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Keanu Reeves has got an immense amount of fame and love in Hollywood for his roles. Throughout his career, the actor has been a part of many big movie franchises, and all of his roles have stood for himself. As the actor is mostly known for his action-packed performances, John Wick movies stand as one of the most beloved franchises in the world. But many would not know that the actor was not kept in mind when the script was finalised. Read on to find out more about it!
In his last outing, John Wick: Chapter 4, the character is shown dead, and it is shown that the actor would not return. However, the makers have confirmed that we will get to see more of Reeves’ action in the upcoming fifth movie.
To everyone’s surprise, the original John Wick script had the protagonist at a much older age before Keanu Reeves signed on. Derek Kolstad wrote the script for the first film, which was originally called Scorn, before being picked up by Lionsgate and re-tooled to fit Reeves as the lead. The franchise producer Basil Iwanyk once revealed that the role of the titular character was originally meant for a much older actor as the script had Wick as a 75-year-old retired assassin, likened to an older actor like Clint Eastwood or Harrison Ford.
