He is set to return as the remorseless killing machine John Wick.

And Keanu Reeves offered an insight into his intense training ahead of the hotly-anticipated third instalment of the neo-noir action thriller franchise.

The 54-year-old actor revealed that the ripped physique he requires for the role is thanks to a gruelling Navy SEAL training regime, which produces some of the fittest officers in the world.

Action: Keanu Reeves offered an insight into his intense training ahead of the hotly-anticipated third instalment of the neo-noir action thriller franchise

Keanu joined former Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan who owns Vigilance Elite for a training session, which included showing him the ropes on skills such as gun-handling.

Fans were given an insight into what sort of stunts Keanu will be pulling in the next film after the training company uploaded a clip of him to their YouTube channel.

The darkly lit, action packed trailer for the film dropped earlier this year ahead of the May 17, 2019 release of the film.

Working out: The 54-year-old actor revealed that the ripped physique he requires for the role is thanks to a gruelling Navy SEAL training regime, which produces some of the fittest officers in the world

Training: Keanu joined former Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan who owns Vigilance Elite for a training session, which included showing him the ropes on skills such as gun-handling

Assassin John Wick battles dozens of ninjas in the teaser and showcases his impressive knife skills, hurling several of the sharp objects at his foes.

The trailer stuns with dimly lit sets, ballerinas, crushed glass flying every which way and even a sword fight … on motorcycles.

In John Wick 3, the title character is still on the run following his assassination of Santino D’Antonio in The Continental.

Tick, Tock Mr. Wick: The trailer for John Wick 3: Parabellum dropped earlier this year and is promising a high-octane flick for the thrilling franchise starring Keanu Reeves

John, played for the third time by Keanu, has a $14 million global contract on him and is banned from every Continental service.

This forces him to fight his way out of New York City with the help of a hitwoman (Halle Berry) who still trusts him.

In the trailer, Halle appears both beautiful and terrifying as she agrees to help John, fulfilling a previous debt with the assassin.

Coming soon: Keanu, who plays John, says in the trailer that he needs ‘a lot’ of guns

Puppy love! As with all of the John Wick films, dogs featured prominently in the trailer

Attack! A group of German shepherds play the role of attack dogs for new character Halle Berry

Icon! Halle Berry is joining the franchise for the third installment and plays a mysterious hit woman who has a long history with Wick

Her character has a support staff of attack dogs who appear to do her bidding in dramatic jaw-snapping fashion in snippets of the clip.

Along with John and Halle, the thriller stars Laurence Fishburne, Mark Dacascos, Asia Kate Dillon, Lance Reddick, Saïd Taghmaoui, Jerome Flynn, Tobias Segal, Boban Marjanović, Anjelica Huston and Ian McShane.

The film promises and endless amount of high-octane action scenes with Keanu, who does his own stunts, impressively battling ninjas.

Artillery: Actor Ian McShane outfits John Wick with an arsenal

Assassin: John Wick battles dozens of ninjas in the teaser and showcases his impressive knife skills, hurling several of the sharp objects at his foes

Wow: Reeves does his own stunts in the film

In an interview with Collider, Keanu said that the team got to ‘build cool new sets’ for the flick.

‘I think the set design is really great,’ he gushed. ‘So, I think the film is really easy to watch. It’s beautiful. There’s a character that we root for, hopefully. He’s fighting for his life.’

The first film in the franchise debuted to both critical and commercial success, telling the riveting story of a retired hitman seeking revenge after someone killed his puppy.

‘I think the set design is really great,’ Keanu said in a recent interview

Drama: Wick has a $14 million global contract on his head which forces him to fight his way out of New York City