Diversity is arguably the mostly hotly debated issue in Hollywood right now. Audiences are more eager than ever to see a broader array of representation in the movies they consume, while studios struggle to overcome old ways of thinking and embrace greater diversity both in front of and behind the camera.
For director Chad Stahelski and writer Derek Kolstad, ensuring that John Wick: Chapter 2 embraced diversity was a key issue. At the press conference for the Keanu Reeves-starring action sequel, Stahelski said they “wanted to create a mythology that serviced the entire world” when expanding the unique universe of assassin’s established in the first film to an international scale.
As a result, ...
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