10 Movie Moments That Were Almost WAY Darker

10. Caine Almost Died In The Post-Credits Scene - John Wick: Chapter 4

As the dust settled on the 169-minute onslaught that was John Wick: Chapter 4, Donnie Yen's Caine had earned his freedom and was seemingly set to reunite with his daughter.

What a lovely ending for an all-round badass, eh?

Only, as revealed in that post-credits scene depicting Caine heading towards his child in Paris, the blind assassin looked to be walking straight towards a vengeful, knife-wielding Akira (Rina Sawayama) before the scene cut to black.

Had director Chad Stahelski stuck to his original plan for the post-credit conclusion, though, things may not have ended on such an ambiguous note.

As revealed during a chat with Collider, Yen's character would've actually been stabbed by the daughter of Koji, the friend he had to kill during his quest to take out Wick. And not only that, Caine would've then been at the centre of a "whole death scene."

But Stahelski was eventually convinced by his editor, Nathan Orloff, that it would be a stronger and more intriguing conclusion to have the audience simply wonder whether Akira actually went through with the kill instead.

It's a good thing to, because losing both Yen and Keanu Reeves in one movie would've been too much for even the most bloodthirsty Wick fan to handle.