John’s death was inevitable ever since he came out of retirement in the first movie.
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In the alternate ending, John is shown to be still alive.
We shot an ending where you actually saw John Wick at the end of the movie.
So it was very clear that he was still alive.
The audiences we tested with absolutely preferred the ambiguous ending."