In the beginning of April, Lionsgate introduced that John Wick: Chapter 5 was formally shifting ahead, as was Donnie Yen’s Caine spinoff and the animated prequel detailing the story of John’s Unimaginable Job. However possibly a fifth John Wick film isn’t a certain factor in spite of everything. At the least, that’s the way in which it sounds studying director Chad Stahelski’s newest feedback on the franchise proper because the Ana de Armas-led spinoff Ballerina is launched onto the 2025 launch schedule.
Between directing all 4 John Wick motion pictures, serving to helm the Ballerina reshoots (albeit uncredited) and, most significantly, having inventive oversight on your complete franchise, it goes with out saying that Stahelski is the one that’s greatest attuned to this world anchored by Keanu Reeves’ badass murderer. That’s why I used to be puzzled when he mentioned the next to THR within the midst of discussing why it was necessary that John Wick: Chapter 4 didn’t finish on a cliffhanger:
If we go down the street of John Wick 5 and construct this story and determine this isn’t proper, there are most likely going to be 10 different issues we’ll uncover that we’ll use for different issues. It’s an excellent inventive train. It’s being within the room riffing with individuals we love. That’s nothing however wins.
On the off probability there are a couple of of you who’ve made it this far, however don’t know what Chad Stahelski’s speaking about, John Wick: Chapter 4 ended with the implication that Keanu Reeves’ title character died from the accidents he sustained in that film, notably being shot by Caine. Ian McShane’s Winston and Laurence Fishburne’s Bowery King have been seen standing close to a headstone along with his identify on it and bidding farewell to their pal. That looks as if a fairly minimize and dry option to finish this saga, proper?
Evidently not since Lionsgate needs to maintain the primary John Wick movie sequence going, however regardless of what the studio introduced, it appears like Chad Stahelski isn’t fairly as sure. To make sure, he did say earlier within the THR profile that he and author Mike Finch have a “fairly good story” for John Wick: Chapter 5 that he thinks is “cool.” As soon as they’ve a “50-page ebook,” then they’ll meet with Keanu Reeves and additional refine no matter this story is. However when requested for clarification about if Chapter 5 is “not a lock,” Stahelski responded:
The studio would very a lot will it into existence, I’m certain, sooner or later. Look, they’ve been nice they usually’ve requested us to actually attempt to we’ve a very good couple of concepts and we’re going to attempt.
Contemplating that John Wick: Chapter 4 earned optimistic important reception like its predecessors and remodeled $447 million worldwide, I don’t blame Lionsgate for wanting for wanting to maintain that cash prepare going. However on the identical time, I fear that John Wick: Chapter 5 in no matter kind it is available in will find yourself ruining what was really a robust ending. At the least Chad Stahelski made it clear he and Mike Finch, and shortly Keanu Reeves, aren’t taking a fifth film evenly and placing within the effort to creating certain the story is one thing worthwhile.
As soon as John Wick: Chapter 5 will get a launch date, then I’ll be extra inclined to suppose that this mission is definitely taking place. Till then, be at liberty to CinemaBlend’s Ballerina assessment, whether or not you’ve already seen the spinoff or plan to catch it at your native theater.