John Wick 2 Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details
40 of the most interesting John Wick 2 easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of John Wick 2 movie message.
John Wick's (born Jardani Jovonovich) tattoo as seen in John Wick Chapter 2 reads "FORTIS FORTUNA ADIUVAT" which translates to "fortune favors the bold" in English, a slogan has been used historically in the military.
Nobody reacts to the potshots traded between John and Cassian in the subway fight as a little jab at NYC locals because someone ignored their crewmen completely when he needed help picking up his equipment after a fall.
Before the actual confrontation between Wick and Santino you would notice that the floor were already full of cracks showing that multiple takes has already occured.
John Wick 2 Movie Easter Eggs
Keanu Reeves says to Laurence Fishburne "So I guess you have a choice." This phrase, or variations of it, was a constant theme of these actors' previous collaboration, the Matrix Trilogy (1999-2003).
the opening sequence of John Wick 2, the billboards advertise watchmaker Carl F. Bucherer. John Wick wears an Carl F. Bucherer watch in every film
It's a projection of a Buster Keaton clip form "The General"... Buster Keaton is a pioneer of stunt performance in cinema. Thus, it's both homage and kind of an allusion (I mean that loosely)
The 'marker' used to coerce John Wick (Keanu Reeves) to once again become a professional assassin incorporates the symbol of the Assassin Order in the 'Assassin's Creed' video game series.
Accuracy details in John Wick 2
Ruby Roses Character "Ares" is mute, yet you can audibly hear her shouts when she attacks.
John Wick 2 movie hidden details
John's Mustang bears a 2014 Inspection Sticker. This is because chapter 2 takes place immediately after chapter 1, which was "present day" when the first film was released in 2014.
Superb Continuity from John Wick/John Wick 2: Despite Being Filmed/Released 3 Years Apart, The Films Are Set 4 Days Apart. All The Cars Outside The Continental Hotel Are The Same Between Films
John Wick and John Wick 2 are set 4 days apart, and the movies show this by having the same cars parked outside the Continental Hotel
When John's s house is burned he pays a visit to Santiago D'antanio. There you can see a homeless man sitting outside musium. After John is hunted by the assassin's later in the movie the same homeless man saves John and offer him safe refuge and leads John to Santigao.
both John Wick and John Wick: Chapter 2, Viggo and his brother describe John Wick the exact same way. Even following up with the story about the pencil.
John's shotgun has a cartridge mounted right in front of the ejector port so he can quickly load one round directly into the receiver.
All of John's weapons from Italy are modified by Taran Butler, a world champion shooter who trained Keanu Reeves for this role.
Your position in the John Wick: Chapter 2 underground hierarchy is demonstrated through phone technology, with Winston being the only character to own a modern generation iPhone
John Wick: Chapter 2 [2017] when Wick offers Italian mafia boss Santino D'Antonio a coffee, instead of reaching for the already brewed drip coffe (or American coffee) he pulls an espresso shot for his Italian guest.
John Wick escapes into the subway, three black billboards in the background says "Question the System" "The Only Way Out is to Go Through" "Give Them the Lead First"
John Wick Chapter 2 when Santino calls John Wick to give him his mission, he is overlooking a painting depicting Italian Civil war. The mission he is to give John Wick is to murder Santino's own sister.
Jimmy has a family picture taped inside his police hat.
After John gets his car back, you can see his tags still say 2014 from when the first movie was made and the last time we saw the car.
Bowery King/Lawrence Fishburne reminds John Wick/Keanu Reeves of an encounter they had years ago and he also told him that no one sneaks up on him anymore. And in John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum we see that, as he knew the ninjas were behind him and yelled to them "OK!"
The bowery king does truly have eyes all over New York.
John Wick is tasked by Santino to kill his sister Gianna so he can take her seat at the High Table. Her coronation ceremony takes place in the Baths of Caracalla, the namesake of which infamously had his sibling (his brother Geta) killed so that he could become sole Emperor
The Hindu goddess statue behind Winston is Kali. She's a deity often associated with violence and death but in this scene John has just been freed of his marker and is liberated from his obligation. Accordingly, many Hindu sects believe that Kali bestows moksha (liberation).
Following the first shootout in the Roman ruins in John Wick 2, when John slaps his chest, the spent bullets his suit absorbed come loose
You can see John's previous gunshot wound open up again after strenuous movement
John Wick's Rifle have exactly 30 rounds in the magazine and 1 in the chamber. This is the most accurate portyared of an AR model I have ever seen in the movie.
Wick passes by a homeless man with a situation similar to his.
John defeats the D'Antonio sibling's head body guards in the same way but with different outcomes
The museum shootout choreography is tied to Vivaldi's Four Seasons; sounds from John's gunshots are timed with the music's percussion. (Shots start firing after 01:35)
John disregards a major gun safety rule when he enters the Continental to confront Santino, alerting Winston to the seriousness of John's intent
There is coffe left over in the pot because he's still in the habit of making it for two.
We hear Viggo recount to his son that once he saw John kill 3 men with a pencil. In John Wick 2 (2017) we see exactly that
The Silver badge worn on the Sommelier' collar, meant as a breast badge also the medallion it has the same emblem. It's a Anti-Partisan Guerrilla Warfare Badge (German Bandenkampfabzeichen; literally: "Bandit-fight badge")
Before John kills Santino in John Wick 2, the camera lingers at John's hand as he is walking down the stairs. He's not following trigger discipline, foreshadowing that he definitely will kill Santino.
John Wick 2 when John kills Cassian on the train there is a train announcement that "This is the end of the line" (03:20 in the video)
John Wick 2: Winston tells John that without rules "we'd live with the animals". John lives with a dog.
I'm John Wick 2, Gianna D'Antonio kills herself by cutting her wrists from top down instead of from across. This is the quicker option as it severs the vein in multiple areas.
John Wick stabs Cassian in the aorta. As he leaves the train, the announcer says, "This is the end of the line," referring to the fact that there are no more stops on this line of the train.