Hotel Artemis has a few flashes of wit and an intriguing cast, but mostly it's just a serviceable chunk of slightly futuristic violence -- which might be all its audience is looking for.
The films are not directly tied together by anything more than a love of noir and stylish action. Writer/director Drew Pearce explained his motivation behind Hotel Artemis in an interview with The Hollywood News pretty simply, saying, "I love the idea of bad guys.
What happened to the nurse's son in Hotel Artemis?
Nurse Jean Thomas runs the place with her huge assistant Everest. An assassin named Nice is there to target Wolf King. He arrives and reveals that he killed Jean's son after he stole a car from him.
Everest, having survived his encounter with Wolf King's mob, turns the lights back on at the Artemis, and Jean heads back inside. The mid-credits scene show that Nice has also apparently survived as she runs through the shadows.
Orian Franklin, also known as The Wolf King, a.k.a Niagara is the main antagonist of the 2018 cyberpunk thriller film Hotel Artemis. He is an extremely powerful, feared and dangerous crime lord that is known for owning most of Los Angeles and for drowning the people who steal from him.
Hotel Artemis has a few flashes of wit and an intriguing cast, but mostly it's just a serviceable chunk of slightly futuristic violence -- which might be all its audience is looking for.
As the city's torn asunder by people rioting for water, the two have no choice but to seek care at the Artemis. However, in the midst of the robbery, Waikiki steals a pen containing diamonds, which belong to none other than the Wolf King, who just so happens to own the Artemis.
It even wound up on city haunted house lists. In fact, the real-life Alexandria declined more than the fictional Artemis ever did. “Our hotel was never a flophouse,” Avery explains. “Many of its beautiful details, such as murals and lighting fixtures, remain intact.”
Note also that Hotel Artemis only runs successfully because of "the rules," which include: no fighting or killing, no visitors, no cops, and "what Nurse says goes." Ultimately, the first rule of Hotel Artemis is "obey the rules."
Her next project was the legal drama The Mauritanian (2021), in which she starred as the lawyer of a prisoner (Tahar Rahim) at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Foster won a Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe for her performance.
Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, 'Hotel Artemis' follows the Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals. Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, 'Hotel Artemis' follows the Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals.
Concerning the titular hotel, The Continental was filmed at the Beaver Building located at 1 Wall Street Court in New York City. This building is located in the heart of Manhattan's financial district and served as the exterior of the fictional Continental Hotel.
Charon, in Greek mythology, serves as the ferryman into the Underworld; his position as Concierge at the Continental reflects that role in the John Wick universe. The real-life location of the New York Continental Hotel is The Beaver Building at 1 Wall Street Court in New York City.
Wick is a legendary hitman who is reluctantly drawn back into the criminal underworld after retiring. The franchise began with the release of John Wick in 2014, followed by three sequels: Chapter 2 in 2017, Chapter 3 – Parabellum in 2019, and Chapter 4 in 2023.
Set in Los Angeles, the year 2021, Hotel Artemis is a private hospital for criminals. On a normal Wednesday, riots in the streets, tanks, helicopters and rockets, the Nurse of Hotel Artemis has her hands full with bullet filled bank robbers, an assassin, and the Russian mob boss targeted for death.
Here's the thing, though: As familiar as that all sounds, "Hotel Artemis" is in no way related to the "John Wick" films. Different writers, different producers, different studio, different stars -- even though it's got the exact same concept, the exact same sense of style, the exact same bloodlust.
Artemis is Athena's half-sister, daughter of Zeus and Leto (herself a daughter of Titans). Artemis is an unusual deity in that she shares the Olympian dais with her twin brother, Apollo, god of the sun, music, and poetry.
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Artemis (/ˈɑːrtɪmɪs/; Greek: Ἄρτεμις) is the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity.
The Wolf King is a character featured in various paintings in the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombies map Der Eisendrache, as well as a part of the Wolf Bow upgrade quest. He is also mentioned in a cipher within Gorod Krovi.
Opal Koboi is the main antagonist of the 2020 Disney film Artemis Fowl, based on the novel of the same name by Eoin Colfer. She is a Pixie who desires world domination and the genocide of humanity.
He miraculously survived the night at Everest on descent, after his family was told he had died. Lincoln is a real example of coming back from the dead. The Australian Himalayan Foundation, a philanthropic organization, was an establishment of Lincoln Hall.
Most of the bodies lie where they passed, slowly decomposing and becoming part of the mountain's landscape. Each fallen climber leaves behind a story that speaks to the inherent allure, and danger, of Everest. May they all rest in peace.
