This February, fans of the character John Wick will have the opportunity to reunite with this legendary assassin in part 2 of the film. In this part, Keanu Reeves continues to return as assassin John Wick, who was forced to return to the underworld by a blood oath. To repay his blood-stamped debt, John is forced to go to Rome on a mission, where he will face the most dangerous assassins in the underworld.
After settling his grievances with those who killed his dog, John Wick finally got his favorite car back (Mustag 1969), this car also contained a memento of his late wife – Helen. Returning home, John planned to continue living a quiet life, but his intention was “vanished” when tycoon Santino D’Antonio (played by Riccardo Scamarcio) suddenly appeared and proposed to him. pay a debt of favor. John disobeyed and suffered the consequences when Santino personally burned down the house where he and his wife had happy days. Despite his hatred, listening to the advice of Winston, the boss of the assassin world and the manager of The Continental Hotel (Ian McShane), John is forced to follow the organization’s rules and carry out the mission of purging. Gianna – Santino’s older sister to help him sit in the seat representing the Camorra family – one of the most powerful mafia families.
In Rome, John stayed at the Il Continentale (Continental) hotel, armed himself thoroughly, infiltrated the Camorra’s strictly secured citadel and raided Gianna in her bedroom. After killing hundreds of opponents at Gianna’s party, John fled Rome in pursuit of Cassian (Common) – a famous assassin of the Camorra and Ares (Ruby Rose).
John turns to the mysterious gang boss, Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne) for help. Will John be able to destroy Santino and preserve his life with the help of the Bowery King and Winston?
After the unexpected success in 2014, John Wick pleased fans by bringing a new action role of Keanu Reeves with eye-catching martial arts and gunfights. It was also the success of part 1 that made the producer face the question: What to do with the next part? For Reeves, his answer is quite clear: more action, deeper exploration of John’s internal battle.
In an interview, Reeves shared: “In part 2, to bring you a larger underground world, we have introduced a new element. In the previous part, you were introduced to Association of assassins, also known by the code name Continental, in this part we will introduce the group called the High Table, which gathers representatives of families and organizations that have committed crimes. world language.”
The producer was heartbroken when he had to avoid re-exploiting old material: “We don’t want to turn part 2 into a generic movie that only carries the direction and emotions of part 1.” Producer Basil Iwanyk said: “ On the other hand, we have to please the audience, male and female, even those who are not “big fans” of the genre by helping the audience relate emotionally and emotionally. When interacting with the movie, you must not repeat the path of part 1″.
While developing script ideas for the film, the screenwriter wanted to find a way to expand the film’s storyline as well as exploit more character personalities while still ensuring compatibility with part 1. “ There are more characters villains and new locations”. said producer Erica Lee. “This story feels like it will be larger in scale and more dramatic than part 1, but it still has to keep the emotional part of the movie. This is extremely important because Keanu is one of the actors. It is rare to win the hearts of all audiences of all ages and genders. The role of John Wick played by Keanu really created a huge sympathy and we want to make sure that His return journey in the sequel will still receive the same support from the audience as part 1.”
“Keanu played an important role throughout the entire filmmaking process from day one ,” Lee said. “In other words, he is John Wick so keeping him connected to the movie was important to us. I spent a lot of Sundays at Keanu’s house, about six hours a day.” day to discuss the script. He is very talented, understands the filmmaking process, and is strict with himself. Keanu always tries his best to perform every standard test.”