Keanu Reeves honored Lance Reddick at Monday’s John Wick: Chapter 4 premiere.
Reeves and his co-stars wore blue ribbons on the purple carpet in tribute to Reddick, who died on Friday at age 60. Reddick performed Charon within the movie franchise. The fourth film hits theaters on March 24.
“We labored collectively on 4 movies over 10 years,” an emotional Reeves, 58, instructed Folks outdoors the TCL Theater in LA “He was a exceptional artist and a particular individual with grace and dignity.”
He mentioned the reminiscence that’s foremost in his thoughts, “Is the primary time that I met him and we labored collectively on John Wick. He had this concept for the way in which that he needed the character to talk — and simply his enthusiasm and keenness. And the way in which that he and I set to work and type of communicate the unstated, that connection. It is simply actually cool.”
Reeves mentioned “the connection between John Wick and Charon was particular. I all the time mentioned to him that folks favored John Wick as a result of Hey favored john wick.”
Different members of the solid together with Laurence Fishburne, Rina Sawayama, Shamier Anderson, Donnie Yen in addition to director Chad Stahelski additionally wore blue ribbons for the occasion.
Instantly after Reddick’s dying, Reeves and Stahelski introduced they have been dedicating the sequel to their “beloved pal,” who “was the consummate skilled and a pleasure to work with.”
Reddick, who additionally starred in The Wire, Oz and Misplaceddied “immediately of pure causes,” his rep instructed Yahoo Leisure on Friday.
Over the weekend, Reddick’s spouse Stephanie — with whom he shares youngsters Yvonne Nicole and Christopher — posted a message to her husband’s social media accounts, writing, “Lance was taken from us far too quickly. Thanks for all of your overwhelming love, assist and exquisite tales shared on these platforms over the past day.”I see your messages and may’t start to specific how grateful I’m to have them.”
Along with his position in Chapter 4Reddick not too long ago appeared in all seasons of Prime TV’s Boschco-starred in Netflix’s 2022 resident evil collection and portrayed Zeus within the upcoming Disney+ collection Percy Jackson and the Olympians. He appeared within the upcoming remake of White Males Cannot Leap with rapper Jack Harlow, out later this 12 months, and was additionally set to star within the green-lit John Wick spin-off, ballerina, reverse Ana de Armas.