History Trivia / JohnWickChapter2

* CastTheExpert: John's Italian "tailor" is played by the film's costume designer Luca Mosca. According to director Chad Stahelski, there was no need to go find an Italian man who could lovingly describe John's tactical suit when they already such a person on hand.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: Many of them in the Japanese dub:
** [[Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa John]], [[Creator/TesshoGenda The Bowery King]] and [[Creator/TakahiroSakurai Santino D'Antonio]] previously worked together in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' as Minato Namikaze, Kurama and Sasori respectively. They also worked as well in ''VideoGame/{{Nioh}}'' as Hattori Hanzo, Honda Tadakatsu and Ishida Mitsunari.
** The three aforementioned voice actors also worked in many of the animated adaptations of the ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' manga: Creator/TakahiroSakurai (Santino) voiced Griffith in the [[Anime/Berserk2016 2016 anime]], while Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa (John) voiced the same character in the [[Anime/Berserk1997 1997 one]], and Creator/TesshoGenda (The Bowery King) voiced Grunbeld in ''VideoGame/BerserkMillenniumFalconHenSeimaSenkiNoSho'', Adon Coborlwitz in the [[Anime/Berserk1997 1997 anime]] and Emperor Ganishka in ''VideoGame/BerserkAndTheBandOfTheHawk''.
** [[Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa John]] and [[Creator/TakahiroSakurai Santino D'Antonio]] also worked together as [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth and Cloud Strife]], except this time, [[HilariousInHindsight Cloud is the bad guy]].
** Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa and Creator/TesshoGenda worked together in many other works (both in {{Anime}} and foreign dubs) as either allies or enemies, like [[WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}} Nick Wilde and Mayor Lionheart]], [[LightNovel/NinjaSlayer Ninja Slayer and the Clone Yakuzas]], the already mentioned Minato and Kurama, [[Franchise/StarWars Obi-wan Kenobi and Mace Windu]], etc.

* DoingItForTheArt: Expanding on the preparation he did for [[Film/JohnWick the first film]], Creator/KeanuReeves put himself through intensive training in weapons and close-quarters combat techniques in order to perform many of the action scenes himself and top his stunt performance from the first film. In particular, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpr8oqyjKIc this footage]] shows him running through a close-quarters training course using live ammunition with ''startling'' (and appropriately Wick-like) efficiency.

* CastTheExpert: John's Italian "tailor" is played by the film's costume designer Luca Mosca. According to director Chad Stahelski, there was no need to go find an Italian man who could lovingly describe John's tactical suit when they already such a person on hand already.

* UnratedEdition: The film was censored in the UK for its theatrical run in order to obtain a 15 rating (the same as the other two films in the trilogy). Specifically, [[spoiler:Gianna D'Antonio's suicide had most of its detail removed]]. The home video version of the film remains uncut and was rated 18.

** Not included among the Blu-ray extras is a fight that would've taken place in New York's Chinatown, likely as part of the sequence in which John fends off a gauntlet of assassins [[spoiler:after Santino places a bounty on his head]]. The idea of a fight taking place in Chinatown would be SavedForTheSequel, albeit mostly indoors rather than on the street.

** Unlike the first film, which was shot entirely in New York and its surroundings, this film uses Montreal to double as New York during a few scenes. The opening vehicle chase was filmed in downtown Montreal (right until the shot of the bike hitting Wick's car, which was filmed in New York), in addition to the sequence of Wick fighting off the assassins in the subway, which was filmed at Place-des-Arts metro station (the mural ''L'histoire de la musique à Montréal'' is clearly visible in one shot). The fight against the Sumo assassin likewise was filmed at Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle.

** Unlike the first film, which was shot entirely in New York and its surroundings, this film uses Montreal to double as New York during a few scenes. The opening vehicle chase was filmed in downtown Montreal (right until the shot of the bike hitting Wick's car, which was filmed in New York), in addition to the sequence of Wick fighting off the assassins in the subway, which was filmed at Place-des-Arts metro station (the mural ''L'histoire de la musique à Montréal'' is clearly visible in one shot).

* CaliforniaDoubling: Unlike the first film, which was shot entirely in New York and its surroundings, this film uses the streets of Montreal to double as New York during the opening vehicle scenes. The New York art museum that features in the film was also filmed elsewhere, at La Galleria Nazionale in Rome.

** Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa and Creator/TesshoGenda worked together in many other works (both in {{Anime}} and foreign dubs) as either allies or enemies, like [[Disney/{{Zootopia}} Nick Wilde and Mayor Lionheart]], [[LightNovel/NinjaSlayer Ninja Slayer and the Clone Yakuzas]], the already mentioned Minato and Kurama, [[Franchise/StarWars Obi-wan Kenobi and Mace Windu]], etc.

