Open Post: Hosted By Keaunu Reeves Continually Messing Up The Original Title Of John Wick
Get the Full StoryKeanu Reeves is a modern Canadian Renaissance man. Award-winning actor THREE MTV Movie Awards, thankyouverymuch , humble philanthropist, avid motorcyclist, internet meme, alleged immortal, and all-around good guy. Well, now Keanu can add marketing whiz to his resum , because his special mind is the only reason the John Wick movies are named after their titular character.In a recent interview about the upcoming John Wick: Chapter 4, screenwriter Derek Kolstad explained that the movie was originally called Scorn, but Keanu couldn t commit it to memory. via Comicbook.com:
The only reason it s called John Wick is that Keanu kept referring to it as John Wick, Kolstad says, adding, Marketing was like, Dude, that s four to five million dollars in free advertising so far, so it s John Wick instead of Scorn. I can t imagine it being Scorn now.
Keanu did them a favor! Scorn sounds like one of those fake movies on Seinfeld Death Blow, Firestorm, Chunnel, etc . A DVD you d see at Blockbuster for years, but never actually rent, because it s on the same shelf as drivel starring Dean Cain and Carmen Electra.
Despite the best efforts from every man I ve ever met, I have never seen any of those John Wick movies. I love gory action flicks, but, apparently, a puppy dies, and I steer clear of that shit. It goes for any animal death or abuse, really. That s why I couldn t fully enjoy the insanity that was Tiger King. Kill all the Carole Baskins you want, Joe, but leave the tiger cubs alone!
Ugh, how did a post about a pure, kind Keanu transform into a Tiger King one? Stupid pandemic brain. Quick, wash out your eyes with this classic video of Keanu giving up his seat on the subway:
Pic: Summit Entertaiment
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