John Wick: Chapter 4

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 editor, Nathan Orloff and assistant and additional editor, Nicholas Lundgren first joined forces in their early days at JJ Abrams' Bad Robot studio, with their initial collaborative effort being director Morgan Dameron's DIFFERENT FLOWERS (2017). For director Chad Stahelski's latest installment of the chronicles of the reluctant hit man, Nathan and Nicholas are together once again, this time with Nicholas earning an Additional Editor credit.

With the price on his head ever increasing, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 tells the tale of the legendary hit man as he takes his fight against the High Table global and seeks out the most powerful players in the underworld, from New York to Paris to Japan to Berlin.

Nathan Orloff is known for his editing on TULLY (2018), PLAN B (2021) and GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE (2021).

In addition to his work on JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4, Nicholas has assisted on films such as; OVERLORD (2018), PET SEMATARY (2019) and WEST SIDE STORY (2021).

In our discussion with JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 editor Nathan Orloff and asst./addt'l editor Nicholas Lundgren, we talk about:

• Finding an editor who doesn't do action movies for your big action movie
• Building bridges at Bad Robot
• Working "wide" to create comedy amidst the chaos
• Buster Keaton, action hero
• The beauty of vertical monitor, script-view, scene bins

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