by This spring, Keanu Reeves will return as deadly assassin John Wick in John Wick: Chapter 4, the latest installment in his hyper-violent action franchise.
Nine years ago, moviegoers were wowed by a neo-noir style reminiscent of John Woo and the golden age of high-octane Hong Kong cinema. Despite a simple premise centered on a roaring rampage for revenge, 2014’s John Wick was hailed as a much-needed adrenaline shot for the action genre, kicking off a career renaissance for one of Hollywood’s most beloved actors. in Keanu Reeves.
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The massive success of John Wick opened a firearms franchise not many saw coming, with two more sequels, John Wick: Chapter 2 and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, introducing us to a shadowy cabal of assassins bent on hunting down . Wick down. Just days after Parabellum hit theaters around the world, Lionsgate broke the exciting news that another sequel was in development.
Here’s what we know about John Wick: Chapter 4 so far…
John Wick: Chapter 4 Release Date
John Wick: Chapter 4 is scheduled to hit theaters worldwide on March 24, 2023. Wick’s fourth outing was initially set for a May 2021 release, but the COVID pandemic and Reeves’ commitments to another project, The Matrix Resurrections, pushed back the release date. a year ago.
However, the planned 2022 Memorial Day weekend release, which would have pitted the highly anticipated film against Top Gun: Maverick, was nixed in favor of a 2023 release.
John Wick: Chapter 4 Plot
John Wick: Chapter 4 will follow Reeves’ brooding hitman as he continues his quest for revenge against the High Table, a worldwide council of crime lords who had placed a large bounty on the titular character’s head.
However, the beleaguered Wick must face a new adversary and realize that old friends can become mortal enemies.
Is there a trailer for John Wick: Chapter 4?
Set to a haunting remix of Terry Flowers’ “Seasons in the Sun,” the trailer for John Wick: Chapter 4 was unveiled with great fanfare in November 2022, promising more of the same jaw-dropping scenes and wild ultraviolence. that we have come to expect and appreciate from the franchise.
Check it out above.
Cast of John Wick: Chapter 4
When we last saw Keanu Reeves as Wick, he was apparently betrayed by old accomplice Winston (Deadwood’s Ian McShane), who unleashed three shots that knocked the embattled gunman off a roof.
Wick would ultimately survive and subsequently form an alliance with the Bowery King (The Matrix’s Laurence Fishburne), who is also intent on taking down the High Table.
McShane, Fishburne and Lance Reddick, who played Continental’s stoic janitor Charon, will return, joining action stars Donnie Yen from Ip Man, Mortal Kombat’s Hiroyuki Sanada and renowned martial artist Scott Adkins (Undisputed II). ).
IT’s Bill Skarsgård stars as “The Marquis”, a member of the High Table forced to clean up the carnage from the previous three films, and electro-pop sensation Rina Sawayama also joins the fray in her acting debut.
John Wick: Chapter 4 Filmmakers
After directing the previous three films, Chad Stahelski returns to direct the fourth chapter, reuniting with Parabellum screenwriter Shay Hatten and working with another on Predators’ Michael Finch.
Given the global influence the High Court has on a world scale, expect to see Wick fight in a myriad of venues ranging from Berlin and Osaka to Paris and southern Jordan.
In an interview with Empire, Stahelski further expanded fan expectations for Chapter 4, summing it up as “if you take The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, cross it with Zatoichi, and add a Greek myth.”
Future plans for the John Wick-iverse
In addition to Chapter 4, the Wick Cinematic Universe is ripe for further expansion and exploration, as Lionsgate confirmed that a spinoff is currently in the works.
Ballerina, which began filming in Prague in November 2022, stars Blonde’s Ana de Armas as a ballet dancer seeking revenge after the murder of her family. Anjelica Huston (The Addams Family), who played crime family boss Ruska Roma in Parabellum, will reprise her role alongside McShane, Reddick and Reeves.
Additionally, there will be a prequel TV series that focuses on the origins of the hotel that served as a hideout for hitmen. Set in the ’70s, The Continental will follow a younger Winston, played by Ambulance’s Colin Woodell, and will stream on Amazon Prime sometime in 2023.
John Wick Runtime: Chapter 4
With a running time of around 150 minutes, John Wick: Chapter 4 will be the longest installment in the series. And while it’s highly unlikely that Wick will get the happy ending he craves after such a huge body count, he’s hoping for an imminent Chapter 5 to finally bring closure to a hellish saga that has delighted us all for the past nine years.
John Wick: Chapter 4 will hit theaters on March 24, 2023
