Action star Scott Adkins talks his role in JohnWick4, his upcoming sequel to 'One Shot,' directing, and more.
Fans of martial artist and action film star Scott Adkins have waited a long time for him to score a significant role in a giant, big-budget blockbuster, but even they may have been taken aback when he shows up in John Wick: Chapter 4 as Killa Harkan, the head of the German Branch of the saga's High Table.
When director Chad Stahelski first pitched you on what this character was going to look like, were you sold instantly? Or did it take a bit of convincing from him that this could really work? I know you've worked with Donnie Yen before in Ip Man 4. He's obviously just iconic in John Wick: Chapter 4. What's your relationship with him like? And how was it being back with him on the set?
There are going to be people who see John Wick 4 and see your name in the credits. Or they're going to turn to their action-movie-loving friends and ask, "Who is that guy who played Killa?" And they're going to be interested in watching some more of your stuff.
You and I are roughly the same age and I definitely remember the direct-to-video era, the direct-to-DVD era. Could you make the case that streaming now stands in for that, or is that not quite a fair one-to-one comparison? So One Shot was a siege movie. The sequel is going to be chase movie. There are all these fun little subgenres under the umbrella genre of action film. Are there any action subgenres you haven't tackled yet that you would like to? Maybe action-horror or...?
Going back to Wick, the first one was a small, contained action film. It's not dissimilar to movies you've starred in during your career, but the franchise keeps getting bigger and crazier with each sequel.
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