Aziz Ansari reveals why Keanu Reeves was hobbling on crutches while filming ‘Good Fortune’

That’s just one way to lower a rug.

Aziz Ansari disclosed that his “Good Fortune” co-star Keanu Reeves was hobbling on crutches in January due to the fact he tripped on a rug in his trailer.

Ansari, 41, elaborated on Reeves’ fractured kneecap injuries at CinemaCon 2024 in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

“About, I never know, 15 times into shooting with me, I was like, ‘Hey, just go chill in your dressing home for 15 minutes.’ And he tripped on a rug,” explained Ansari, who co-wrote and co-directed the movie with Reeves.

“He’s like, ‘Aah, my knee.”

Ansari stated that Reeves, 59, didn’t let his damage get in the way of filming, having said that.

“He nevertheless filmed everything besides some scenes the place we necessary him to do salsa dancing, which we require to pick up.

“He was like, ‘I’ll do it!’ We’re like, ‘Keanu, tranquil down. We’ll do the salsa dancing as soon as your knee’s healed.’”

Ansari reported that Reeves did not “go to the hospital or anything” immediately after injuring his kneecap.

“He’s carried out people ‘Wick’ videos, all the ‘Matrix ‘ things. In ‘Speed,’ he essentially did attempt to do the bounce from the car or truck to the bus,” Ansari claimed. “It was not the consider they utilized, but he did do it.”

Ansari and Reeves star in “Good Fortune” together with Seth Rogen and Keke Palmer.

Reeves performs an angel in the motion picture.

Ansari, in the meantime, plays a “down-on-his luck male who is performing myriad jobs,” in accordance to Deadline. When his wealthy friend (Rogen) phone calls him to do odd positions in his Hollywood Hills residence — together with installing a disco ground and repairing the pool heater — Reeves’ valley angel intervenes and swaps Rogen’s scenario with Ansari’s, who then inherits his friend’s everyday living.

“He in fact is an angel,” Ansari stated of Reeves. “This is the initially time he’s gotten to play his correct kind.”

Filming on “Good Fortune” was scheduled to start off previous May well but was delayed by the Writers Guild of The us (WGA) strike.

Ansari stated he was inspired to make “Good Fortune” since he “had been executing some additional remarkable operate recently and I really required to make a comedy and I preferred it to be in theaters,” according to Deadline.

“People do want to come to the theater and chortle with each other,” he added. “I think we can do it. I never think we can say this style does not function.”