John Wick

John Wick

Do not wake the sleeping beast. After the death of his wife, John Wick, a former hired killer, went to rest. His passion is the 1969 Ford Mustang, which he cherishes and cares for. After all, this muscle car is all that is left of his beloved. So when a stranger asks to sell him a Mustang, John refuses. This incident leads to the fact that the offended buyer comes to Wick and beats him half to death. And, in addition, kills his only friend Daisy, a dog whose death was the last straw for the killer. This starts a chain reaction, the result of which the pain of loss is quenched only by the thirst for revenge. Read more Despite the fact that Chad Stahelski and David Leitch have been in the movies for a long time, the film "John Wick" was their directorial debut. Before that, they often performed as actors of a certain specificity and stuntmen. At the same time, Stahelski collaborated with Keanu Reeves several times, playing with him in the films "On the Crest of the Wave", "The Matrix: Reboot", "Constantine" and others. The creation of the film "John Wick" began in December 2012, when the studio Thunder Road Pictures bought the filming rights. Already in May of the following year, the studio was negotiating with Keanu Reeves to play the main character. The actor was fascinated by the theme of the film and what it might turn out to be. And it was from his hand, if you can say so, that Leitch and Stahelski became directors of the film. Being an experienced fighter, Reeves was able to study the nightclub fight scene the same day it was filmed. About 90 percent of Keanu's stunts were performed by himself. However, according to his statements, the preparation for this film was one of the most difficult in his career. Among the funny facts, it is worth telling about the game Payday 2 (2013), in which two days before the premiere of "John Wick" it was decided to introduce a character written off from the hero of this film. The author of the script, Derek Kolstad, was inspired by the vivid representatives of noir films during the creation of the storyline and the character of the character.