John Wick has been influential on action films it is seen as having revitalized the genre, and has popularized long, single takes with choreographed, detailed action. The franchise also includes the upcoming spin-off film Ballerina and the television series The Continental: From the World of John Wick. Its unexpected success led to the John Wick franchise, one of the most-successful action franchises, which includes the sequels John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019), and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), as well as video games and comic books.
John Wick is now considered one of the greatest action films ever made. The film's mythology of a criminal underworld with rituals and rules was also praised as the film's most unique and interesting feature. It was hailed as a comeback for Reeves, whose character played to his acting strengths. The film exceeded box-office projections, earning $86 million worldwide, becoming a modest success, and earned generally positive reviews for its style and action sequences.
The film's marketing campaign was seen as a success, changing the perception of John Wick as disposable entertainment to a prestige event helmed by an affable leading actor. Lionsgate Films eventually purchased the distribution rights and a release date was scheduled for October 24, 2014. Iwanyk struggled to secure theatrical distributors because industry executives were dismissive of an action film by first-time directors, and Reeves's recent films had underperformed. Stahelski and Leitch focused on highly-choreographed, long, single takes to convey action, eschewing the rapid cuts and closeup shots of contemporary action films. Despite being nearly canceled weeks prior to filming, principal photography on the project began on October 7, 2013, on a $20–$30 million budget. Reeves, who was experiencing a career lull, liked the script and recommended experienced stunt-and-action choreographers Stahelski and David Leitch to direct the action scenes but the pair successfully lobbied to co-direct the project. Titled Scorn, producer Basil Iwanyk purchased the rights as his first independent film production. Kolstad's script drew on his interest in action, revenge, and neo noir films. John Wick also stars Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, and Willem Dafoe. The film follows John Wick ( Keanu Reeves), a legendary hitman who is forced out of retirement to seek revenge against the men who killed his puppy, a final gift from his recently deceased wife. John Wick is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad.
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