John Wick was originally supposed to be 75, but Keanu Reeves asked to be changed

There are many films that start with a great idea, but in the development process they change a lot of things to tell their story in the best possible way. This was the case with ‘John Wick’, character who was originally supposed to be a 75-year-old manbut that Keanu Reeves asked to be changed.

According to information from Weekly entertainmentEdward Gross and Mark A. Altman’s book, “Your Dog Shouldn’t Have Been Killed: The Complete Uncensored Oral History of John Wick, Gun Fu, and the New Age of Action” is told. how Keanu Reeves became the killer of the action movie.

Initially, the film’s directors, Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, they wanted an older actor to play John Wick, as recalled by the producer of the first film, Basil Iwanky. However, things had to change a lot with the arrival of Keanu Reeves.

The protagonist was a seventy-five-year-old man, twenty-five years after his retirement. It was like watching Clint Eastwood kick ass. “

The two names that applied for the role of John Wick were Clint Eastwood and Harrison Ford, famous for giving birth to Han Solo in the ‘Star Wars’ franchise: “Other than that, I’m not sure how the “I put in movies. But the tone of John Wick’s script was subversive and very funny. It has a very clear emotional line and a great premise for an action movie.”

How did Keanu Reeves get into the “John Wick” saga?

By the time the first ideas for “John Wick” began to be provided, Keanu Reeves was not enjoying his career, despite having starred in the “The Matrix” franchise. So he was looking for what would be the movie that would bring him back to the pinnacle of his film career.

That’s how the Keanu Reeves rep came up with the script for “John Wick” and the rest is history: “Do you have any action movies for Keanu Reeves?” he asked the producer, and the answer was, “Keanu is one of the big action stars of the last 25 years, what happened to him? What have you been doing all this time? And he was directing his own movie of him, Man of Tai Chi, and making 47 Ronin. We gave him the script and said, ‘Clearly, you’re not 75.’ ”

After reading the script, Keanu Reeves immediately fell in love with the story of “John Wick” and agreed to participate in the project, in exchange for some changes to the character, such as his age. Now, the franchise awaits the release of its fourth installment, scheduled for March 24, 2023.