The news comes directly from the first film’s directors, Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, who will return to direct the second installment. There’s no word if Keanu Reeves would return as well, but the directors indicated that they would love to continue working with the actor.
As Stahelski told Movies.com: “We have ideas for days and without blinking twice we know we can outdo the action from the original. It’s the matter of story and how much you like the character. That’s always the most important. If there’s great action but you have a character that no one likes and doesn’t have charisma you’re not going to watch it. Look at any great action star, whether it’s Harrison Ford or Liam Neeson or Robert Downey Jr., pick a name, you love the guy first. Good action, bad action, you just love them in action. So we want to make sure we have a story and a character that everybody loves and then we’ll dress it with action that we promise will be awesome.”
