John Wick's Director Didn't Want To Cast Boban Because He Didn't Know 'What A Boban' Was

[Vulture] - Around that time, Wick 3 producer Basil Iwanyk — who happens to be a huge basketball fan — flew into New York for a production meeting and offered a crucial suggestion. “He was like, ‘Dude, I got it.’ I’m like, ‘Whatta ya got?’” Stahelski recalls. “‘He goes, ‘You need Boban.’ And I’m like, ‘Great. What’s a Boban?’”

 “I need somebody that’s going to do the opening fight scene of John Wick 3. So there’s some expectations there, with a guy that’s never been on camera or done stunts before. I’m like, ‘Yeah, no. I’ll pass.’”

Stahelski’s brush-off didn’t last long, though. According to him, he randomly changed his mind soon after. “I was like, ‘Ah well, fuck it. Let’s talk to him.

I know I’m not really a big movie guy like the LCB fellas, but what the fuck is this? Excuse me, Mr. Director man. You don’t know what a Boban is? A Boban is this:

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That’s what a Boban is good sir. A Boban is a gigantic gentle giant that will steal the hearts of every person in the world with a simple picture that doesn’t make sense. That one of him and Stan Van Gundy still looks like a Photoshop.

He’s the guy that helped your movie become a box office hit. Sure, a lot of it has to do with Keanu Reaves, but don’t you dare question that Boban didn’t help.

I’m starting a push to get Boban more acting roles, preferably a lead. Everyone knows what a Boban is now.