From Theron’s feedback on the heels of the discharge of “Atomic Blonde,” her newfound dedication to hands-on motion even impressed Reeves to dig a bit deeper throughout coaching for “John Wick: Chapter 2.” “We had plenty of like, , smack discuss. We did plenty of that,” she admitted. Anybody who has educated in martial arts earlier than can attest to the truth that, typically, it is arduous to show that a part of your mind off. Everybody turns into a goal, in a way. 

To encourage herself to push the boundaries, it appears like Theron could not assist imagining how she would have the ability to defeat the “John Wick” star. “I’d have silly moments the place I’d suppose I may really deal with him and pin him down,” she recalled. “He would simply attempt to, in a really candy method, entertain my full stupidity and permit me to type of pin him down.”

It sounds prefer it was a good move to have Theron and Reeves subtly spurring one another on with a bit pleasant competitors. “Charlize would look over, and Keanu would look over, and so they’d practice a bit bit tougher to push themselves,” stated Sam Hargrave, the second-unit director and stunt coordinator for “Atomic Blonde.” Theron’s efforts paid off in an enormous method, particularly in the unforgettable one-take staircase brawl in “Atomic Blonde” that is now thought-about probably the greatest motion sequences of the final decade. With Theron poised to maintain her personal immortal franchise going with Netflix’s “The Outdated Guard 2,” it might be a while earlier than we ever see Reeves and Theron dealing with off in opposition to one another. Nevertheless, Uma Thurman has joined the forged of “The Outdated Guard 2,” so possibly The Bride from “Kill Invoice” will commerce a number of punches with Theron if we’re fortunate.