{"id":2065034,"date":"2025-10-02T19:54:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2065034"},"modified":"2025-10-02T19:54:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:54:01","slug":"a-john-wick-actors-gritty-action-movie-is-blowing-up-on-prime-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/a-john-wick-actors-gritty-action-movie-is-blowing-up-on-prime-video\/","title":{"rendered":"A John Wick Actor&#8217;s Gritty Action Movie Is Blowing Up On Prime Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While there are plenty of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1134143\/roles-that-john-wick-actors-probably-want-you-to-forget-about\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:roles that &quot;John Wick&quot; actors probably want you to forget about;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">roles that &#8220;John Wick&#8221; actors probably want you to forget about<\/a>, the franchise&#8217;s extensive cast also have a number of projects that deserve more attention. Given the obvious talent on display in the &#8220;John Wick&#8221; movies in terms of fighting prowess, it stands to reason that the various actors from those films have starred in top tier action ventures of their own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One such performer, Scott Adkins \u2014 who played German mob boss\u00a0Killa Harkan in &#8220;John Wick: Chapter 4&#8221; \u2014 might not be a household name to mainstream moviegoers, but he&#8217;s a modern day legend among martial arts genre enthusiasts. And his 2025 film, &#8220;Diablo,&#8221; has punched and kicked its way into Amazon Prime Video&#8217;s current list of the streaming service&#8217;s top 10 most-watched films (via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/flixpatrol.com\/title\/diablo-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FlixPatrol;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FlixPatrol<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It&#8217;s nice to see the movie doing so well, not only because it&#8217;s a great action thriller in its own right, but because Adkins deserves to reach an audience beyond the fighting film faithful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1708360\/best-spoof-movies-of-all-time\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:From Spaceballs To Scary Movie: The 16 Best Spoof Movies Of All Time;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">From Spaceballs To Scary Movie: The 16 Best Spoof Movies Of All Time<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Scott Adkins also produced and co-wrote Diablo<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Kris kicks a man in the face in Diablo &#8211; Lionsgate<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Scott Adkins headlines\u00a0 &#8220;Diablo&#8221; as Kris Chaney, a man recently released from prison who immediately finds himself in trouble again. In his defense, that trouble stems from trying to do right by a young girl and her mother \u2014 but it just so happens that the girl&#8217;s father is a powerful Columbian gangster. In a 2020 Looper exclusive,\u00a0Adkins revealed that the Punisher would be <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/300090\/scott-adkins-on-the-marvel-role-he-thinks-hed-be-perfect-for-exclusive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the Marvel role he'd be perfect for.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the Marvel role he&#8217;d be perfect for.<\/a> &#8220;Diablo&#8221; proves exactly why, as it&#8217;s a gritty revenge story in which a man is forced to take matters into his own hands and makes anyone who gets in his way rue the day that they crossed his path.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Diablo&#8221; co-stars Marko Zaror, another <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1245033\/every-real-martial-artist-who-appeared-john-wick-films\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:real martial artist who appeared in the &quot;John Wick&quot; films;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">real martial artist who appeared in the &#8220;John Wick&#8221; films<\/a>\u00a0as\u00a0High Table member Chidi, also in the franchise&#8217;s fourth installment. These two masters of their craft put on a pulse pounding display of athleticism in &#8220;Diablo,&#8221; even managing\u00a0to win over critics who are typically dismissive of these types of action fests. It&#8217;s clearly a project that Adkins put a lot of himself into, as he not only stars in &#8220;Diablo&#8221; but also worked on the story and serves as one of the producers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here&#8217;s hoping he keeps delivering more movies like this \u2014 and that they keep finding audiences \u2014 so that Adkins can be the massive star he deserves to be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1985301\/john-wick-actor-scott-adkins-action-movie-diablo-prime-video-streaming-hit\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:original article on Looper;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">original article on Looper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While there are plenty of roles that &#8220;John Wick&#8221; actors probably want you to forget about, the franchise&#8217;s extensive cast also have a number of projects that deserve more attention. Given the obvious talent on display in the &#8220;John Wick&#8221; movies in terms of fighting prowess, it stands to reason that the various actors from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2065035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[325227,385788],"class_list":["post-2065034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-john-wick","tag-scott-adkins"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/A-John-Wick-Actors-Gritty-Action-Movie-Is-Blowing-Up.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2065034"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2065036,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065034\/revisions\/2065036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2065035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2065034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2065034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2065034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}