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John Wick Director Compares Sequel To Aliens

Published Sun, 23 Oct 2016 16:15:14 -0500

John Wick really did take the action film by storm. I don't remember one quite capturing people's minds quite like it since The Raid hit our shores. That's why it is understandable hopes are massive for the sequel.

Speaking to Collider (via CinemaBlend), director Chad Stahelski had an interesting point of comparisson for the movie too. He talked about how there will be some changes to the formula for John Wick 2, and likened them to what James Cameron did with Aliens. He said:

Once we stopped worrying about ourselves it was fun. I mean is it as good as the first one? I don't know. Did we go better in some ways? Yes. Did we experiment with the characters more? Yes. Everything there is better. Is the enjoyment better? I think the enjoyment is there, but it's different. All the other director friends I have don't like doing sequels or don't like doing other people's sequels, which is even worse I think. But then there's other examples. I think the best example is Ridley Scott. He did the first Alien. James Cameron created Aliens. Cameron, I think think is a genius for that. Going, "I'm not making the same Aliens again, I'm just gonna make it." If I could be so bold as to take that similarity then so be it.

Sequels evolving is almost always imperitive, and to got back to The Raid, if John Wick 2 can change things up like The Raid 2 did, I think most people will be happy.

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