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With John Wick: Chapter 2 opening on February 10th, I got to sit down with Laurence Fishburne a few days ago for an exclusive video interview. In the John Wick sequel, Fishburne plays a mysterious character from Wick’s (Keanu Reeves) past named The Bowery King. During the interview Fishburne revealed how excited he was to join the franchise, how he was cast, if the script and his character changed during production, what it was like working with director Chad Stahelski, which of the many fights in the sequel was his favorite, and Richard Linklater’s next movie, Last Flag Flying, which he calls a road trip movie and a dramedy.

For fans of the first John Wick that are wondering if the sequel is any good…I’m happy to report the sequel is fantastic. It opens with an insane action set piece and it pretty much never stops. I don’t know how any person that paid for a full-price ticket could walk out and say they didn’t get their money’s worth. I can’t wait to see it again.

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For those unfamiliar with the sequel, Keanu Reeves will face-off against a whole new host of friends, villains, and colleagues, played by the likes of CommonRuby Rose, and Riccardo Scamarcio, amongst others. The movie also sees the return of Ian McShaneJohn Leguizamo, Bridget Moynihan, and Lance Reddick.

Check out what Laurence Fishburne had to say in the video above and below is exactly what we talked about followed by the synopsis and recent trailer.

Laurence Fishburne:

  • How much fun did he have being part of this franchise?
  • Talks about how he got cast.
  • He doesn’t fight in the film. Did he want to?
  • How did script change during production?
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    How long did he film on the sequel?
  • How his character isn’t a fashion expert….
  • What was it like working with Chad Stahelski?
  • On how one of the fights in the sequel is crazy (in a good way).
  • Which one of the fights in the sequel was his favorite?
  • Talks about working with Richard Linklater’s next movie Last Flag Flying which he calls a road trip movie and a dramedy.

Here’s the official synopsis for John Wick: Chapter 2:

In this next chapter following the 2014 hit, legendary hitman John Wick [Keanu Reeves] is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world’s deadliest killers.

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