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John Wick: Chapter 2 Dvd

Renowned assassin John Wick sets out for Rome to duel with some of the deadliest killers to fulfil a vow he made. However, he soon learns that there is a huge bounty on his head.

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John Wick: Chapter 2 (also known as simply John Wick 2) is a 2017 American neo-noir action-thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad. It is the second installment in the John Wick film series, and the sequel to the 2014 film John Wick. It stars Keanu Reeves, Common, Laurence Fishburne, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose, John Leguizamo, and Ian McShane. The plot follows hitman John Wick (Reeves), who goes on the run after a bounty is placed on him. Principal photography began on October 26, 2015, in New York City.

The film premiered in Los Angeles on January 30, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on February 10, 2017. It was acclaimed by critics, with praise for the action sequences, direction, editing, visual style and the performances of the cast, particularly Reeves. The film grossed $171.5 million worldwide against its $40 million budget, over twice the $85 million gross of the original film.

A sequel, titled John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, was released on May 17, 2019.

Plot

Former assassin John Wick retrieves his stolen Mustang from a chop shop owned by Abram Tarasov, brother of Viggo and uncle of Iosef. John dispatches Tarasov’s men in a violent rampage that heavily damages the Mustang but spares Tarasov under the auspices of peace and returns home, later cementing his weapons into the ground once again.

After chop-shop owner Aurelio takes John’s Mustang in for repairs, John is visited by Italian crime lord Santino D’Antonio, who reminds him that he was the one who helped John in his “impossible task,” which allowed John to retire and marry Helen. In return, Santino swore John to a “marker,” an unbreakable promise symbolized by a “blood oath” medallion. Santino presents the medallion to demand services from John, who declines, claiming that he is retired. An angered Santino then destroys John’s house.

John walks all the way to The Continental Hotel in New York City. Winston, the owner of the hotel, reminds John that if he rejects the marker, he will be violating one of the two unbreakable rules of the underworld: no blood on Continental grounds, and every marker must be honored. John reluctantly accepts his commitment and meets with Santino, who tasks him with assassinating his sister Gianna so he can claim her seat at the “High Table,” a council of twelve high-level crime lords. Santino sends Ares, his mute personal bodyguard, to oversee John.

In Rome, Italy, John infiltrates Gianna’s coronation party and confronts her in her dressing room. Faced with certain death, Gianna chooses to take her own life by slitting her wrists. As Gianna dies from blood loss, John shoots her in the head to fulfill the marker. On his way out, Cassian, Gianna’s bodyguard, recognizes John and, upon realizing that John was sent to kill Gianna, attacks him. John escapes to the catacombs, where he is ambushed by Ares and Santino’s henchmen, who intend to “tie up loose ends” by killing him. After killing most of the henchmen, John is pursued by Cassian. Their intense battle is halted when they crash into the reception area of the Rome Continental, which — like the New York Continental — prohibits any “business” on its grounds. As the two share a drink, John explains why he had to kill Gianna. Nevertheless, Cassian vows revenge for Gianna’s death, promising to kill John quickly as a sign of professional respect.

After John returns to New York, Santino opens a $7 million contract for John’s death under the guise of avenging his sister, leading numerous assassins to unsuccessfully attack John. Eventually, Cassian confronts John in the subway. John wins the fight and mortally wounds Cassian, but leaves him alive out of professional respect. Injured and desperate, John seeks help from an underground crime lord known as the Bowery King, whose subordinates treat John’s injuries and guide him to an art museum where Santino is holding a gala. John dispatches Santino’s henchmen and chases Santino through a mirror exhibit in the museum, where he kills the rest of Santino’s men and kills Ares in a final fight. He pursues Santino, who flees to the Continental, where he smugly makes it clear that he intends to remain indefinitely in its sanctuary. Despite Winston’s warnings, John shoots and kills Santino in the Continental lounge.

The next day, Winston sends for John and explains that, per the High Table, the contract on John has been doubled and offered globally. As a consequence of killing Santino on Continental grounds, Winston declares John “excommunicado,” terminating all his access and privileges to underworld resources. However, Winston delays announcing John’s excommunication and global bounty by one hour to give him a head start and provides him with a marker for future use. Before leaving, John advises Winston to make it known that whoever tries to come after him will be killed. John walks away with his dog as Winston makes a call enacting John’s “excommunicado”, to be activated in one hour. As the contract is activated and cellphones ring all around him, John breaks into a run.

Cast

Keanu Reeves as Jonathan “John” Wick, an ex-hitman
Common as Cassian, Gianna’s chief bodyguard
Ian McShane as Winston, the owner and manager of the Continental Hotel in New York, a key underworld figure
Laurence Fishburne as the Bowery King, an underground crime lord
Riccardo Scamarcio as Santino D’Antonio, a Camorra boss who forces Wick to perform an assassination
Ruby Rose as Ares, an assassin and Santino’s mute security enforcer
Lance Reddick as Charon, the concierge at the Continental Hotel in New York
Bridget Moynahan as Helen Wick, John’s deceased wife
John Leguizamo as Aurelio, the owner of a high-end chop shop
Claudia Gerini as Gianna D’Antonio, Santino’s sister
Peter Stormare as Abram Tarasov, Viggo’s brother, Iosef’s uncle and a deskbound Russian gangster.
Franco Nero as Julius, the owner and manager of the Continental Hotel in Rome.
Peter Serafinowicz as the Sommelier, a weapons supplier in Hotel Continental.
Luca Mosca as an Italian tailor who is responsible for fashion and body armor service in Hotel Continental.
Tobias Segal as Earl, the Bowery King’s “homeless” criminal.
Thomas Sadoski as Jimmy, a police officer who is John Wick’s friend.
Chuk Iwuji as Mr. Akoni who is in debt to or part of the High Table.
Erik Frandsen as a coin-maker.

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