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John Wick 4 Director Refuses To Direct Marvel Movies


Today’s Hollywood feels pretty limiting somehow. There may be plenty of existing franchises to land on, but John Wick: Chapter 4 director Chad Stahelski remains hesitant to join one.

The one franchise Stahelski is not interested in joining is the marvel cinematic universe.

Considered to be one of the greatest IPs out there, it’s reasonable for directors, even for someone like the acclaimed John Wick director, to find themselves fumbling on joining the superhero-based genre.

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When asked about his ongoing Blade pitch to Marvel Studios, Stahelski stepped up to the plate and claimed it his favorite part of the MCU, only for him to elaborate why he would not be joining the MCU anytime soon.

“Honestly, Blade was probably my favorite kick out of that.” Stahelski confessed in a recent interview with The Direct, “But like, look, I’m a big fan of that genre.”

“I love Batman. I love the Marvel world. I love the first Iron Man to death. I love James Gunn’s first Guardians to death.” Stahelski said.

“These are all milestones, I think, in cinema. I just also think that there are people that get that IP better than me.”

Stahelski added, “I know my sweet spot. I do better when there are no limits. I do better when I can kind of bend the rules. I like to be a little bit more subversive. So it’s kind of weird.”

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“Maybe, even up to four or five years ago, I would have pretty much taken that shot, I think. Now, I’ve kind of hopefully evolved as a filmmaker. I don’t know.” Stahelski continued.

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“Look, what I’m saying is there’s great IP out there, there are people already doing it. Someone’s got to keep trying to get some new IP in the game.”

Stahelski’s got a pretty good point of view on the industry, especially given that remakes and reboots are all out and about right now. It’s a shame the MCU is missing out on getting better stunt directors.

Seeing as the Marvel shake-up is rumored to have been mistreating inexperienced directors in terms of gaining creative control on the releasing MCU films, I’d say Stahelski made a close call.

John Wick: Chapter 4 is still in cinemas worldwide.


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