10. Carrie-Ann Moss Had To Do Three Hours Of Kung Fu - For Her Screen Test
The impressive fight scenes in The Matrix certainly didn't come without a lot of hard work on the part of the cast and crew - the Wachowskis were adamant from the beginning of the production that the lead actors must be capable of performing as many of their own stunts and fights as they were physically capable of, and they trained with fight choreographer Yuen Woo Ping and his team for four months before shooting. Carrie-Anne Moss, who plays the character Trinity in the movie - which was her first screen role at the time - seemed to have a much harder time of it than her male co-stars. Speaking in an interview at the time, Moss said, "I auditioned in the regular way, first for the casting director and then for the Wachowski brothers. After that I did this most amazing three day process of screen testing for the film. The first day of which was 3 hours of running, kung fu and taping all these different fights. A really intense 3 hours of just brutal training from which I couldnt walk for days." Watching the results, we'd say it certainly paid off. I auditioned in the regular way, first for the casting director and then for the Wachowski brothers. After that I did this most amazing three day process of screen testing for the film. The first day of which was 3 hours of running, kung fu and taping all these different fights. A really intense 3 hours of just brutal training from which I couldnt walk for days. - See more at: http://www.matrixfans.net/interview-with-carrie-anne-moss-trinity-from-1999/#sthash.QYRDbfWD.dpuf I auditioned in the regular way, first for the casting director and then for the Wachowski brothers. After that I did this most amazing three day process of screen testing for the film. The first day of which was 3 hours of running, kung fu and taping all these different fights. A really intense 3 hours of just brutal training from which I couldnt walk for days. - See more at: http://www.matrixfans.net/interview-with-carrie-anne-moss-trinity-from-1999/#sthash.QYRDbfWD.dpuf I auditioned in the regular way, first for the casting director and then for the Wachowski brothers. After that I did this most amazing three day process of screen testing for the film. The first day of which was 3 hours of running, kung fu and taping all these different fights. A really intense 3 hours of just brutal training from which I couldnt walk for days. - See more at: http://www.matrixfans.net/interview-with-carrie-anne-moss-trinity-from-1999/#sthash.QYRDbfWD.dpuf
