Though the John Wick franchise is known for its plethora of hard-hitting action sequences, The Continental director Albert Hughes believes less is more for the upcoming prequel series.Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Hughes and action director Larnell Stovall revealed why they decided to shorten the time of The Continental’s action scenes. According to Hughes, he didn’t want to put audiences through “fatigue” with the anticipated miniseries, instead leaving fans wanting more with each episode. “I didn’t want to run into the problem of action fatigue,” he said. “That was a constant creative ebb and flow with Larnell, God bless him. I would always see these stunt [visualizations] and go, ‘Goddamn it Larnell! It’s a one-page scene and this scene’s going on for six minutes that you’re showing me!’Stovall echoed his fellow helmer’s sentiment, saying they didn’t want to inundate audiences with too much given their appetite for more John Wick-related content. He said, “This is our intro into the world of The Continental, this is our first big action sequence. We knew that this may affect the audience’s anticipation for whatever comes up in the future by how well we nail this one. The main thing from Albert was filming style and length. Albert is a big fan of not overstaying your welcome, because you want to leave people wanting more.” Hughes is the showrunner for The Continental alongside Swedish-French filmmaker Charlotte Brändström while Stovall is known for his stuntwork, having previously worked on Titans and Judas and the Black Messiah.RELATED: The Continental Trailer Spoils the Reason for a Major John Wick Relationship
Though the John Wick franchise is known for its plethora of hard-hitting action sequences, The Continental director Albert Hughes believes less is more for the upcoming prequel series.
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Hughes and action director Larnell Stovall revealed why they decided to shorten the time of The Continental’s action scenes. According to Hughes, he didn’t want to put audiences through “fatigue” with the anticipated miniseries, instead leaving fans wanting more with each episode. “I didn’t want to run into the problem of action fatigue,” he said. “That was a constant creative ebb and flow with Larnell, God bless him. I would always see these stunt [visualizations] and go, ‘Goddamn it Larnell! It’s a one-page scene and this scene’s going on for six minutes that you’re showing me!’
Stovall echoed his fellow helmer’s sentiment, saying they didn’t want to inundate audiences with too much given their appetite for more John Wick-related content. He said, “This is our intro into the world of The Continental, this is our first big action sequence. We knew that this may affect the audience’s anticipation for whatever comes up in the future by how well we nail this one. The main thing from Albert was filming style and length. Albert is a big fan of not overstaying your welcome, because you want to leave people wanting more.” Hughes is the showrunner for The Continental alongside Swedish-French filmmaker Charlotte Brändström while Stovall is known for his stuntwork, having previously worked on Titans and Judas and the Black Messiah.
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