8 Great Stories That Happened On The Set Of The John Wick Movies
John Wick became a surprise hit in 2014, and the behind-the-scenes stories of the movies are fascinating.
Here we present a collection of anecdotes, from what the John Wick production team experienced.
1. Keanu had the day off for his birthday, and he still showed up to see Lance Reddick perform.
The late actor, Lance Reddick, commented that Keanu chose to spend his birthday, watching his performance on set, despite having the day off: “
My first day of filming on John Wick 4, it fell on Keanu's birthday.
He had no scenes that day, but he still appeared with his girlfriend. She told us that she had asked him what she wanted to do for his birthday, and he replied: 'I want to go see Lance.'
Keanu handed me a thank you note that day. I will never forget. Now I'm going to cry."
2. NBA player Boban Marjanovic was excited to come to blows with Keanu
The director said they couldn't get a stunt double for Boban Marjanovic, the NBA giant who appears in 'John Wick 3'.
“We told him, 'Look, you're going to have to learn this. You won't be able to sit down for 14 hours and you're going to have to come to blows with Keanu."
“We all thought he would turn down the part, and he responded something like: 'Where do I sign and when do I start?'
3. Reeves did most of his stunts, but he always lies that he didn't.
The director claims that Keanu Reeves does most of his stunts, but he's too modest to admit it.
He “he always says: 'If I can do it, then it's not stunts. The stunts are done by stuntmen, and I'm just an actor.'”
4. Keanu Reeves was the inventor of the 'pencil fight'.
During the first movie, there is a rumor that John Wick had killed a group of assassins with a pencil.
This concept stuck in Keanu's head, and for the second film he decided to recreate it.
It was completely his idea.
5. There was a cat invasion on the set of Morocco in 'Chapter 3'
While filming in Morocco, the production was met with an 'invasion of alley cats', all over the set.
The production had to hire a staff to take care of, build houses and feed the cats, so that they do not infiltrate the action scenes.
6. Keanu Reeves refused to rest despite having the flu
The directors of the first film narrated the time when Keanu showed up on set with a fever and flu.
“We saw him and said, 'Okay, we can't record like this,' but he insisted and as soon as we said 'Action,' Keanu started fighting like never before. As if he was not sick ”.
7. The producer didn't want Daisy the dog to die.
Despite having a promising script, the production company 'Thunder Road Pictures' did not want Daisy the dog to die, because nobody likes to see a defenseless animal suffer.
The directors told them, “Think about that for a second…and then ask yourself how good movies are made these days.”
8. Keanu was seen carrying suitcases and helping production during filming.
During the filming of John Wick 4, Keanu was seen moving heavy production luggage up some stairs.
Many praised the actor, as he is probably the only Hollywood actor to have done this during filming.
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