Rush 4 and the prequel series starring Mel Gibson and Ballerina starring Annad are currently in production. Rush 4 is still in progress, with just announced that Mel Gibson has joined Lionsgate's Rush Prequel series and Annad joins the spin-off series Ballerina. The anticipation for these three movies is literally killing us!
Each of the films in the action-packed series, starring Keanu Reeves, gives us a deeper understanding of the Continental Hotel that serves the underground Assassin society.
In preparation for the "retired" killer characters that appeared in each of the first three films, Keanu Reeves trained in martial arts and firearms in The Matrix. Sure enough, he himself performed many stunts in the film. To show his love for the rest of the stunt team for the upcoming film, Keanu Reeves recently bought a Rolex watch for each of them.
As we count down to the day when Rush 4 was released, let's refresh our memories and break the rules of the iconic Continental Hotel that served Wick and other underground assassin societies. After all, the agency itself has played a central role in every film so far.
1. It is not allowed to carry out "business" on the spot
Continental Hotels are neutral and are not allowed to carry out killer business within their premises. As a shelter, it established early on that it could not conduct "business" on the hotel grounds, including fighting and enforcing contracts with other Assassins in the hotel. In the first Book, The Rush (2014), Ms. Perkins (Adlinei Parridge) breaks this rule, leading to her being revoked and executed. At the climax of the second Game of Rush (2017), we find that our protagonist breaks the same rules.
Second, there is no escape from the life of the Assassins
Winston, the manager of continental hotels (played by reliable and superb Ian McShane), summed it up well in the Rush Series: "You insult mark, you die." You kill the bearer of the mark, you die. You ran? You're dead."
It is implied throughout the series that escaping the Assassin alive is largely unheard of. After the death of his wife Helen in the first film, fate intervenes to bring John back to the underworld.
3. Hotel Continental only accepts one currency
The hotel pays for the service in special gold coins. In the worlds of the Rush Series, those who serve under a high table offer goods and services in exchange for specially minted gold coins. Over the course of the trilogy, John trades gold coins for weapons, medical treatment, lodging, drinks, and human affection.
Obviously, gold coins have nothing to do with wealth, they are about respect. Let's not forget the moment in the third book, "Ready for War," when Berrada (Jerome Flynn), who oversaw the coin minting in Morocco, said that gold coins "do not represent monetary value." It represents a business relationship, a social contract in which you agree to participate, then you are in it. ”
Once sworn, a blood oath must be taken
The term "blood oath" is often used in the real world to describe unbreakable promises. Historically, there have been several cultures that have had various forms of blood oaths that involve actually making blood, sometimes mixing it with a handshake as a sign of commitment.
In the world of the Rush Series, the "mark" is a blood oath between two people. The mark is also officially witnessed or recognized. It's not just any blood oath. When swearing an oath, the oath presses the blood-stained thumb to the right half of a circular device called a marker. It is a promise of blood, meaning that the debtor swears an oath to fulfill the oath with blood, symbolizing the punishment for breaking the blood oath.
In the second book, Rush, John is obligated to take the blood oath because Santino de Antonio (Riccardo Scamasio) helps Wick leave the crime world so that he can marry his late wife, Helen.
5. It is forbidden to assist in the expulsion of members of the Church
Violating hotel rules can result in expulsion, which is an open contract for your life. In the Rush Series, "excommunicado" is a state in which former Continental Hotel members violate the rules of the organization and lose all their rights. This means that he is not protected by the Continental Hotel and can be killed without any consequences. Besides, no one should help you. Usually trying to help leads to harsher punishments. At the end of the second Book, John is deported by Winston after killing De Antonio on the mainland.