Keanu Reeves is able to put his getting old physique — which has taken a beating all through his martial-arts-heavy profession — on the road for a fifth installment of the beloved John Wick franchise, per an insider, who solely tells In Contact the abuse gained’t be for nothing as he’ll be strolling off with a whopping $35 million when all is claimed and accomplished.
“What’s occurring with John Wick proper now could be the sluggish walk-up that goes together with any Keanu Reeves film nowadays,” the insider explains. “The script is being written and Keanu is being completely sincere about what he’s keen and never keen to do stunt-wise. There’s no faking this. He’s being completely sincere about what he can and may’t do, and he had put his physique by way of hell for these films.”
Over the previous decade, the Pace star, 60, has raked in an estimated $22 million for his demanding work within the franchise, with the lion’s share coming from the latest installment, John Wick 4, which netted him about $15 million. With the fifth film within the works, the insider notes the payday is following an identical exponential improve and, as Keanu will get older, he feels he’s earned each penny for what he’s put himself by way of.
“It’s a piece in progress, and it’s what you get if you comply with pay Keanu $35 million for a large motion sequel,” the supply continues. “He’s going to do every part and something he probably can to make this work, however he’s in his sixties now and all people has their limits.”
One other notable A-list stunt fanatic, Tom Cruise, has taken a barely totally different tact in keeping with a second supply who beforehand talked to In Contact — refusing to consider his age and persevering with to defy it within the face of ever nice alternatives to push the boundaries of his physique. At 62, the Mission: Not possible star has overwhelmed himself down over the many years with quite a few action-flick accidents. “Household, mates and colleagues are telling him to hold it up, that there’s nothing to show,” that supply mentioned, “however Tom says a part of the enjoyable of filmmaking for him is doing his personal stunts and he’s not giving that up.”
The primary supply says Keanu is taking a way more conservative method, however nonetheless very a lot agrees with Tom that it’s not fairly time to hold all of it up but.
“What’s superb is how a lot foresight Keanu has had in terms of this franchise. He agreed to make the primary film again in 2014 for round $2 million {dollars}, so long as he received an enormous increase within the occasion of sequels. It was principally an indie film, and Keanu loves betting on himself. Lower to 10 years later and he has made a mountain of cash from this character.
“The Wick franchise was a genius monetary transfer that paid off in spades,” the supply provides. “Keanu isn’t giving up on that world anytime quickly, however he wants the writing to replicate his age and his limitations so he has an opportunity of surpassing them, which he at all times does!”
