The Continental is a John Wick prequel series that debuted on Prime Video last year. But according to Ian McShane, the stars of the movie were never informed about the making of the show.
Ian McShane plays Winston Scott across all fourJohn Wickmovies; longtime friend of the title character, and owner of The Continental, which is a safe haven for assassins.
The John Wick universe has been expanding however, with the movie Ballerina hitting screens next year, and featuring the characters of both Scott and Wick.
John Wick star reveals he was “never asked” about The Continental
Ian McShane appeared on a British talk show last night, where he spoke about Ballerina reshoots, before being asked about The Continental.
Ian McShane on#TheOneShowis great because I love the honesty – talking about how Ballerina wasn’t good so they need to shoot more stuff to protect the franchise and then how they don’t talk about The Continental show because they just made it without consulting Keanu and him 😭pic.twitter.com/LwbQrTzLpU
The actor’s face drops at the mere mention of the show, with McShane revealing that he’s never watched it, and questioning why he would see it. His reason? “They never asked anybody about it. They just went and did it.”
A clearly annoyed McShane says he spoke to Keanu Reeves who said “I don’t know,” because nobody asked either of them about it. The interview ended on something of an awkward note.
Chris Tilly is the TV & Movies Editor at Dexerto. He has a BA in English Literature, an MA in Newspaper Journalism, and over the last 20 years, he’s worked for the likes of Time Out, IGN, and Fandom. Chris loves Star Wars, Marvel, DC, sci-fi, and especially horror, while he knows maybe too much about Alan Partridge. You can email him here: chris.tilly@dexerto.com.
