TheContinental Director & EP AlbertHughes discusses what JohnWick fans can expect from PeacockTV's special event prequel series.
) is answering one of the first questions that fans of the Keanu Reeves action film franchise have had since the three-episode special event was first announced. Speaking with, Hughes addressed what viewers can expect with regard the how the event series connects with the overall"John Wick" universe as well as how the series defines its own unique style.
To better demonstrate what he means by that"fun" factor, Hughes name-drops Indiana Jones' debut film as a perfect example og what he's looking to keep in mind."It's like when I was 10, watching 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', and this archaeologist is running from bigass boulders, and doing all this ridiculous shit with Nazis," the director/executive producer shared."We knew it was an old TV serial throwback with a good time to be had.
As for the look of the series, Hughes drops some examples that definitely tease a unique viewing experience."From a technical aspect, if you look at 'The Continental' in three parts, you'll see direct things that are nodding to '70s movies. We were like, how can we bring in all this stuff? The lenses we used were MGM and Pathe and built in the early 1950s. They're not great lenses by today's DP standards, but they were used to shoot 'Dr.
Set to hit this September, the special event series is set to explore the origin story and inner workings of the exclusive Continental Hotel, the centerpiece of the"John Wick" Universe, which serves as a refuge for assassins. Told from the perspective of the hotel manager, young Winston Scott is dragged through 1975 New York to face a past he thought he'd left behind.
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