John Wick is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad

⁠Keanu Reeves⁠ stars as ⁠John Wick⁠, a legendary hitman who comes out of retirement to seek revenge against the men who killed his dog, a final gift from his recently deceased wife. The film also stars ⁠Michael Nyqvist⁠, ⁠Alfie Allen⁠, ⁠Adrianne Palicki⁠, ⁠Bridget Moynahan⁠, ⁠Dean Winters⁠, ⁠Ian McShane⁠, ⁠John Leguizamo⁠, and ⁠Willem Dafoe⁠.Kolstad's script drew on his interest in action, revenge, and ⁠neo noir⁠ films. Producer ⁠Basil Iwanyk⁠purchased the rights as his first independent film production. Reeves, whose career was declining, liked the script and recommended that the experienced stunt choreographers Stahelski and ⁠David Leitch⁠ direct the action scenes; Stahelski and Leitch successfully lobbied to co-direct the project. ⁠Principal photography⁠began in October 2013, on a $20–$30 million budget, and concluded that December. Stahelski and Leitch focused on highly choreographed and long ⁠single takes⁠ to convey action, eschewing the rapid cuts and closeup shots of contemporary action films.Food 101 Merchandise on Etsy and Shopify. https://34d86c-f5.myshopify.com/https://www.etsy.com/shop/Food101Merchandise?ref=dashboard-header Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.