To the limit, and beyond
The opening plot of the first film john wick (2014) seemed bland: a murderer who decides to avenge the death of his dog.
But the role and the story twists became one of Reeves’ most successful.
The one who was the double of Keanu Reeves in matrixChad Stahelski, took the reins of the franchise john wick.
“The role in matrix It was fantastic, a life changing experience for me when I was young. John Wick is more for my middle age, for my 50s,” Reeves explains.
Reeves started at a young age on Canadian television, and rose to fame with my private idaho (1991), with her accomplice, actor River Phoenix (who later died).
Now, on the brink of 60, maybe it’s time to put all those risky scenes on the back burner?
“I’m getting close!” acknowledges Reeves. Have I reached the limit? Well, I don’t know.“, Add.
“What we do is not easy… I need to train for months before I achieve it. I need a lot of specialists, and a director who has the necessary vision to create the images, the design, the music, the clothes…”, confess.
john wick It is basically inspired by classic Hong Kong action films, with touches of Hollywood and European black cinema.
In Reeves’ opinion, the internal tension of the character, beyond his crazy antics, is what keeps the audience hooked on the series.
“The man John Wick and the assassin John Wick… they almost look like rivals, but they’re really connected,” he says.
“That game, that tension I think are fascinating,” he says.