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Defending Mr Saunders, John Harrison said his client was known as "dippy Dominique" and incapable of arranging a hit man.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

But the one that has most resonated — killed, you might say — has been a gentler, funnier take on the genre that says right up front: The hired hit man is a Hollywood myth.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

“John Wick 4,” written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch, finds Stahelski and Reeves’ collaboration in full bloom, aligned in their vision for everyone’s favorite un-retired hit man.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2023

The 58-year-old has since starred in the Matrix sequels and as a hit man in the John Wick franchise.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2023

He squeezes the words out of the corner of his mouth like a hit man.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe