actor and singer Jonathan Groff He says his role in “The Matrix Resurrections” unleashed the “gay rage” within him, which further helped him prepare for the Broadway run of his musical “Merrily We Roll Along.” To play the role of Agent Smith in the fourth installment of the popular sci-fi franchise, the 39-year-old actor underwent months of kung fu training. Groff, who publicly came out as gay in 2009, said film director Lana Wachowski was surprised by his performance in a major stunt sequence.
“The Matrix Resurrections” also starred Keanu Reeves, Jessica Henwick, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Erendria Ibarra. “How to play Agent blacksmith It really unleashed a rage inside me that I didn’t know was there. That helped me a lot with “Merrily,” particularly in the first act. Learning kung fu was like months of fighting training. They called me the Wild One because I liked it a lot. “We were filming a big fight sequence with Keanu, and after the first few takes, I remember Lana on the monitor, like, ‘Jonathan, come here. Who’s that?’ “And she said to me: ‘And what is that?’ I said, ‘Gay rage?'” Groff told The New Yorker.
For his work in “Merrily We Roll Along,” the actor has received a Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Musical Category. Featuring one of Stephen Sondheim’s most famous and personal scores, and going back in time, “Merrily” charts the turbulent relationship between three lifelong friends “played by Daniel Radcliffe, Groff and Lindsay Mendez” and traces every milestone of their lives for nearly two decades as they navigate success, showbiz, and unbreakable bonds.
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