The ‘John Wick’ prequel follows the origin story of Winston Scott (Colin Woodell), the powerful owner of the iconic hotel-for-assassins from the franchise films.
Honestly the series ran it’s course after the 1st one anyways but the Hollywood machine needed Keanu in another quadrillogy.
The mythical way the “world” operated was novel in the first film but I do not condone fleshing out an entire “world” based off the hotel rules which were becoming a trite plot point as it is.
By the second movie I was laughing at how the entire world seemed to be secret super assassins. As if the whole economy revolved around gold coins and killing people. It totally lost any connection to the real world and only got wackier from there.
Great action choreography though.
That’s when I just imagined that the John Wick universe was just another level of the Matrix, and it all clicked into place and that aspect of it didn’t bother me any more.
I would argue Goslings The Gray Man is done better. Similar type of film but better.
agreed, theres no way this can compete with the original. it needs to stay undefined (subjective viewer assumptions) for it to be cool. detailed exposition completely ruins the mystique
And no keanu? seems … weak. i dont see a season 2
the decision to cast mel gibson is terrifying, yeah lmao
him and tom cruise. terrible people with great bodies of work. its been hard for me to separate the art from the artist
I was a Wick-stan for sure but after the last one I think I’m done paying for these movies
I really liked the last one :(
Me too.
They cant really have enjoyed the movies much if two hours every second year is too much for them.
Sail the high seas.
Yerp
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Directed by Albert Hughes, The Continental is a prequel to the John Wick films that takes place in 1970s New York City.
“We did a Zoom and he was excited to talk and tell me [to] basically do what you need to do that inspires you,” Hughes says of his early discussions with the director, who told him to do his own thing.
And amid the double strike, below-the-line talent are taking center stage on Hollywood PR campaigns, as studios are forced to get creative without actors and writers.
One week before the show’s premiere, reporters and influencers were invited to The Hollywood Roosevelt hotel for a day of assassin training, featuring a behind-the-scenes look at The Continental’s stunts, sound, costume and production design.
At the interactive-style junket, action director Larnell Stovall picked out volunteers from the audience to learn a brief stunt sequence, while standing on a live set inspired by the show.
“We get a shout out from the actors maybe every now and then… but that’s what we signed up for.” The stunt expert hopes that this kind of exposure for below-the-line work will inspire others interested in the field.
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Would it just be a series of films about competing hotels? Sounds weird.
