Another Day To Kill (85%), the first installment of the now successful John Wick franchise, starring Keanu Reeves, hit theaters in 2014 to revolutionize action cinema. The sequels, John Wick 2: A New Day to Kill (89%), and John Wick 3: Parabellum (98%), debuted on the big screen, in 2017 and 2019 respectively. All three installments were directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad, and garnered mostly positive reviews, going on to become commercial successes. In addition, the saga of the famous ex-hitman has been described as one of the best of the genre in the last decade.
After a long wait, the first trailer for John Wick: Chapter 4 has finally been revealed, and fans are jumping with excitement. John Wick 4 serves as a direct sequel to Parabellum, and in addition to having Reeves as the main star, the cast includes Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Donnie Yen, Shamier Anderson, Bill Skarsgård, and Hiroyuki Sanada. The feature film has a premiere scheduled for March 24, 2023 in theaters.
Originally, John Wick: Chapter 4 would hit the big screen in May 2022, however, the release date was pushed back to 2023 due to problems stemming from the pandemic. Despite the radical change of dates, the film is already on its way, and the new trailer (and those to come) will help us pass the time until we have Keanu Reeves in action again.
During CinemaCon 2022 in Las Vegas, a sneak peek of John Wick 4 was shown exclusively to event attendees, and it’s an understatement that they were impressed. According to a previous Deadline report, the sneak peek was shared at Lionsgate’s presentation at the event, and it was Keanu Reeves and director Chad Stahelski who announced the exclusive footage. After presenting the trailer, Joe Drake, president of Lionsgate, added the following:
Moviegoers told us that watching the first Wick movie was like watching the genre evolve before their eyes, with fight scenes crazier and somehow more real than anything they’d ever seen. Guided by Chad in the director’s chair and Baba Yaga himself, these incredible filmmakers continue to subvert genre conventions and defy audience expectations. More tradition. More inventive. Exquisite locations. From the Roman Catacombs to Halle Berry shooting out of Casablanca. From John killing a 7-foot-tall hitman with a library book, to the horses galloping across the endless dunes of the Jordan desert.
Without a doubt, John Wick has become a major figure in pop culture since his arrival on the big screen in 2014. With multiple mentions and collaborations in numerous projects and video games, the skillful hitman brought to life by the beloved actor of 57 years old, Keanu Reeves, is now one of the favorite representatives of the action cinema of the public all over the world, and fans are already counting the days for his return.