The highly anticipated movie of the year John Wick: Chapter 4 has now hit the theatres. The John Wick franchise has been a huge success globally after its breathtaking and unique action sequences. The casting done by the producers has been nothing short of exemplary, and loved by the fans. However, in the previous sequel, John Wick: Chapter 3- Parabellum, the director of the movie casted Boban Marjanovic.
Boban is a professional NBA player and is currently playing for the Houston Rockets. The Rockets center is the tallest player in the league, and his huge presence impressed the directors. He was cast for the movie and played Ernest, in the first fight scene of the movie. In addition to his height, the directors were impressed by his ability to palm the head of Keanu. NBA fans would’ve easily recognized Boban in the movie, who towers over the actor.
The two go at each other in the first fight sequence of the movie and eventually, Keanu wins the fight. Fans have praised the movie for giving John Wick the ability to kill his enemies with weird objects. In this movie as well, John Wick takes down Boban’s character Ernest with a hardbound book in a public library.
Marjanovic is no stranger when it comes to movies, he appeared in a recent film Hustle, which was produced by Adam Sandler, LeBron James, and others.
Boban Marjanovic claims he can take down Keanu Reeves in real life
Boban is the tallest player in the NBA, standing at 7’4, and weighs around 300 pounds. He is more than a foot taller than Keanu who is 6’1. In the movie, is scripted, and Keanu being the protagonist had to come out on top. However, in real life, it seems as if Boban would take down Keanu with ease.
In an interview, Charles Barkley asked Boban, “If that happened in real life and it wasn’t a script would you kick Keanu Reeves’ a**?” Chuck asked Boban after the game. To which he replied, “Ohh hell of course my friend. Of course, trust me.” Keanu Reeves fans will be not taking this well who are aware of his combat experience. Nonetheless, it’s hard to rule out Boban who is a 7’4 NBA player and highly athletic.