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Even 26 Years Later, Laurence Fishburne Still Says His Matrix Training Was No Joke: 'I Realized Why They Pay Professional Athletes So Much Money’

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Laurence Fishburne was 'always in pain' training for “The Matrix”'s crazy fight sequences: 'It's still in the body'

Laurence Fishburne has plenty of memories from his time shooting the iconic franchise The Matrix — and some of them still live in his bones. During a recent appearance at this year's Marrakech Film ...
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Training from ‘The Matrix’ is ‘still in the body’: Recalls Lawrence Fishburne at a recent event

Laurence Fishburne, reflecting on his iconic role as Morpheus in 'The Matrix' franchise, revealed the intense martial arts training required. He likened the physical demands to those of professional ...
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Keanu Reeves Compares the Extensive Training Requirement Differences Between ‘John Wick’ and ‘The Matrix’

Keanu Reeves' training differed between 'John Wick' and 'The Matrix.' He loves the training that goes into action movies, but he explained what was different for the two franchises. “I did a lot of ...
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Laurence Fishburne reflects on brutal Matrix training: “Athletes are always in pain”

More than 25 years later, Fishburne says the physical impact of the film never fully faded. “We were essentially the first Western actors to work in the Hong Kong style, and so [martial arts ...
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Even 26 Years Later, Laurence Fishburne Still Says His Matrix Training Was No Joke: 'I Realized Why They Pay Professional Athletes So Much Money’

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