Watch Ana de Armas Beat the Crap Out of Keanu Reeves

Ana de Armas has now starred alongside Keanu Reeves in three films, and has nothing but wonderful things to say about the John Wick star. Yet that didn’t stop the Havana-born star from doing her best to kick Keanu’s a** on the set of Ballerina.

A new behind-the-scenes video from the set of Ballerina, the upcoming John Wick spin-off starring both Reeves and de Armas, gives a fun peek behind the curtain of what goes into the creation of a Hollywood action movie. Though it’s less than 30 seconds in length, it is a great indication of the collaborative process that goes into making a fight scene work—as well as the two A-listers’ dynamic. 

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In the clip, de Armas—who plays Eve Macarro, a ballerina who is just beginning to train as an assassin—is rehearsing a fast-moving and very hands-on fight sequence, in which she’s squaring off against Reeves, a.k.a. John Wick himself. They are working with a pair of stunt coordinators who are helping to choreograph the moves.

After making sure that she is starting from the correct position, de Armas then jumps up and attacks Reeves. The actress may have gotten a little too into her character, however, as she appears to hit—or at least bump into—Reeves for real while practicing her moves. Though she apologizes, Reeves seems amused and assures her that it’s not a problem. “You do your thing,” he insists. 

The next take appears to go much more smoothly, with de Armas’ Eve appearing to get the best of Wick—until he turns the tables. It’s a fun look at the highly anticipated film, which will arrive in theaters on June 6, 2025.