John Wick 3: Keanu Reeves’ action inspires Halle Berry

With the third installment of the blockbuster global phenomenon John Wick getting bigger and better, there’s a new addition and it’s a bonus treat for fans. The Academy Award-winner Halle Berry is the newest addition to John Wick 3. The third film in Keanu Reeves-starrer gun-fu franchise will see Halle being introduced as an old friend, whom Wick calls upon for help. Interestingly, not only did the Hollywood actress sign the film way before script was ready, she also expressed her desire to fight like Keanu Reeves.

For Halle, originating as the new character Sofia, the experience was like no other. “I’ve done action before, but wow, there’s nothing like this,” she says. “I’ve never trained this hard. I’ve never worked in the way that Chad (director Chad Stahelski) and Keanu work and I’ve certainly never had 12 guys coming for me all at once! It was tough, it was amazing, and I love that my character Sofia also brings some real heart and soul to the story as someone from John Wick’s past who knows the costs of doing what he does.”

Given the bond between the two characters, Halle Berry worked closely to mirror Keanu Reeves’ physicality, while bringing her own personal touch to Sofia’s martial artistry. “I wanted to learn to fight a lot like Keanu so it’s clear they have the same kind of physical language. I also wanted to show how Sofia and John Wick are different enough that they complement each other as a team,” says Halle.

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For the producer Erica Lee, it’s the balance between Sofia and John Wick that brings a fresh energy to John Wick 3. “Halle brings a really cool, sexy vibe to this world that typically has a more muscular and masculine feel. There’s a contrast between them, but Halle proved she could go toe-to-toe with Keanu,” she says.

In the film that boasts of the most fantastic action and death-defying stunts ever seen in recent times, as Sofia, Halle Berry shares two things in common with her pal Wick: a knack for leaving dead bodies in her wake and an affinity for pups. Catch the biggest action franchise, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum  released by PVR Pictures on May 17.