
I was once again talking to myself walking down the street exclaiming "Wicca" after looking at the WIC sign on a deli when i stumbled on a film shoot on Broadway in Williamsburgh. I stopped to talk to a man standing in front of the big trucks and asked what they were filming. He replied: "John Wick". "who's in it?" "Keanu Reeves and Willem Dafoe, Keanu's trailor is over on 4th; they'll be here tomorrow." I asked, " who are you?" "I'm the driver of the trucks".
I was really excited about Keanu Reeves ( I loved Speed) and headed out the next day to Williamsburgh. I walked by the trailors and there appeared a man resembling Keanu Reeves wearing a black trench coat with scrapes on his face. He was on the phone. I stood on the corner and talked to myself for about a half an hour laughing and saying to myself "Is it Keanu? You think it's Keanu? It's keanu." And then it was' "Did he get jumped? Did he get beat up? Is it a part of a scene? I hoped the scrapes were for a scene and not real."
He stood outside for a while on the phon; and when i looked over again all i could see was his black dress shoes sticking out from his trailor as if he was kneeling on the stairs.
A while later, the man i thought was Keanu walked by with a woman towards the set and i followed trailing behind. He had a very serious look on his face. He walked into the Williamsburgh Savings Bank on Broadway.
I asked the pa if i could enter and watch the scene. He replied, no, that it was a fight scene and only cast and crew were allowed in.
I think Keanu may have improvised. For me? I'm not sure.
I wanted to ask him if he was dressing up for halloween and what he would wear. I did not. I read somewhere that you could make 2 grand a day as a featured extra ( a featured extra has a line). I wanted to ask him if i could work as a featured extra and say a line.I did not.
Later i googled the movie title and learnt that John Wick is a revenge thriller; Keanu is playing a former hit man.
I was happy about my Keanu day.
(Heard in library: "It's Keanu for it!")
I'm still not sure whether it was Keanu or not.
I heard he may have been another part of Brooklyn.