“Comedy’s hard, man”: Keanu Reeves on set accident that cracked his kneecap “like a potato chip”

July 23, 2024

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While he seems to be indestructible in his John Wick movies, it seems Keanu Reeves let his guard down while working on a comedy, and it took a knee. Literally.

Keanu was chatting with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert about the bad luck he had making Good Fortune, Aziz Ansari‘s forthcoming comedy.

“I was filming a scene with Aziz Ansari and Seth Rogen and we were in a cold plunge,” Reeves began, adding he “was loving it.”

After they finished the scene, he was doing the “cold shuffle” and his foot found a gap in a protective carpet. “My foot got caught in the pocket in the shuffle, and then I went [down],” he continued, miming the action. “And then, in slow motion, I went falling … and my patella, kneecap, cracked like a potato chip.”

Keanu joked, “Comedy’s hard, man.”

‘Saturday Night,’ about the early days of ‘SNL’, gets a release date, and more

Jason Reitman‘s movie based on the true story of the chaotic 90 minutes leading up to the first episode of Saturday Night Live finally has an official title and release date, according to Variety. The film, simply called Saturday Night, will hit theaters on Oct. 11 — the same date as the NBC sketch comedy show’s actual first broadcast. The Saturday Night cast includes Gabriel LaBelle, Dylan O’Brien, Willem Dafoe, J.K. Simmons and Finn Wolfhard …

Christopher Lloyd is set to reprise his role as a retired FBI agent and the father of Bob Odenkirk‘s Hutch Mansell in the sequel to the 2021 box office hit Nobody, according to Deadline. Nobody followed Mansell, a mild-mannered family man with a mysterious past who, after his house gets burgled, finds himself in a bloody war with the Russian mob. Connie Nielsen and Sharon Stone also star. Plot details on the sequel are being kept under wraps …

Hailey Merkt, who vied for Nick Viall‘s heart during season 21 of The Bachelor, died of leukemia July 26. A statement on her Instagram read in part, “It is with broken hearts we share that our beloved Hailey has passed away after a courageous fight for her life. Hailey faced this journey with unimaginable strength, grace, and selflessness. Her determination, courage, and will to live surpassed every timeline the doctors gave her, and she chose to spend her final moments surrounded by loved ones and doing what she cherished most with no regrets.” In lieu of flowers, fans wishing to offer support are asked to make a donation to her GoFundMe page, which will be open through Aug. 10 …

Jay and (not so) Silent Bob cameo, sort of, in new ‘That ’90s Show’ trailer

Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes, known to fans by their aliases Jay and Silent Bob, make a cameo in the forthcoming episodes of That ’90s Show.

OK, technically they’re called Sonny and Bunch on the show, but it’s close enough for any Mallrats fans.

The third chapter of the second season drops on Aug. 27, a new trailer announced.

Smith, in costume as the normally mute character he’s played since his 1994 black-and-white breakout movie Clerks, evidently rams his car into the home of Red and Kitty Forman, played again respectively by Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp.

It’s not evident, but knowing the pair, weed was likely to blame. That said, Silent Bob (oh wait, “Sonny”) actually speaks after the mishap: “My bad,” he smiles.

The new season takes place in 1996, when Leia (Callie Haverda) visits her grandparents for her annual vacation in the summer of 1996.

Seth Green is also shown in the sneak peek, reprising from That ’70s Show as Mitch, who has always had a thing for Laura Prepon‘s Donna. “I’m not seeing Eric, is he dead?” he asks her hopefully of Topher Grace‘s character. “We’re still happily married,” she replies.

“Took you a while to answer,” he counters, even though it didn’t.

This season also introduces Kira Kosarin as Betsy Kelso, the previously unseen daughter from a fling between That ’70s Show vet Ashton Kutcher‘s Michael Kelso and Shannon Elizabeth‘s Brooke. Kelso’s son with wife Jackie (Mila Kunis), Mace Coronel‘s Jay, was already a cast member.

Robert Downey Jr. and the Russo Bros. reportedly getting superpowered paychecks for MCU return

(L-R): Joe Russo, Downey, Anthony Russo – Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney

After Robert Downey Jr.‘s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe was revealed at San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend, Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo commented, “We’ve always said green is your color.”

Turns out that’s true of more than just his sage-colored suit: Variety is reporting Marvel Studios is shelling out lots of green to bring the Oppenheimer Oscar winner back into the fold.

The trade says Downey would only return if the Russos did, and the directing duo who also helmed Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War will be paid $80 million to direct him as Dr. Doom in Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars.

For his part, Downey will reportedly be getting “significantly more” than that for his work in the films.

In addition to however many zeros are in his paycheck, Downey will also be getting perks like “private jet travel, dedicated security and a whole ‘trailer encampment’,” according to the trade’s sources.

Thanks to salary and profit participation deals from playing Tony Stark across 10 MCU films, Variety says Downey has been paid like Tony Stark, too: To the tune of between $500 million and $600 million.

The Russos won’t get profit participation from Doomsday and Secret Wars‘ box office take according to the trade, but the pair whose four Marvel films made $4.85 billion-plus for the studio will get bonuses when and if their two new films cross the $750 million and $1 billion marks.

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