Keanu Reeves Made An Absurd Amount Per Word for John Wick 4

In my (extraordinarily constructive) assessment of John Wick: Chapter 4, I famous that “despite the fact that Chapter 4 is the longest John Wick by far, [Keanu] Reeves may even have fewer traces in it than in any of the earlier movies.” Certainly, John Wick: Chapter 4 runs some 169 minutes; about 40 minutes longer than John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, and over a full hour longer than the unique John Wick.

Now I didn’t sit there and rely what number of instances John Wick spoke within the movie; I used to be too distracted by the orgy of deranged motion for one thing as tedious as that. However in response to one viewer, Reeves says simply 380 phrases within the film. (That’s 380 phrases, not 380 particular person traces of dialogue.) And if that quantity is correct, and Reeves’ reported wage of $15 million for the movie can also be correct, then meaning he was paid $39,473 per phrase.

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Now, that looks as if a ridiculous amount of cash to pay somebody per phrase. However, as I additionally famous in my assessment, John Wick is “a person of few phrases and plenty of bullets.” He’s too busy driving muscle vehicles via Paris, leaping out of third-story home windows, smacking guys with nunchucks, and blasting baddies with a fire-breathing shotgun to interact in prolonged discourses in regards to the nature of life or the seek for which means within the universe. For those who counted the variety of bullets John Wick fired, after which calculated Reeves’ wage on a per-bullet foundation, it might most likely seem like a way more cheap price.

Both approach, Keanu was price each penny. Nobody in Hollywood commits tougher to motion roles than he does. John Wick: Chapter 4 is now enjoying in theaters in every single place. And in the event that they make John Wick: Chapter 5, and Reeves makes $15 million for that one and says 200 phrases in complete, it should nonetheless be a cut price.