Keanu Reeves' worst on-set injury wasn't from John Wick or The Matrix, but from his angelic new comedy: "The pain was banana cakes"

Keanu Reeves in Good Fortune
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Despite pulling some pretty gnarly stunts in action franchises like The Matrix and John Wick, Keanu Reeves says his worst on-set injury actually came from shooting his new comedy with Seth Rogen, in which he plays an angel.

When asked by Travis and Jason Kelce on the New Heights Podcast if it's true that he got hurt more filming Good Fortune than he did filming any past action film, Reeves confirmed. "My kneecap, I had a vertical break," said Reeves, explaining that his patella split in half. "The pain was banana cakes."

So, how did it happen? Was Reeves taking down a bad guy like his Point Break character Johnny Utah, or was he dodging bullets like The Matrix's Neo? No, he… tripped over a carpet. "I was shooting a scene and then I was going back to the dressing room, they had a carpet laid down," explained the star. "Then there was a little section, and I caught my foot. Then I started to fall and I spiked my left knee like bang! And spiked it."

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