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In an interview with Polygon, Chad Stahelski, the director of the “John Wick” film series, said that he would like to participate more intensively than before. We summarize the details below.
Anime has great charm
Even if Chad Stahelski became famous for his work in the field of live action cinema, he has had his fingers in the game in the anime industry. Stahelski has been working with various Japanese studios for around three decades and contributed the action scenes to several anime.
In addition to his participation in cult anime such as “Fist of the North Star”, he recently also participated in “Ninja Kamui” and “Lazarus”, the latest original anime by Shinichiro Watanabe (“Cowboy Bebop”) from the Mappa studio.
While his role in “Ninja Kamui” was limited to the design of a single combat scene, he took over the staging of all action sequences with a stunt team at “Lazarus”.
He then sent his work to the anime team, which then adapted to the unique style of the series. And this adaptability would be the great charm of the medium for Stahelski:
“You can do so many things. It’s so great about anime. Do you want me to run on a single track or drone? Clear! Anime is great. […] You can do things that we could not implement in real life. “
Future in the anime industry?
That is why he would like to work more intensively with the anime industry, preferably even full-time-but unfortunately he lacks the talent for this:
“I’m jealous. If I could only draw a third, no, a eighth as well as Mr. Watanabe. All the things that go through my head. If I could hold it, I would never leave the room again. I would draw all day. “
After all, Stahelski as a producer can fulfill his longing for the anime industry, because he is currently working on an animated prequel film on »John Wick«.
Nevertheless, he would wish that Japanese anime studios would contact him more often and ask for his cooperation-but also a fundamental career as an anime action designer would be according to him “Not so bad”.
