The fourth installment of the saga “John Wick” will be released in theaters on March 24, 2023 and in Spain, Diamond Films will do it. Directed, like all previous ones, by Chad Stahelski, ‘John Wick 4’ will be the longest of all, or at least for now, because the franchise will continue to expand with a possible fifth part and a spin-off starring Ana de Arms that it’s called ‘Ballerina’. With so many movies, you have to come up with more each time to continue surprising audiences and delivering new doses of action, adrenaline and bizarre misadventures. And Stahelski knows a lot about it, that in case anyone doesn’t know, he was a stunt double for none other than Keanu Reeves before moving on to directing.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter at the Netflix premiere of the comedy ‘Day Shift’, which he produces, Stahelski spoke to the outlet about his cameo in ‘Matrix Resurrections’ and what awaits us in ‘John Wick 4’. When asked about the challenges he encountered in this episode, Stahelski replies: “I love shooting on location. That’s what makes movies magical for me. Movies are like travelogues that take you to a place you’ve never been. So you always have something, like language barriers, currency issues , the political environment. We were trying to get to Jordan while the Gaza thing was going on, so we couldn’t fly. Covid made things difficult for us, but we had a great producer, Louise Rosner, who was very strict at So no one complained and everyone wanted to make a movie because they hadn’t worked in a while. And I don’t think production was stopped during that time. They pay you a lot of money to travel the world and make a movie with Keanu Reeves, so it’s hard to complain about having to wear a mask. It’s nothing compared to teaching dogs to jump into cars and bite their groin without hurting anyone, or put together an entire scene in a club with 43 waterfalls, or turn car chases around the Arc de Triomphe. “
Judging by the anticipation they presented at Comic Con last July and the scenes that Stahelski cites, ‘John Wick 4’ will not miss action scenes that keep us in suspense, but intensifying these increasingly numerous sequences, with the resulting complications in filming is a growing challenge for the film team, even if the director takes it philosophically: “Of course, I could also complain and complain about the art of having to forget you. Our success has given us the confidence of some executives who now have a little more confidence. So when I say, “Keanu will go horseback riding, go around the Arch and we’ll have a big waterfall with dogs biting their groin,” people take me a little more seriously and say, “I don’t understand how. it will do, but it will probably be okay. ” So now there is more trust in us and they let us do it. “
the meta cameo
In ‘Matrix Resurrections’ Stahelski appears on screen as Chad, while in’ Matrix ‘or Matrix Reloaded’ he is just “we see” like Neo, who does the most dangerous scenes instead of Reeves. But he is not the only one to have taken this “promotion”: “They brought in 20 to 30 people who had been part of the ‘Matrix’ trilogy troupe for small cameos”Stahelski remembers, “So I thought it would be fun, but Lana [Wachowski] You know I’m strongly against being in front of the camera, unless I’m doing a stunt. I am not an actor and I have a high voice. YesI am terrible in front of the camera and I know my limits perfectly. So I said: “As long as it’s little, of course, out of respect. Thank you so much for a competition and for teaching me so much. I’d like to return the favor by standing in front of the camera. “
Eventually, when he got the script, he saw that he also had lines, but his head was in the middle of another take. The director went to the set of ‘The Matrix’ in San Francisco, entered the trailer to change and only while they were putting on make-up and styling did he realize the weight of the character in question: “Oh, I’m Carrie-Anne’s husband [Moss]I have three kids and I have to do a scene with Keanu and Carrie-Anne. “So I went to see Lana on set and I said: “I don’t think you want me to. I’ll ruin your movie.”. And she said, “You’ll do well.” So I said to myself, “Okay, I’m sure. I’m the director. I’m a specialist. I can do it, no problem.” On his nerves, it took him three takes to get the scene out and he’s convinced Reeves teased him by throwing him intense looks to laugh at him a bit: “No matter how tough you think you are or how confident you are, there is always the camera. I set myself on fire and exploded, I did all these amazing stunts, but talking in front of those two … So I think I did. terribly bad, but I think it was partly enough for Lana. Or so I hope. ”
Source: E Cartelera
