JohnWick Franchise Director Chad Stahelski On Permanently Retiring Keanu Reeves’ Hitman & Why Academy Must Add Stunts To Oscars Categories
, the final installment of a sleeper action-heavy hit that grew into blockbuster status as each film grew in ambition and box office grosses. The most fantastical gun violence Hollywood has brought sincefilms has only been part of it, as are the close combat brawls, knife, sword fights and car crashes that left Wick bloodied but undaunted.
DEADLINE: I remember the original Highlander movie, which you’ve tried to crack as a remake. Great mythology presented in that film, which allowed for historical flashbacks and an eventual there-can-be-only-one outcome. Subsequent films felt repetitive, though the series with Adrian Paul was quite good…: I’ve worked on Highlander for years now, for Henry Cavill. Being retroactive is hard.
DEADLINE: This is the scene where Wick faces a deadline to show up at sunset for the final battle, and there is a squadron of villains in his way…: I wanted to go back to Buster Keaton, find the tallest staircase we can in Europe. And make John fight his way up, just to get thrown back down. We use that as a metaphor for the whole movie.
As far as our relationship, a couple things. One, we have similar tastes. If Keanu were on this call, he’s gonna geek out on you, man. Like, he just loves movies. Not a cinephile… insane fanboy love. We’ve seen the movie eight times in the last week, and every city we go to, he sat through the movie like everybody else. He enjoys the movie, loves being in a cinema with an audience that is enjoying the same things he enjoys.
DEADLINE: Cheron was always very nice to John Wick, like there was some backstory from back in the day before John Wick retired?, and we wanted Lance’s character to do some action. And they shared a mutual respect that went way beyond concierge and client. I was talking to Lance, and said it would be kind of cool to have one of the most peaceful members of the cast do a little action. He said, ‘whoa, wait.
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