Keanu Reeves is one of the most passionate, hardworking, and down-to-earth actors, who has successfully cemented his career in showbiz with his cinematic genius. Throughout his career in showbiz, Reeves has captivated the audience with his charm and grit, and his star power has gained the actor millions of fans worldwide. The actor has worked with some of the most in-demand filmmakers in their big-budget passion projects, one of which includes the beloved John Wick franchise.
The Canadian actor has portrayed the title character in the American neo-noir action thriller flick John Wick and its three sequels, and each of the films has received immense love and praise from its fans and critics alike. In a candid interview, Reeves explained the brutality seen in the original film, in which he killed several bad guys in the movie over the death of his dog.
Keanu Reeves Talks About His Experience Working In John Wick: Chapter 2
Keanu Reeves has starred in many iconic films, including the John Wick franchise series. He played the title character in the movie and earned critical acclaim for his outstanding performance in all four series. However, in the original movie, his character-John Wick’s; dog was killed by a group of Russian gangsters as they stole his car and killed his pet which his late wife, Helen, gifted him, which was a painful thing to watch.
In John Wick: Chapter 2, the title character, adopts another dog in memory of his loving wife, but the killing of his first dog in the original film trigger Wick to take revenge on the bad guys in the following sequels. In a tell-all interview, the actor justified the bloodshed depicted in the movie over his dog’s killing (who isn’t an ordinary pet but a symbol of love and connection with his wife, Helen).
The interviewer said, “You killed around 84 guys in the movie over a puppy; one thing we noticed one just curious about your feelings like, why do we care so much for that dog but not the hundreds of people who are just working a gig at night in a club.” To this, the actor replied, In the first (movie), I let Frances go. I don’t kill people who aren’t trying to kill me.”
Keanu Reeves-led John Wick franchise film series have collectively earned more than $1 billion worldwide at the global box office.
John Wick’s Director Revealed The Dog Nearly Survived in The Movie
The film director Chad Stahelski and co-director David Leitch once revealed that they did a lot of discussions over whether to kill the dog in the first John Wick movie as he is as prominent part of the movie as Keanu Reeves’s character. In an interview with THR, Stahelski reveals that the decision to kill the puppy in John Wick was not easy. He told the outlet,
“Killing the puppy was written out as many times as it was written back in. Ultimately, it’s mythological. We had to go so overboard, so extreme to push it to let you know that it was absolutely symbolic. We’re not trying to hold the realism. We want the viewers to know we’re having a laugh.”
The director continued,
“But you don’t even know how much Dave and I stressed about that. Holy shit, we were risking credit cards, a house mortgage, everything. [Producer] Basil Iwanyk put his company up. And then you have that day where you realize we’re doing all this, and we’re killing a puppy? I thought we would never come back from it.”
Keanu Reeves is a man of many talents who has done and achieved a lot in his storied career. His films are visually appealing, and his performance on the silver screen often leaves his fans in awe of him.
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