John Wick franchise director Chad Stahelski admits his hopes for the hard-hitting action thriller franchise were nearly shot down at the start after receiving underwhelming feedback for the titular 2014 film before its eventual debut.Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast with Josh Horowitz, Stahelski recalled a tough test screening for John Wick, which included family and friends in the audience. The screening yielded little applause and tepid responses from the audience, leaving Stahelski feeling awkward and fearing the worst for the movie. However, a subsequent conversation with lead actor Keanu Reeves gave him the confidence to run with the final product rather than make changes.”We had done our first test screening, friends and family kind of thing, and there wasn’t a lot of applause. People were like, ‘Yeah… good job guys,’ and they scooted out, and we’re like, ‘Oh yeah, we’re done,'” Stahelski said. “It wasn’t until we’re like, ‘You know what, we’re just gonna lean in.’ We had a come to God moment with Keanu and we’re like, ‘We’re not changing this. We’re gonna own it. We’re gonna do our headshots. We’re gonna do our wacky choreography. We’re gonna do what we wanted and what we saw. We’re not gonna get nervous’ so we finished it as best we could.”RELATED: John Wick Director Responds to Fans Demanding a Fifth Movie: ‘It’s a Business’
John Wick franchise director Chad Stahelski admits his hopes for the hard-hitting action thriller franchise were nearly shot down at the start after receiving underwhelming feedback for the titular 2014 film before its eventual debut.
Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast with Josh Horowitz, Stahelski recalled a tough test screening for John Wick, which included family and friends in the audience. The screening yielded little applause and tepid responses from the audience, leaving Stahelski feeling awkward and fearing the worst for the movie. However, a subsequent conversation with lead actor Keanu Reeves gave him the confidence to run with the final product rather than make changes.
“We had done our first test screening, friends and family kind of thing, and there wasn’t a lot of applause. People were like, ‘Yeah… good job guys,’ and they scooted out, and we’re like, ‘Oh yeah, we’re done,'” Stahelski said. “It wasn’t until we’re like, ‘You know what, we’re just gonna lean in.’ We had a come to God moment with Keanu and we’re like, ‘We’re not changing this. We’re gonna own it. We’re gonna do our headshots. We’re gonna do our wacky choreography. We’re gonna do what we wanted and what we saw. We’re not gonna get nervous’ so we finished it as best we could.”
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