The pair are reprising their roles as Neo and Trinity and host Stephen Colbert asked why jump in instead of doing the scene digitally.
“because it’s [director] Lana Wachowski, it’s ‘The Matrix’ and you need natural light and you want to make it real,” Reeves said. “I mean, there are strings.”
Reeves said he and Moss held hands and jumped off the building — about 19 or 20 times.
“After the first time, you can’t think about the fear,” he said. “You don’t have to block it, but deal with it, assimilate it and just be there and do it. And that’s what we did.”
Actually spoken like Neo.
The actor declared it “fantastic” and revealed that he has never bungee jumped before.
He said, ‘I am afraid of it.
“The Matrix Resurrection” hits theaters and HBO Max on December 22.
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