Stahelski and Leitch go way back with Keanu Reeves, having worked as stunt coordinators on The Matrix trilogy - they are also involved in the upcoming fourth film, albeit in a less hand-on capacity – and developed John Wick with Reeves.Ĭomparing John Wick with Neo, the other beloved Reeves character they’ve been involved in, Stahelski said, “In a religious, iconic way you could equate Neo, at least to how the Wachowskis wrote him, he’s the Neo Jesus. Not that John Wick won’t be involved, but it won’t be from his perspective.” FROM NEO TO WICK So it’s got some very interesting things, it’s a very interesting take on the Wick world which I think is very cool, but it won’t be from the John Wick perspective.
Whereas in John Wick, I’m following one time period, literally almost a week in the life of one man, where everything spirals out of control.”īy comparison, Stahelski explained, “The angle the other producers and the writers on the TV show are coming from are a very different timeline structure and a very different perspective of character about how deep the world goes.”įocusing on the fabled, assassin-friendly hotel seen in the films, Stahelski said the series would elaborate, “Not just about assassins, but everything that’s included and a lot of the origin stories of some of the characters you see in Wick. It’s coming at it from different characters’ point of views and what the breadth of the world is actually.
Chris Collins ( The Wire, The Sopranos, Sons of Anarchy) is serving as showrunner on The Continental, which is currently in development with Stahelski as an Executive Producer.Īs the John Wick films have continued, an entire mythology has been established within it, and Stahelski said, “The angles they’re working on The Continental TV show right now is a different perspective on the whole world.
Stuntman turned stunt coordinator turned movie director Chad Stahelski has an incredibly impressive career, and is now renowned for his work on the John Wick series, having co-directed the first film with longtime collaborator David Leitch and then going on to direct the sequels on his own. Stahelski recently joined us for a new installment of our interview series, Hey Fandom! and the subject of the John Wick TV series spinoff, The Continental, came up.