Lapho wenza ifilimu eyodwa noma enye, kuhlale kunezinguquko ezithile ezenziwa ngokuqondile ekuhambeni komsebenzi. Njengenye yezimo zama-franchisees "uJohn Piq" kaDerek Collord etshelwe engxoxweni ne-comicbook portal, ekuqaleni ifilimu yokuqala ngoJohn Wich kwakufanele kuhunyushwe ngokuthi "ukwedelelwa") , kepha ngaphansi kwethonya leKeanu Rivza Studio kuthathe isinqumo sokushintsha amacebo akhe okuqala futhi kwenziwa igama lomlingiswa ophambili esihlokweni. Ukuwa kwachaza:
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