Perkins got in the first movie, certainly), but that will only get him so far. Thanks to John's years of loyalty, Ian McShane's Winston does him a huge favor providing a warning and a head start (more than Adrianne Palicki's Ms. And we liked that idea because we like John - when I say 'we' I mean the producers, the writer, the director - we like to see him suffer!Īnd suffering is certainly in store for John Wick moving forward. It's like the rules and world that he lived by, aren't starting to work for him, and they're not working! There are people who are out to get him because of transgressions. And that's really where the character starts to develop. We wanted to come to a place that John literally had to fight for his life, and that he's starting to become a little anti-establishment.
Reeves was giddy in his explanation, saying, With my last question, I steered into spoiler territory, and asked the star about the decision to leave John Wick where he is at the conclusion of the film, and what's being done to carve out the next narrative. It's a very dangerous situation for the hero, but precisely where the creatives behind the franchise want him to be within the bigger story - specifically going rogue against the establishment and facing more threats than he's ever faced before.Ībsolutely loving the ending of John Wick: Chapter 2 and the way it sets up an inevitable Chapter 3, I had to ask about it when I sat down with Keanu Reeves during the sequel's Los Angeles press day earlier this month. Because he's broken the rules for international assassins, he has a serious worldwide bounty on his head, and is stuck looking over his shoulder at every turn. Right before the end credits roll on John Wick: Chapter 2, the audience watches as Keanu Reeves' titular character finds himself in seriously hot water.