There is less and less time for the public to witness the new adventures of John Wick in the cinema. The action franchise, led by Keanu Reeves in the title role, is about to release a fourth film that promises great moments with the retired assassin, and has managed to stay current despite the fact that its first installment hit the big screen almost a decade ago.. In all that time, Wick has gone toe-to-toe with everything the world of underground crime has to give him.
Whether it’s the New York-based Russian mafia, or criminals trying to squeeze in more than they can squeeze, or vengeful Italian crime lords, each fight has been on a different level, but the protagonist has always managed to prevail, even when challenged. put a price on his head. With each film in the franchise, the stakes – and scale – of the films become more and more intense, as the killers are deadlier, plus there’s always some old grudge or payoff coming your way. they are offering for it. John Wick: Chapter 4 promises to give us the most important fight that has touched his protagonist so far.
The previews of the film have everything a John Wick fan would expect: car chases, hand-to-hand combat, knife fights and more. For now, the release date for this fourth installment remains in March 2023, but this will be a great year for fans of the assassin for many more reasons, since this could be the first of several productions to hit the screen that year.
Keanu Reeve attended the CCXP Expo Brazil this weekend, where he exclusively presented the John Wick: Chapter 4 poster and took the opportunity to talk about the future of the action franchise. To the express question of whether there will be a fifth film in history, the actor stated that it would only be a reality if John Wick 4 turns out to be a ratings success. This was what he said:
The only way we had a chance to make the John Wick movies was because there was no great plan, we just had an amazing script and great directors like Chad Stahelski and David Leitch. If we did John Wick 2 and 3 it was thanks to the response of the viewers.
The prequel The Continental , still without a release date, could arrive this year. The series was announced in June 2017, and although it has been a long process and we are still waiting for it to hit the screen almost 6 years since it was confirmed, certain details about the project have been advanced, which shows that work is still going on. on it or that they are waiting for a particular date to release it.
The spin-off Ballerina is also pending, with Ana de Armas, where she plays a young murderer who seeks revenge against those who killed her family. Parabellum screenwriter and director Chad Stahelski, a veteran of the franchise who is involved as a producer on this project, are involved. Supposedly, in Ballerina the actress plays a young murderer who seeks revenge against those who killed her family. One of the franchise’s writers is back.
In addition to the spin-offs that are targeted as a way to refresh the franchise, the Lionsgate studio had confirmed that a fifth film will be added to the main canon. John Wick 5 was reportedly filmed at the same time as John Wick: Chapter 4 , and in May 2022 Stahelski confirmed that there would indeed be a fifth installment despite the fact that the fourth installment’s story already provides closure to the franchise in some ways. aspects.
The John Wick movies have never been short of memorable characters, especially when it comes to all those assassins lurking from the shadows, aiding or fighting Keanu Reeves’ fugitive character. And judging by the sneak peeks we’ve seen so far, with all its familiar faces and newcomers to the franchise, that trend will continue a bit more when it hits theaters in March 2023. The franchise has been a smashing hit with fans. , and we can see that in the box office that the three films have collected, the third being the most successful, although from the beginning he was lucky to use that in his favor and be able to secure almost a decade of new films and successes in the cinema.