Keanu Reeves suffers injury, spotted with crutches and ice packs around knee on 'Good Fortune' set

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Keanu Reeves was seen hobbling on a pair of crutches during a filming break on the set of his recent movie ‘Good Fortune’.

On Thursday, January 25, the ‘John Wick’ star was spotted limping with ice packs around his knees as he enjoyed a filming break with his co-star Seth Rogen.

The 59-year-old actor-musician looked dapper as he sported gray trousers, a white button-down shirt, and a green tie. He put on a beige trench coat to beat the chill.

As the multi-hyphenate was seen walking with his crutches, Rogen, 41, was photographed looking at the phone, per PEOPLE. 

Where was Keanu Reeves injured?

In his latest movie titled ‘Good Fortune’, directed by Aziz Ansari, Keanu Reeves allegedly suffered a knee injury for which he had to put ice packs on.

Apart from Reeves, Ansari, Rogen, and Keke Palmer are also starring in the comedy film.

As the film was announced in April 2023, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Chair Joe Drake said in a statement to Deadline, “We have indeed found good fortune with this film.” 

Drake continued, “We love the script and believe strongly in Aziz as both a performer and a director.”

He gushed, “And when you add in Seth and Keanu – two incredible world-class talents — toplining alongside Aziz, this has the potential to be a very special film for us,” before adding, “We moved quickly to land this project once it was available.”

Keanu Reeves is no stranger to on-set injuries

Reeves, who has worked on several films with high-voltage actions, is not a stranger to on-set injuries.

Before the release of ‘John Wick 4’ in March 2023, Reeves opened up about some of the on-set accidents while filming the action flick.

He shared in an interview with ComicBook.com that he was the cause of one of the accidents during the filming process, as he said, "So in terms of accidents: I made a mistake once – I cut a gentleman's head open. So that really f**king s**ked (excuse my language).”

He added, “But other than that – oh, one guy got hit by a car. He was in the car, so he had to go to the hospital, but he was okay."

Keanu Reeves admitted he had to hide injuries so he could star in ‘The Matrix’

Reeves once shared in an interview that he secured his role as Thomas Anderson/Neo in the 1999 action film ‘The Matrix’ by keeping his spinal injury secret for four months.

During an appearance on 'The Art of Action' podcast in April 2023, Reeves shared that he was suffering from a spinal cord injury before he landed his iconic role. However, he kept his injury a secret so that he didn’t lose the part, per Collider.

He shared, "I met with the Wachowskis and I loved the script, and they showed me pre-vis for bullet time which was extraordinary, and one of the things they talked about in the meeting was training in Hong Kong-style martial arts and asked if I was okay with that, and that it was over four months and I was like, 'Yeah, that sounds okay.”

He added, "The only problem - I was dealing with a neck issue which was getting worse, I'd spent a couple of years fighting it off, I was getting tingling. I had done a film called 'Chain Reaction' in Chicago and had a couple of epidurals put in, shot up in the spine."

The action star continued to elaborate, "I had a bulging disc and I had a fractured disc too, and I started losing feeling and balance."

While the sci-fi action film demanded high-octane fighting scenes, Reeves said he had to train wearing a neck brace.

Reeves revealed, "My spinal column was being sausaged basically, so I had to have a two level fusion on my spine before training, and they put a plate in my neck."

"But I never actually told anyone because I didn't want to tell anyone I wouldn't be able to do the film,” admitted the ‘Constantine’ actor, and noted, “What was cool though was at the time the way to recover from spinal surgery was different.”

He explained, “They put the plate in my neck and told me to start moving right away. I had to train for the 'The Matrix' in a neck brace."