Halle Berry Pursued Role in 'John Wick' Sequel Even Before There Was a Script

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There was no role for her. There wasn't event a script. But Halle Berry was determined to be part of the "John Wick" action-movie franchise.

So the Oscar winner cold-called director Chad Stahelski to let her know of her deep interest in being in the next sequel alongside star Keanu Reeves. "John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum" is scheduled to drop in May.

When Berry calls, people tend to listen.

"It was a right before the holidays (in 2017)," Stahelski told Entertainment Weekly. "I got a call saying, 'Halle Berry would like to meet with you.' I was like, 'That's cool.' I'd never met her before.

"She came to my offices in Manhattan Beach the next day, walked right in, sat down, goes, 'I want a part in John Wick 3. I'm like, well, 'That's very flattering, but we don't have a script yet.' She said, 'I don't care.' I'm like, 'Well, I don't even know if there's a female (part).' She goes, 'I don't care, I want to be in it, let's party.'"

Stahelski didn't seem to understand how big a fan Berry was of the original "John Wick" from 2014 and its 2017 sequel "John Wick: Chapter 2," both of which starred Reeves as a retired assassin who keeps getting pulled back into his violent, shoot-'em-up ways.

Stahelski contacted Berry a few months after their initial meeting to gauge her interest. He received an enthusiastic approach.

"It was like, 'Okay, let's just call her back and see if she's still interested," he said. "And she was like, 'Of course I'm (expletive) interested. When do we start training?' I'm like, 'Why don't you come down and watch?' She's like, 'I don't want to watch, I wanna do it.' Came in, first day, jumped right in. (She) finished going, 'Yeah, that was tough, what time do we start tomorrow?'"

Berry plays Sofia, an old acquaintance of Wick's.

"She has a past with John," Reeves said. "I end up going to find her to see if she can help me."

Berry was so devoted to her role that she ended up helping train her character's two dogs, according to Uproxx.

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DocPBJ007 on June 3rd, 2019 at 18:15 UTC »

I dont think these movies have a script apparently....Keanu just goes, "Let's have John Wick in a desert this time."

juar3zai on June 3rd, 2019 at 17:39 UTC »

She did better in John wick than she did in Kidnap

TempleMade_MeBroke on June 3rd, 2019 at 16:41 UTC »

Jason Mantzoukas also made a public shout-out on the HDTGM podcast to be cast in John Wick 3 before there was ever even a John Wick 2 released asking for a role!

Granted he was asking for a sex scene with Keanu...