likely and realistic

[@nickwilson3499]

@@ethanholgate2512 it's probably just action scenes, which would be fun to watch but not such a big deal to lose

[@ethanholgate2512]

@@nickwilson3499 yea for sure

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Omg isn't that the film ?😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@muldrowceceline4683]

He really played bad ass as John Wick. I really was scared to mess with that guy.😎👍💯💯💯✌️

[@user-pl4ou5vo6x]

존윅 4기 영화 재미있게보았습니다 ☆최고☆

[@leticiamacias5228]

Excelente película el trabajo de Keanu increible . Así como la dirección de Chad felicidades mucho éxito ❤

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Breathtaking work😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@keanureeves666]

Hello gorgeous 🥰 Thanks for the utmost love and moral support 😊

[@susannesvensson3517]

John Wick 4 was both good and sad, but John will be back. He is not really dead ❤❤❤

[@sherrymeyer3487]

Nice

[@Not_So_Slim_Shady]

It's funny how Keanu just says a bunch of jargon and Chad explains it lol

[@MarinaDistefano-th9td]

Hace rato te dije porque no hacían Jhon Wick 4 y ahora está en proyecto de hacerla cariño ❤️❤️❤️

[@brendapike2671]

Very good Actor my favorite and a very good Director

[@brendapike2671]

Do not know what your channel description says

[@brendapike2671]

Send it to me thanks

[@keanureeves666]

​@@brendapike2671 Are you on Skype instead?

[@MrNiteGaymer]

Lionsgate is lucky to be apart of the JW franchise, it’s their best movie collection.

[@rajhanskhoiwal8593]

I really wish they release the director's cut.

[@user-xv7dj9uj2s]

keannu and liam LET'S GO!!!

[@sidninewton5377]

Is all you guys working together. Putting your heads togather to make it up as you go -

[@Angela-cy1ru]

❤

[@MasterChris666]

I watched John wick 4 rockssssss

[@gabrieladumitrescu151]

🔥🤟💯💕

[@ethanholgate2512]

Chad is truly the modern day John Mcteirnan only better

[@peenzert1994]

This comment is perfectly accurate

[@peenzert1994]

This movie ruined future action films for me 😂 I love that he is also very involved with showing blockbuster filmmakers/studios that you can do A LOT with 50-100 million dollars vs the shit made today that’s made for over double that (looking at you Gray Man)

[@ethanholgate2512]

​​@@peenzert1994 I agree Chad really knows his stuff and I know the fact that he can make a kick ass action movie like John Wick 4 for only 100 million dollar budget compared to the russos making Gray Man for twice the budget that movie didn't even need to cost that much while I like that movie it's very disjointed and lifeless in parts but the action and the cast made up for most of the bad in the movie for me personally

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Chad is phenomenal 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@SPITFIRE701]

The Nunchuks

[@guitarhero8110]

I know there are plenty of ways to bring John back but honestly hope they let him stay dead. It's a fitting end to the series.

[@rahuljoshi2728]

Fvck no I love John wick character so much

[@alcottdevalte7440]

No, they need to make 200 sequel's at least...

[@guitarhero8110]

@@alcottdevalte7440 I'm all for continuing the world. But let John's story be done. But I definitely want to see Ballerina and The Continental, and I'm waiting on a proper video game, like Hitman meets GTA.

[@alcottdevalte7440]

@@guitarhero8110 That's certainly gonna be interesting. They should also consider making a Wick origins movie.

[@AliceSmith-zi3jm]

Eve loves John Wick ❤❤❤❤❤

[@keanureeves666]

Hello gorgeous 🥰 Thanks for the utmost love and moral support 😊

[@stevencochran5301]

The absence of an arch got to me.

[@rayofday5546]

13:00

[@lazovkalazovovska5119]

A.I. is TAKING in Consideration ALL the Notes that we WRITE here?

[@rosariofonteles7376]

😊😊❤❤⭐⭐👋🏼👋🏼🎥🇧🇷

[@lazovkalazovovska5119]

So? For "Good Fortune" *Note: "A.I. Brake a Leg?"

[@tugcebalta86]

Cheer up, it happens! That's 🆗

[@tanyachou4474]

Hibiki 21 👍🏻😊

[@btafbm]

Can anyone explain to me these 2 things I don’t get? First, in the club fight scene why does every dancing not care about gunshots then randomly 75% through that scene they all start running and fighting. Is there a reason for that?? Second, why does Donnie Yen help John make it to the duel? If John doesn’t make it he dies anyways

[@AakashT800]

1.drugs, 2. They're friends

[@btafbm]

@@AakashT800 ok I can accept first but the second I mean Donnie Yen kills the Japanese guy even though he was his friend so...

[@AakashT800]

@@btafbmWell he gets his freedom and his daughter's safety only if he kills John Wick in the duel, not if the duel never takes place.

