
Reeves, who was experiencing a career lull, liked the script and recommended experienced stunt-and-action choreographers Stahelski and David Leitch to direct the action scenes but the pair successfully lobbied to co-direct the project. Titled Scorn, producer Basil Iwanyk purchased the rights as his first independent film production. Kolstad's script drew on his interest in action, revenge, and neo noir films.

John Wick also stars Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, and Willem Dafoe. The film follows John Wick ( Keanu Reeves), a legendary hitman who is forced out of retirement to seek revenge against the men who killed his puppy, a final gift from his recently deceased wife.

John Wick is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad.
