19 Facts From the Making of 'John Wick'

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    Text - KE A NU R E E VES JOHN WICK @poppingremlins In the original script, the character of John Wick was written with "a man in his mid-sixties" to play the role, given the title character's fabled reputation, ergo, the filmmakers had initially imagined an older actor. However, head of Thunder Road Pictures Basil Iwanyk decided against this, stating, "Instead,we decided FAUIHto look for someone who is not literally SELA older, but who has a seasoned history YX EA Din the film world."STARES UN W
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    Dog - UMMIT NSGATE @poppingremlins The dog that John Wick owns in the movie is a beagle pup named Andy. The dog was 8 weeks old when the movie was made.
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    Text - DON'T SET @poppingremlins HIM OFF JOHN WICK According to the directors commentary their first cut of the movie was 2 hours and 20 minutes long They didnt reveal much about approximately 39 minutes of footage that was cut out of the movie but they did mentioned that ending fight between John and Viggo they both acknowledged that Viggo shouldnt really pose a big physical threat to Wick. Also, David Leitch said how "There's a ton of great shots on the cutting room floor that's just Keanu Ree
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    Font - @poppingremlins When Wick is in the Red Circle's changing room, at the sink scene you can see his wrist watch is turned inside, suggesting that he's former military
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    Photo caption - @poppingremlins Keanu Reeves' preparation for the role included weapons and martial arts training (8 hours per day for 4 months).
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    Digital compositing - @poppingrerins Paying homage to Keanu's histony of saying "Whoa in films, many of this film's.characters say "Oh in a similar way whenever John Wick's name is mentioned. However, the directors deliberately avoided having Keanu's character saying it.
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    Text - @poppingremlins Directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch were concerned about how the audience would react to all of the death within the film (especially the puppy). So when casting the character of losef Tarasov, they wanted someone who looked like a complete "prick". Consequently, they met Alfie Allen and thought he was perfect for the role (and also a very nice person).
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    Text - @poppingremlins During hand to hand combat scenes, John Wick shows himself to be a Judoka and use japanese traditional jujutsu. Judo is a Japanese martial art emphasizing throws. Specifically, Wick repeatedly uses head throws and arm throws. On the other hand, his rival assassin, Ms. Perkins, uses Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (employing a Kimura shoulder lock, the crucifix position and using her leather jacket as a Gi to performa wing choke in her fight against Wick in the hotel room).
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    Photo caption - @poppingremlins John Wick smoothly transitions between several shooting styles depending on the situation. During close-quarters battles and while moving through tight hallways, he employs a Center Axis Relock stance. When moving and shooting at longer ranges, he changes into more traditional Weaver and Isosceles stances.
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    Photo caption - @poppingremlins Michael Nyqvist cut his head open during a shooting of a scene witha stuntman, leaving his ear resting on his right shoulder. This resulted in 80 stitches, Some of the last scenes had to be re-done to hide Nyqvist's scar.
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    Photo caption - @poppingremlins According to Keanu Reeves, he did 90% of his own stunts in the film.
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    Music - @poppingremlins Keanu Reeves learned and memorized the nightclub fight sequence the day that the scene was filmed.
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    Movie - @poppingremlins According to the directors' commentary, when they shot the top-level nightclub fight sequence Keanu Reeves had the flu and was running a 104° Fahrenheit fever.
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    Text - The Red Circle Bar is a clear allusion to one of the main influences for this film: Le Cercle Rouge (1970). @poppingremlins
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    Text - FORTIS HNON4IAT @poppingremlins The tattoo shown on Wick's back during the shower scene is the Latin phrase "Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat", which literally translates to Fortune Favors the Bold. This is used as the motto of several military units the world over.
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    Poster - @poppingremlins The building shown after Willem Dafoe's character is assembling his weapons is the same building that portrayed The Daily Bugle in the first Spider-Man film, in which Dafoe played the villain The Green Goblin.
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    Dog breed - @poppingremlins Bacon grease was placed on Keanu Reeves' -face to attract his dog to jump on him when he wakes up in bed.
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    Suit - @poppingremlins Director Chad Stahelski was Keanu Reeves' stunt double in The Matrix movies.
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    Photo caption - @poppingremlins SH BUW The security guard who waves Wick onto the airport runway is reading the 1970s thriller novel Shibumi by Rod Whitaker, under the pen name Trevanian, also about a retired master assassin dragged back into the game. The story Viggo tells about how Wick once killed three men "with a pencil" is describing a crucial scene from the same novel.
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