Principal photography began in October 2013 and lasted until that December, with filming primarily concentrated in and around New York City. While Stahleski and Letich directed the film together, Stahelski was solely credited as director by the Directors Guild of America Leitch was instead credited as a producer. Reeves became attached to the project in April 2013, and worked with Kolstad to further develop the film's story while approaching Stahelski and David Leitch to direct they both previously worked with Reeves as his original stunt doubles for The Matrix franchise. The film began development in December 2012, after Thunder Road Pictures purchased the rights to Kolstad's screenplay. In the film, former hitman John Wick hunts down those who broke into his home, stole his car, and killed his puppy, the last of which was a gift from his recently deceased wife, Helen (Moynahan). It is the first installment in the John Wick franchise, and stars Keanu Reeves as the title character, alongside an ensemble cast including Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, and Willem Dafoe. John Wick is a 2014 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Derek Kolstad.
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