Thanks to the success of John Wick, a new franchise has hit Hollywood and Keanu Reeves has gained an army of new fans. However, initially the filmmakers did not even consider the actor for the role of the former murderer. This became known through an excerpt from the book They Shouldn’t Have Killed His Dog, which was published by Entertainment Weekly.
Before Keanu Reeves appeared, the action movie was called “Contempt” (Scorn) and told the story of a 75-year-old man who was long retired.
It was fun to watch Clint Eastwood kick ass. Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford. Then the tone of the script was explosive and very funny. It had a definite emotional tone and a great premise for action.
Reeves, who was in a slump at the time, just wanted to star in a new action movie.
[Агент Киану] asked, “Do you have any action movies for Keanu Reeves?” I remember thinking to myself, Keanu is one of the biggest action stars of the past 25 years, what happened to him? What was he doing? Filmed his movie “Master of Tai Chi” and starred in “47 Ronin”. We gave him the script, but we said, “You’re obviously not 75.”
Initially, the authors refused to give him a role, but Reeves was so convincing that they rewrote the script for him.
Keanu literally took this script and made it his own. I spent two months working on the script at Keanu’s house over the weekends. […] The first thing Keanu said to me was, “Okay Derek, I’m going to play a 35-year-old hero.” And I’m like, “Okay.”
John Wick 4 is scheduled for release on March 23, 2023. In addition to the fourth part, the spin-off “Ballerina” and a miniseries about the hotel “Continental” are in development. Here he is – the main character of the game Stray
Source: VG Times