<Dl> <Dd> The head of the Tarasov family and an enterprising businessman with questionable roots . On taking the role of Viggo, Nyqvist mentioned, "I found the relationship between John and Viggo to be interesting . Viggo has always liked John because he was brilliant at his job . They have the kind of love and respect you might see between a father and son, but it breaks down when John comes for Iosef ." Stahelski stated that the role of Viggo had been decided after a great many meetings due to the importance and complexity of the character, and that Nyqvist brought both odd and interesting qualities to the character, also adding that "(Nyqvist's) quirkiness is a good match for Keanu's stoicism ." The filmmakers were most determined to attempt bypassing the stereotypical Russian mobster characterization . Iwanyk stated that Viggo needed to be played by someone who would be "believable as this ultra-bad guy, but was still very, very charming ." adding that, "(Nyqvist) brought the character a kind of humanity ." For the role of Viggo, Nyqvist was given a style of fighting based on the Russian martial art of Sambo to which he started training in Stockholm, Sweden at the request of Stahelski and Leitch, as he stated, "I did this Russian style of jiu - jitsu called Sambo a lot . I did Brazilian jiu - jitsu and boxing a lot . (...) to get closer to the character . (...) the guys I worked with, back home in Stockholm, were Russians, so (I) got closer to them . It was a little bit like (method acting)." Of Viggo's background, Kolstad revealed, "A street brawler raised in the slums of Kiev, Viggo has worked his way up the underworld food chain . Now, he is in the process of transitioning to respectability ." Director Stahelski stated of Nyqvist, "(Michael), he is not your stereotypical Russian bad guy . He is a quirky guy, how he gives his reads ." David Leitch stated, "We had great performances and input from Michael Nyqvist who played it straight and he was excellent . He was a quirky villain . And we took time with the script and found those humorous moments and made sure we paced them correctly with the ultra-violence ." </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> The head of the Tarasov family and an enterprising businessman with questionable roots . On taking the role of Viggo, Nyqvist mentioned, "I found the relationship between John and Viggo to be interesting . Viggo has always liked John because he was brilliant at his job . They have the kind of love and respect you might see between a father and son, but it breaks down when John comes for Iosef ." Stahelski stated that the role of Viggo had been decided after a great many meetings due to the importance and complexity of the character, and that Nyqvist brought both odd and interesting qualities to the character, also adding that "(Nyqvist's) quirkiness is a good match for Keanu's stoicism ." The filmmakers were most determined to attempt bypassing the stereotypical Russian mobster characterization . Iwanyk stated that Viggo needed to be played by someone who would be "believable as this ultra-bad guy, but was still very, very charming ." adding that, "(Nyqvist) brought the character a kind of humanity ." For the role of Viggo, Nyqvist was given a style of fighting based on the Russian martial art of Sambo to which he started training in Stockholm, Sweden at the request of Stahelski and Leitch, as he stated, "I did this Russian style of jiu - jitsu called Sambo a lot . I did Brazilian jiu - jitsu and boxing a lot . (...) to get closer to the character . (...) the guys I worked with, back home in Stockholm, were Russians, so (I) got closer to them . It was a little bit like (method acting)." Of Viggo's background, Kolstad revealed, "A street brawler raised in the slums of Kiev, Viggo has worked his way up the underworld food chain . Now, he is in the process of transitioning to respectability ." Director Stahelski stated of Nyqvist, "(Michael), he is not your stereotypical Russian bad guy . He is a quirky guy, how he gives his reads ." David Leitch stated, "We had great performances and input from Michael Nyqvist who played it straight and he was excellent . He was a quirky villain . And we took time with the script and found those humorous moments and made sure we paced them correctly with the ultra-violence ." </Dd> <Ul> <Li> Alfie Allen as Iosef </Li> </Ul> <Li> Alfie Allen as Iosef </Li>

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