And while a director can see how a movie’s coming along on smaller screens during the editing process, once it’s presented on the big screen, needless to say that’s an even bigger deal.
Clearly the general public liked the final product too, as John Wick was met with a lot of positive reception, made $86 million worldwide off a budget between $20-30 million, and launched a franchise.
Like Extraction’s director, Sam Hargrave, both Chad Stahelski and David Leitch’s Hollywood backgrounds are rooted in stuntwork so John Wick afforded them the chance to finally helm a picture of their own.