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‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ Cast, Updates: Keanu Reeves Injures Co-Star Ruby Rose on Filming Set, ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Breakout Star Downplays Incident

Ruby Rose stars in 'John Wick: Chapter 2' alongside Keanu Reeves

‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ lead actor Keanu Reeves reportedly injured cast mate Ruby Rose on the filming set. Rose, who thought that Reeves was a nice guy, downplayed the incident.

According to ET Canada, Rose revealed that she received a slight injury while filming the sequel to ‘John Wick’. She said, “A little bruise from Keanu…its great.” Reeves accidentally elbowed her in the eye during a sequence but  Rose admitted to downplaying the incident since her co-actor was such a nice guy.

The androgynous Australian beauty also injured herself on the filming set of another film project, ‘XXX: The Return of Xander Cage’. According to The Daily Mail, she sustained a bruised hip after ramming into a metal pipe while running. She posted an image of the bruise on Instagram with the caption, 'It's all fun and games until.. Nah ITS STILL FUN WHO AM I KIDDING! I live for this s**t @vindiesel @thereturnofxandercage #stuntlife.”

Rose gained international fame for her role as Stella Carlin on Netflix’s ‘Orange Is The New Black’. Since then, she has been cast in several upcoming films such as ‘XXX 3’ and ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’.

The 30-year old actress, DJ and model is set to play in a yet unnamed role on Chad Stahelski’s follow-up to the critically successful action film of the same name released in 2014. According to Box Office Mojo, the original film earned $86 million worldwide against a production budget of $20 million. It introduced Reeves as a skillful assassin who came out of retirement in search for revenge.

Principal photography for ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ commenced on October 2015 in New York City. It follows John as he takes on a mysterious international guild of hitmen. He travels to Rome to fight some of the world’s deadliest killers.

Joining Rose and Reeves in the upcoming film are Ian McShane, Common, Laurence Fishburne, Bridget Moynahan, John Leguizamo, Peter Stormare, and Lance Reddick.

‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ is an upcoming action film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad. It is produced by Basil Iwanyk and co-produced by Holly S. Rymon. Stahelski, Robert Bernacchi, Kevin Scott Frakes, David Leitch, and Jeff G. Waxman are executive producing.

It is scheduled to be released on February 10, 2017.

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