John Wick: An Expendable Hitman
Crossover: The Expendables (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012), The Expendables 3 (2014)
I’m somewhat of an Expendables apologist, in that 80s-inspired action is hard to come by these days (done marginally right). You’re half watching for the action, half watching to see what veteran action star makes a cameo. That said, John Wick could teach these old dogs some new tricks, AND WHO WOULDN’T WANT THAT?! Now, there are two ways to go about this…
First, the obvious route. Get him involved in the Expendables somehow. Simple. Add Keanu Reeves to a roster of badasses who are of the same technical mindset. Stop drooling. Gags could be plentiful. Maybe Lee Christmas (Jason Statham) goes to kill thugs with some expertly-thrown knives, but before the daggers strike their targets, Wick headshots the baddies. Cue an angry Statham face, a Reeves smirk, and some dumb – yet wholly appreciated – one-liner. “Too slow, Santa Claus.” Just get Reeves involved and watch magic happen.
OR MAYBE WICK SHOOTS A BULLET INTO THE FLYING DAGGER, WHICH ACTS LIKE A ROCKET BOOSTER THAT PUSHES THE KNIFE CLEAN THROUGH A HENCHMAN’S NOGGIN. See? SEE?!
Now, here’s the other route – what if John Wick was contracted to kill an Expendable? Maybe Ceaser (Terry Crews)? Someone wants to send a message, and Wick delivers. This pits the Expendables against Wick, who proves to be a worthy adversary. Then maybe we learn that Wick was forced into pulling the hit off (another blood oath?)? The Expendables are forced to reconcile their differences, and the whole lot goes against a main villain behind it all (using Wick to destroy the Expendables). This is a major spitball, but one that could be monumental if executed.