I’m a fan of the sensibility of comics, and I love the escapism of them and the defining of good and evil. They’re just so creative, too. David Leitch Read Quote
You can sometimes break rules in comics that you can’t necessarily break in cinema. It’s fun to find something cool in a comic and then try and find a way to break the same rule in another medium. David Leitch Read Quote
I’ve been doing second unit for years, which is sort of like directing mini movies. Now that I’m directing entire films, it’s really just more of everything. There are a lot more questions that need answers. David Leitch Read Quote
We don’t want John Wick to retire again; we’re glad he’s back in the game. We want a sequel or a prequel. There’s a lot of fertile ground to cover. David Leitch Read Quote
I think in the ‘Deadpool’ franchise, the writers are really good at distilling the good stuff and applying that to the material in this universe. David Leitch Read Quote
As a second unit director, you’re entrusted to shoot the action sequences. On every movie, it’s slightly different. David Leitch Read Quote
Sometimes, the action genre does get stale. Although I want to go back and see my favorite characters in their tentpoles – and will religiously do that – it’s really fun to see breakout ideas and concepts. Let’s make some new stories. David Leitch Read Quote
I think what’s really important is to challenge yourself. You can very easily fall into the rut of, ‘We know it works! We’ll use that old chestnut.’ David Leitch Read Quote
I look at the action scenes as placeholders when I arrive on a script, knowing that I’m going to expand on them when I understand the constraints of the movie, the locations of where we’re shooting, the abilities of the actors, and where we want to go with the characters. David Leitch Read Quote