[@btafbm]

@@AakashT800 not really because he’s hired to kill John wick because the marquis de gramont wants John dead so if John dies then the blind man has no job to do and wouldn’t be needed

[@AakashT800]

@@btafbm but he would still be in service of the table, he may not be required to kill John but they can call on him to kill someone else, but winning in the duel means, he's totally free from the table, they can't force him to work for them again, hence he finally tries to connect with his daughter in the post credit scene cause he's a free man now. Edit: he's not hired, he's obligated to serve the table

[@SPITFIRE701]

In Training K.R. did Accidentally hit his head.

[@lazovkalazovovska5119]

*Note: IS THE CREATOR/ THE ARCHITECT or "supposedly THE ONE WHO CREATED THE SPECIES ALSO IN MATRIX OF IGNORANCE IN MIND ABOUT LIFE OR HE JUST DOES NOT ADMIT AND DO NOT HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES TO ALLERT HIS CREATIONS NOT TO PRETEND THAT THEY LIVE ANY MORE?

[@lazovkalazovovska5119]

*Note: LIKE A DREAM GAME WHEN EVERYONE PRETENDS DOING SOME BUSY SO TO SAY LIVE PERFORMANCE = PRETENDING THAT THEY UDNERSTAND THE LIFE? SOME OF THEM IN THAT DREAM EVEN WRITE BOOKS/ RAISE CHILDRENS/ HAVE WORK/ WRITE SCENARIOS ... ETC?

[@helenadzioba6653]

👍👍👍👍🤗🤗🤗🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍😍😍🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

[@lazovkalazovovska5119]

*NOTE: WHAT WILL BE? REVELATION OF TRUE OF IGNORANCY OF LIFE? WILL HE ADMIT OR WHAT?

[@sidninewton5377]

So complicated all you do !

[@SPITFIRE701]

John WICK is with his Late Wife Helen now.

[@keanureeves666]

Hello gorgeous 🥰 Thanks for the utmost love and moral support 😊

[@tugcebalta86]

Eventually We passed to she from it. 😅

[@gemmalouiserowledge545]

So got to watch these john wick films . I f*cked up watching the wrong one 1st looks like its gonna be along time before i watch them all vowing to myself not to watch them because id love to get the story right. Missd the 1st one watched the other one like the dog as died what they on abouy hes alive . Watching these clips is like not wanting to hear about football score and someone shouting the score out load like noooo to adictive when it comes to these john wick films .heehee waited 32 to 30 years to get a puppy and name him whiskey 😅 still not got that soul freind waiting till the time is right . To give whisky that safe and loving home 30 something years 😂😂😂 i can wait to watch john wick ❤ not when its night kids in bed your so pooped yall miss parts of the film and conk out . Im waiting and yeah my time watch them all in order . My qweastion to k and chad how many john wick films are there and how many more do hou think they'll be 😂 stupid qweastion k we'll never know chad mmmm we may do more or we may stop lol.❤

[@lazovkalazovovska5119]

*Note: IS HE NOT ALIVE TOO OR NOT AWARE ABOUT LIFE EITHER AND LETS PEOPLE TO THINK THEY LIVE AND LEAVE THEM IN THAT KIND OF MIND STATE OF MESMERIED DREAM WHERE EVERYONE PRETENDS TO BE BUSY LEADING "THEIRS OWN LIFE"???

[@lazovkalazovovska5119]

*Note: WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS IGNORANCY OF LIFE ITSELF? IS LIFE ACTING/ PRETENDING TO LIVE or BYING TIME UNTILL REVELATION OF LIFE?

[@peccamecha]

So I understand the stunt team is top tier but can we stop pretending like everything was shot practically and spread a little love to the VFX artists? If you stay through the credits crawl, at the very bottom past the soundtrack listing, there are more names of compositors than of any other department in the production of the movie.

[@henshin587]

spoiler warning...

[@blastmedia3218]

I think the title hints that there’s at least one spoiler

[@nataliazawojska5355]

Który to mnie zdradził ?

[@keanureeves666]

Hello gorgeous 🥰 Thanks for the utmost love and moral support 😊

[@tugcebalta86]

Don't treat like a kid Keanu. 😅 But again it's comic, only comic. 🙄

[@tugcebalta86]

From where is not guessed, I'm from... Russia, Noooo Noooo I'm from Türkiye 🇹🇷 where is open abuse and hurt.

[@amandastandish5774]

The whole Trump family are horrible!!😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@tammyperry3496]

If he marries Alexandria Grant hes going to lose his fans well most of them

[@keanureevesonly]

I don't plan to dear💙 And thanks for your support It's what keeps me going

[@tammyperry3496]

@@keanureevesonly That's because I believe in you and you only not anything else? I can't? Feel. Your? Expressions in your feelings. I can see it in your face in your eyes that you're not in love with her

[@keanureevesonly]

@@tammyperry3496 Thank you so much my love💙. Are you always here?

[@tammyperry3496]

@Keanu reeves if you really love Alexandra Grant you well Stay with her but I need to I her it form Keanu Charles Reeves himself

[@tammyperry3496]

@@keanureevesonly I can't believe if it's true or not

[@bradhunnel]

Honestly it’s kinda annoying how you ghettoize Perri into ladies night and some horror movies… it’s 2023 arent we past all this ffs

[@plagasx8105]

HUH???