Derek Kolstad

Derek Kolstad (born April 4, 1974) was the screenwriter and creator for John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2 and John Wick: Chapter 3- Parabellum. He is from Madison Wisconsin and has been writing since the age of 13.
== Production of John Wick ==
Derek Kolstad wrote the script for a movie named Scorn in 2012, He accepted the offer from Thunder Road Pictures and Scorn was put into production. Keanu Reeves (John Wick) liked the name of his character so much he kept saying he was working on a movie named 'John Wick'. Soon the movie title was changed entirely to John Wick.
Kolstad will not return for the upcoming John Wick : Chapter 4 and John Wick: Chapter 5 films. He has said it was not his decision and Lionsgate did not ask for him to return.
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