To Stahelski's mind, the way that Winston carried out this “killing” — in such a way that it was sure not to kill John Wick — was his way of paying back the marker. “He helped John,” Stahelski says, “but not in the way John would have wanted. But it was the only way out.
Winston killed the Adjudicator to send a message to the High Table that he intends to retain control of the New York Continental, regardless of their approval.
Why did Winston give John Wick a marker at the end of John Wick 2?
Winston gives John a blood oath marker and warns him he can only give him an hour's head start. In John Wick: Chapter 2, there isn't any explicit explanation for the marker John is given. It's assumed to be John's original marker from his blood oath with Santino. In the first movie, John loses his wife and his dog.
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Did Winston betray John Wick or was it planned?
While Winston is the disloyal friend who left John dead, it's revealed that the shooting was Winston and John's backup plan. Now, John Wick is even more bloodthirsty, and he'll do anything to erase his bounty and take down the Marquis and anyone who gets in his way.
Goals. Kill Cormac O'Connor and take over the New York Continental from him to avenge his childhood and family (succeeded). Execute the ones who break the rules of his hotel (succeeded, except of John Wick, who he purposely lets go).
Summary. "The Continental" prequel series fails to confirm the popular theory that Winston is John Wick's father despite numerous connections between the characters.
Speaking to Vanity Fair, Stahelski discussed several John Wick fan theories with beloved actor Keanu Reeves, who portrayed the feared Baba Yaga throughout the films. Stahelski once and for all confirmed that Winston knew John would likely survive when the Continental's manager fired several bullets his way.
John was born Jardani Jovonovich in a Padhorje village somewhere in the Byelorussian SSR of the Soviet Union to a Ruska Roma family on September 2, 1964. He was orphaned at a young age before being taken in by an old friend of his father, Winston, who would eventually become John's mentor.
The nickname "Jonathan" is not John Wick's actual full name, indicating that it is likely a personal nickname Winston has given him, potentially supporting the theory that Winston is John's father.
In the film's final scene, manager Winston, played by Ian McShane, gave Wick a marker, saying “You might need this, down the road” before giving him one hour before a price on his head was declared to all the hitmen in New York.
[SPOILER for JOHN WICK 3] How did John Wick survive the fall off the Continental? An ordinary human would not survive that fall. The key scene there was during the fall he hit railings & roof along the way. Recognizing John Wick, the metals suddenly soften themselves to avoid getting hit hard.
Summary. The decision to cut off John Wick's finger was initially made because they thought the third movie would be the last in the franchise. For Stahelski and Reeves, the missing finger symbolizes the character's inability to remarry and wear another wedding ring, adding depth to the story.
Master Networker: As the most powerful individual of the underworld, the Elder has powerful connections throughout the globe and has the supreme authority to lift open contracts and revoke a person's excommunicado status.
Basil Iwanyk and Derek Kolstad's action thriller franchise John Wick follows Keanu Reeves' titular and stylish assassin feared throughout the Russian criminal underworld as Baba Yaga — John Wick's nickname — which supposedly means boogeyman.
Played by Shamier Anderson, Mr. Nobody, also known as Tracker, is a bounty hunter with his sights set on Keanu Reeves' eponymous assassin, though bides his time taking Wick down until the reward hits a certain point.
Is Marcus John Wick's Dad? Marcus, who we see in the first movie, appears to be only an old friend of John's. It's easy to wonder if there's a family connection between the two with Marcus' desire to keep John alive and aid him against Viggo Tarasov. It seems unlikely that Marcus is John Wick's father, though.
The tattoo on Winston's arm was the Ruska Roma crest. This could mean anything from Winston merely having an affiliation with the organization to Winston being a family member. Either way, this could explain how his daughter came to meet the feared bogey man.
John Wick Was Originally a 75-Year-Old Man, but Keanu Reeves Took the Script and 'Made It His Own' - IMDb. Keanu Reeves has turned John Wick into an iconic action hero over the last seven years, but it turns out the role was originally written for an actor more in the vein of Harrison Ford or Clint Eastwood.
In John Wick: Chapter 4, Winston refers to John Wick as "my son" while saying goodbye to him in Russian at John's grave. As John is stated several times to be an orphan, it's unclear if this is meant to be literal or if it's just a term of affection by Winston.
Without delving into spoiler-y developments in John Wick: Chapter 4, it's safe to say Winston even views John from the perspective of a father figure, with his paternal brand of affection really coming to the forefront at the end of John Wick: Chapter 2 and all throughout John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum.
