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Stairs of Montmartre

Saga John Wick
Movie John Wick : Chapter 4 Chad Stahelski (2023)
In order to reach the square of the Sacré-Coeur in Paris, where his duel with Caine (Donnie Yen) is to take place, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) can only go through the stairs of Montmartre. Then begins a perilous climb during which the anti-hero faces many enemies.
Steps of Montmartre
Stairs of Montmartre by David Monniaux. Wikimedia.

– What time does the sun come up?
In 2 minutes. 3 maybe.”

Caine (Donnie Yen) and John Wick (Keanu Reeves)

The scene on the stairs of Montmartre was one of the most difficult to shoot. Built like a video game, with its levels and opponents to fight in order to reach the top, it took Chad Stahelski and his team more than a week of work. The neighborhood has complained about the noise on several occasions. The shooting took place at night.

A cleverly choreographed scene

Keanu Reeves came back on this incredible sequence shot in the stairs of the rue Foyatier, at the microphone of Allociné : “This sequence involved so many different stuntmen. They reproduced part of the stairs in the studio because we couldn’t recreate everything. There is a fall in these stairs, or rather three falls, which were made by my stunt double Vincent. He’s a French stuntman and it was amazing. And so for the whole team, shooting on those steps, that long battle sequence, brought us closer together. It was fun.

A team of French stuntmen

Vincent Bouillon, the stuntman who doubled Keanu Reeves in the stairs scene, also remembered this complexity: “This scene was very important, very difficult. There was a lot at stake. It involved many stuntmen, most of them French. Many of these stuntmen are thrown around, sent in all directions, in the middle of a fight with Keanu Reeves and Donnie Yen. The goal was also not to cut because Chad Stahelski, in his vision, likes to see action and likes to see what happens. This required a lot of timing.

A touch of humor

The scene on the stairs of Montmartre also shines by its slightly absurd side. A touch of comedy initiated by Chad Stahelski himself: “I am a big fan of Buster Keaton. We wanted to make a last sequence a little bit ridiculous and different, in order to make the public laugh before approaching the dramatic final sequence.

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Composer Tyler Bates has worked on all four installments of the John Wick saga.

John Wick 4 steps of Montmartre
John Wick 4 steps of Montmartre. All rights reserved: Lionsgate/Thunder Road Pictures
John Wick 4 stairs of Montmartre
John Wick 4. Stairs of Montmartre. All rights reserved: Lionsgate/Thunder Road Pictures
John Wick 4 Montmartre Steps
John Wick 4 stairs Montmartre. All rights reserved: Lionsgate/Thunder Road Pictures

Rue Foyatier

Bordered by the Montmartre funicular, this street made up of 222 steps begins on Place Suzanne-Valadon.

222 steps make it possible to climb the hill of Montmartre. It consists of 9 sections of 23 to 25 steps each. The entire street has a drop of 36 meters. It was named in honor of the French sculptor Denis Foyatier. It notably houses the Lacourière workshop. Dating from 1929, the latter has seen artists such as Braque, Dali, Matisse, Soulages and Picasso.

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By Gilles Rolland

Friday, March 31, 2023

Passionné de cinéma, de rock and roll, de séries TV et de littérature. Rédacteur de presse et auteur des livres Le Heavy Metal au cinéma, Paroles de fans Guns N' Roses, Paroles de fans Rammstein et Welcome to my Jungle : 100 albums rock et autres anecdotes dépareillées. Adore également voyager à la recherche des lieux les plus emblématiques de la pop culture.

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