Oscar 2023: John Wick’s Director Challenges The Academy To Add A ‘Stunt’ Category To The Prestigious Award Show: “It’s A Massive Department”

 

John Wick’s director challenges the Academy to add a ‘stunt’ category to the Oscars ( Photo Credit – Wikipedia ; Movie Still )

The wait is finally over! Fans can get ready for a mega-blockbuster to hit the theaters as early as 24th March 2023. One of Hollywood’s biggest franchises, John Wick starring global icon Keanu Reeves, is back with the fourth chapter! If there’s one thing the John Wick films are known for, it’s the incredible gunfights and the stunts involved in bringing them to the big screen. For those unaware, director Chad Stahelski, besides directing all four John Wick movies, has spent most of his career in stunt work. His first credit dates back to 1994’s The Crow and he even acted as Reeves’ stunt double in The Matrix.

Expressing his thoughts on how ‘stunts’ as a category deserved a place at the Oscars, Stahelski said, “Honestly, I’ve been around for my 20-something-year career in stunts. And there’s a lot of, I don’t know, just this ethereal banter, this wives’ tale, of why stunts aren’t in the Oscars or why stunts should be in the Oscars. As far as I know, the talk has never happened.”

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