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How 'The Matrix Reloaded' blew $40 million on one scene

Spending $40 million on one single scene sure sounds like budgetary madness. But when you are riding on the wave of a recent success and have “chasing the future” on your mind, money is but a little ...
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Laurence Fishburne Says He and Keanu Reeves Trained for 10 Months for“ Matrix” Fight Scene, Were ‘Black and Blue’ After Filming

Laurence Fishburne's training for The Matrix began well before cameras started rolling. During New York Comic Con on Oct. 12, Fishburne, 64, joined former costar Joe Pantoliano to talk about the ...
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'Black And Blue.' Laurence Fishburne Gets Real About What Happened When He And Keanu Reeves Finally Hashed Out Their Infamous Matrix Fight

Few behind-the-scenes stories live up to the intensity of The Matrix, which is why it's not only one of the best movies of the ‘90s, but the best sci-fi movies of all time. Laurence Fishburne just ...
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What makes a great movie fight scene

NPR's Megan Lim and Ryan Benk, two action sequence aficionados, discuss the elements of a great cinematic fight scene. DETROW: I think that was one of the first fight scenes that really stuck with me, ...
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Laurence Fishburne Says He and Keanu Reeves Trained for 10 Months for“ Matrix” Fight Scene, Were ‘Black and Blue’ After Filming

In a conversation with former costar Joe Pantoliano during New York Comic Con, Fishburne said he trained for 10 months for a fight scene in the movie "Both Keanu and I were black and blue with bruises ...