* UnratedEdition: The film was censored in the UK for its theatrical run in order to obtain a 15 rating (the same as the other two films in the trilogy). Specifically, [[spoiler:Gianna D'Antonio's suicide had most of its detail removed]]. The home video version of the film remains uncut.

* ActorInspiredElement: Ares's fighting style was built around Ruby Rose's real-life experience in boxing; obviously it became much more complex.

* FakeRussian: Creator/PeterStormare, master of PlaysGreatEthnics is at work yet again by playing [[FakeRussian a Russian]] (he's Swedish, just like Michael Nyqvist, who played Viggo in the first film).

* CreatorCameo:
** The DJ in the Rome party fight is played by Le Castle Vania, who also composed the music for that scene. (he also did the Red Circle club music for the first film)
** Angelo the Tailor is played by Luca Mosca, the film's costume designer.

* FakeNationality: Creator/PeterStormare, master of PlaysGreatEthnics is at work yet again by playing [[FakeRussian a Russian]] (he's Swedish, just like Michael Nyqvist, who played Viggo in the first film). According to supplementary material, Ares is Italian but is played by the Australian Ruby Rose. It helps that, being mute, nobody can tell her accent is wrong.

* RewatchBonus: Look closely at some early scenes in the film as John walks around the city; there will be several homeless men who all look very similar to one-another. We find out later that [[spoiler: The Bowery King is keeping tabs on everything, and likely knew of John's activities before John sought him out.]]

** Antonio the Tailor is played by Luca Mosca, the film's costume designer.

* ActorAllusion:
** Creator/LaurenceFishburne calling Creator/KeanuReeves 'the man, the myth, the legend' and 'not very good at retiring' is a subtle nod to [[Franchise/TheMatrix the last time they worked together on a film about an unstoppable badass proficient in martial arts and guns.]] The same happens in the Japanese dub, as both characters are voiced by Creator/TesshoGenda and Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa respectively.
** The tagline on the poster that's presented on the front page is "Reloaded," the subtitle of ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded''.

* RewatchBonus: Look closely at some early scenes in the film as John walks around the city; there will be several homeless men who all look very similar to one-another. We find out later that [[spoiler: The Bowery King is keeping tabs on everything, and likely knew of John's activities before John sought him out.]]

** Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa and Creator/TesshoGenda worked together in many other works (both in {{Anime}} and foreign dubs) as either allies or enemies, like [[Disney/{{Zootopia}} Nick Wilde and Mayor Lionheart]], [[LightNovel/NinjaSlayer Ninja Slayer and the Clone Yakuzas]], the already mentioned Minato and Kurama, [[Franchise/StarWars Obi-wan Kenobi and Mace Windu]], etc.

* GeniusBonus: When [[spoiler: Gianna]] slits [[spoiler: her]] own wrists, they do so by running the length of the blade down their arm rather than across at the wrist. While the latter is the more well known method utilized for self-harming purposes, the former is actually how you do it if one is aiming to kill themselves or someone else since it cuts through far more veins and arteries than going across at the wrists.

** Creator/LaurenceFishburne calling Creator/KeanuReeves 'the man, the myth, the legend' and 'not very good at retiring' is a subtle nod to [[Franchise/TheMatrix the last time they worked together on a film about an unstoppable badass proficient in martial arts and guns.]]
*** The same happens in the Japanese dub, as both characters are voiced by Creator/TesshoGenda and Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa respectively.
*** Speaking of said films, the tagline on the poster that's presented on the front page is [[Film/TheMatrixReloaded "Reloaded"]].
** Once again, Peter Stormare and Keanu Reeves [[Film/{{Constantine}} share a short scene]], only this time, Keanu is the one in control.
** This isn't the first time that Keanu Reeves and Common [[Film/StreetKings have been enemies]].
*** Nor is this the first time Common is affiliated with a [[{{Film/Wanted}} fraternity of assassins]].
*** Also not the first time Common plays [[Film/RunAllNight a head-shaven, firearm-wielding and formidable hitman well-acquainted with the protagonist]].
*** This isn't Common's first time as a [[Film/SmokinAces bodyguard.]]

** The three aforementioned voice actors also worked in many of the animated adaptations of the ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' manga: Creator/TakahiroSakurai (Santino) voiced Griffith in the [[Anime/Berserk2016 2016 anime]], while Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa (John) voiced the same character in the [[Anime/Berserk1997 1997 one]], while Creator/TesshoGenda (The Bowery King) voiced Grunbeld in ''VideoGame/BerserkMillenniumFalconHenSeimaSenkiNoSho'', Adon Coborlwitz in the [[Anime/Berserk1997 1997 anime]] and Emperor Ganishka in ''VideoGame/BerserkAndTheBandOfTheHawk''.