John Wick Chapter 4: Is Keanu Reeves' nemesis a trained MMA fighter?

Keanu Reeves' John Wick Chapter 4 co-star Shamier Anderson, who plays the name-less tracker Nobody in the film, loves the sport of MMA.

Anderson trains wing chun, a form of Shaolin kung fu developed for practicality. Although he is not a trained mixed martial artist, the Canadian believes that he would've been an MMA fighter if not for his acting career.

In an interview with INVERSE, the 31-year-old elaborated on his love for martial arts, saying:

"I always said if I wasn’t an actor, I probably would be a martial artist. I'd probably be like an MMA fighter. I just think the stamina, the art, the physicality, the athleticism is bar none."

The actor's martial arts background definitely helped him land a role in the genre-defining action franchise. John Wick director Chad Stahelski reportedly hired Anderson after remembering him from the Halle Berry film Bruised, in which he played the role of a mixed martial arts promoter.

In John Wick, Shamier Anderson portrays Nobody, a ruthless tracker who is in constant pursuit of Wick, greedily hoping to draw out the chase until the bounty on the 'Baba Yaga's' head maxes out.

According to a report by Film Updates, John Wick Chapter 4 has bagged a total of $137.5 million in box office collection in its opening weekend.

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Has Keanu Reeves trained in MMA?

Hollywood superstar Keanu Reeves has been part of many landmark franchises. Many of the Canadian's action roles also required him to familiarize himself with fighting techniques.

So it comes as no surprise that the 58-year-old has trained in many of the core disciplines of MMA throughout his illustrious movie career.

As per a report by Screen Rant, Reeves trained jiu-jitsu, wushu, boxing, and krav maga to play the cybercriminal and computer programmer Neo in the Matrix franchise.

Furthermore, he also took up judo, sambo, and weapons training while preparing for John Wick. In an interview, Reeves spoke about his training to play the vengeful assassin, saying:

"You're doing all the work for all the judo, all of the weapons training, and in this one and it had some knives and some swords and some horse riding. So, there was new things to do and learn, which is the gift of John Wick."

Watch Keanu Reeves train for the film below: