In an interview for Swedish Dicks posted on TV Bloggen, Peter Stormare talked about John Wick and Keanu Reeves. The interview is in Swedish and pertinent parts were translated with the google translator and posted below.
I: I have little hypothesis here, so you will correct me if I’m wrong: You are in the sequel to the Keanu Reeves movie “John Wick,” so I think it was you who persuaded Keanu Reeves to set up the “Swedish Dicks”.
PS: No, he persuaded me enough.
I: Hahaha. Tell.
PS: So here it is: He is planning a trilogy with “John Wick” movies. I’m a little spruce in number two. Then he said that I would be more in the third place of the runner-up goes well. It’s his little company that does this, he is scraping together money and certainly, there were not many who saw the film, but it might cost $ 15 million to make …
I: … And it looks amazing.
PS: Yes, indeed, and so played it 100 million. And the large companies only: “Huh?”.
I: I love “John Wick”.
PS: At the same time, he has stomach … he told me that every two years they come with “Speed” offerings. Further, more and more money. He says “never.” With “The Matrix” is the same thing. He says no, it’s done – just like me and “Prison Break”, I would never go back. But Keanu is a very humble and shy … have you met him?
I: No Unfortunately not.
PS: He is humble and shy. But I said that I will be with the “John Wick” in a few days so you have to be in the “Swedish Dicks”. Then he laughed and said: What the hell is the “Swedish Dick”? I sent the scripts, then it took awhile he was away in Italy and completed “John Wick,” but when he came home, I said that we must speak of the “Swedish Dick” because otherwise I have to find someone else.
So we met for a lunch meeting and then he brought a notebook with questions. He had read all the script and thought it was great. He had a lot of questions and wanted to do it, but everything should be done in a week.I: So it fit into his schedule?
PS: Exactly. We were forced to do so. A little perplexed, it was at times, but he thought it was a blast. He came through on our little farewell party and thanked everyone. He went and thanked the directors and anyone who has been involved in the series.