Jhon Wick fan art 3D model

John Wick is a 2014 American action film directed by David Leitch and Chad Stahelski, written by Derek Kolstad and starring Keanu Reeves. It was released on October 24, 2014. And it has a duration of 101 min.

The story centers on John Wick (Reeves), searching for the men who broke into his home, stole his old car (1969 Ford Mustang) and killed his puppy, which was a last gift to him from his recently deceased wife ( Moynahan) .3 Stahelski and David Leitch directed the film together, though only Stahelski was credited.4

Kolstad had completed the script in 2012 and developed it further for Thunder Road Pictures.5 The film was produced by Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road Pictures, Leitch, Eva Longoria and Michael Witherill. It marks Stahelski and Leitch's directorial debut as a team after multiple separate credits as second unit directors and stunt coordinators. They previously worked with Reeves as stuntmen on The Matrix trilogy.

Stahelski and Leitch's approach to action scenes was based on their admiration for anime7 and martial arts films.8 The film used fight choreographers9 and Gun Fu10 techniques from Hong Kong action cinema. 11 The film also pays tribute to works such as The Killer by John Woo, Le Cercle Rouge and Le Samouraï by Jean-Pierre Melville, 12 Point Blank by John Boorman and the Spaghetti western films.13

The film received positive reviews, with critics calling it one of Reeves' best performances and one of the best action films of 2014. It grossed $ 86 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 20 million. Two sequels, John Wick: Chapter 2, and John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, were released in February 2017 and May 2019, respectively, to comparable commercial and critical success, with another sequel, John Wick: Chapter 4, scheduled. for May Release 2021. It is also the only film in the series to be distributed by Summit Entertainment, as the other films are distributed by Lionsgate Films.