‘The Bikeriders’ Director Reveals Which Actor “Was Not Allowed To Get Near A Motorcycle”

While makingJeff Nichols new biker epic, one actor never quite made it past his training wheels.

To be honest, all of them had to go through training.

Now, some guys took to it better than others.

Boyd Holbrook, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy in ‘The Bikeriders’ (2023).Mike Faist / Focus Features / Courtesy Everett Collection

Sadly, for everyone, Michael Shannon wasnt allowed to get near a motorcycle.

We barely let him lean on a motorcycle, he said with a laugh on theReelBlendpodcast.

It was like, we gotta teach Mike how to drive in this chase scene.

Michael Shannon inThe Bikeriders(2023). (20th Century Studios/Courtesy Everett Collection)

I mean, hes great.

All I was thinking about was the bike, though.

I just wanted to double-check that it was okay.

The Bikeridersis now playing in theaters.