Donnie Yen criticizes the script of 'John Wick 4', speaks out against Asian prejudice

Recently, the final trailer of John Wick 4 has also landed, making fans of this action series very excited. But in recent developments, actor Donnie Yen in an interview suddenly said that the original "John Wick 4" script had a very heavy prejudice against Asian characters.

Accordingly, on March 1, the Hong Kong martial arts star had the opportunity to give an interview to GQ on the occasion of the upcoming John Wick 4 action blockbuster. It is known that Donnie Yen took on the role of Caine - a blind assassin who was a close friend of the main character John Wick played by Keanu Reeves. However, the actor also said that he was initially not satisfied with the way the team built his character.

Donnie Yen said in the interview, "The first names chosen were Shang or Chang. Why are Asian roles so often given? Why can't he have a normal name? Why is it? there's always an element of origin in there? And for the costumes, they're once again choosing collars. page. Why can't my character be like that?".

According to the actor, the film's director, Chad Stahelski, then received suggestions from Donnie Yen and agreed to change some details in the script. This character was then built based on the model of actor Bruce Lee. Although there were disagreements with the original script, Donnie Yen said that he felt respected and satisfied with his colleagues during the filming of John Wick 4.

In another interview, the actor once said that he had encountered many roles with prejudice against Asians when he went to Hollywood to film. When he played the role of Chirrut mwe in the Star Wars franchise Rogue One, he was not satisfied that the character was built on the model of Chinese martial arts masters, always serious and unable to smile. The team then also changed a part and added some funny lines.

On February 16, the producer of the movie John Wick 4 released the final trailer, attracting more than 4.4 million views on YouTube in less than 24 hours. In John Wick 4, actor Keanu Reeves will continue to take on the role of John Wick in this film and notably the appearance of Asian actor Donnie Yen.

In the 1-and-a-half minute long trailer, although it only appeared for a few seconds, Donnie Yen attracted attention with powerful blows. Under the comments section, many viewers praised the outstanding performance of the famous martial arts star.

"Donnie Yen is 59 years old and Keanu is 58 years old, but the movement speed is very fast, it's impressive", "I can't wait to see Keanu Reeves and Tu Dan's action movies, especially the martial arts scenes" , "A movie that deserves 10/10", "Hope to see the beautiful fighting scenes of actor Donnie Yen before he retires", "Can't wait to see Donnie Yen in the movie this", "Any movie starring Donnie Yen is great", many fans left comments.

In addition to the two stars Keanu Reeves and Donnie Yen, another Hollywood action actor who is equally impressive is Scott Adkins as Killa. The actor born in 1976 possesses a handsome appearance, muscular body, and strength. Scott Adkins also had the opportunity to duel with Donnie Yen in Ip Man 4 in 2019. This is the second time, the British actor has co-starred with his idol.

John Wick film crew filmed the fourth part in many locations such as Paris (France), Berlin (Germany), New York (USA) and some cities in Japan. Chad Stahelski continues to direct, while Shay Hatten and Michael Finch write the script. Keanu Reeves and Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, and Stahelski are producing. The film also stars Japanese-born singer Rina Sawayama.

Donnie Yen was born in 1963, is the top martial arts star of Chinese cinema. He is famous for movie brands such as Ip Man, The Monkey King, Tinh Vo hero... Recently, he participated in a number of Hollywood blockbusters such as Disney's Mulan.

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