Keanu Reeves Receives a Hero’s Welcome — and a Marriage Proposal — at ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ SXSW Premiere
variety.comAdam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Based on the deafening cheers that shook the walls of the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas on Monday, the SXSW Film Festival premiere of “John Wick: Chapter 4” was a rousing success — and that’s before the film had even started.
All it took was star Keanu Reeves to step on stage at the behest of director Chad Stahelski for the 1,000-plus audience to erupt in unbridled enthusiasm.
That fervor never waned throughout the film’s epic two-hour-and-49-minute runtime, with booming ovations following the prodigious action sequences in Osaka, Berlin and Paris — and vocal gasps after several major twists.
Stepping onto the stage after the screening, Reeves and Stahelski both seemed pleasantly shell-shocked by the raucous reception. “You guys are amazing,” Reeves said. “Thanks for that experience.
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