This month marks two years since John Wick: Chapter 4 was launched in theaters, and it appeared to carry the franchise’s essential movie collection to a definitive shut. In any case, Chapter 4’s ending confirmed Winston and The Bowery King visiting John’s headstone, and Keanu Reeves mentioned earlier this month that “the character’s lifeless.” And but, speak of John Wick 5 persists, and the newest replace from a Lionsgate government has left me much more confused about the place issues stand with the title murderer.
Jenefer Brown, EVP and Head of International Merchandise & Experiences at Lionsgate, knowledgeable Comicbook that John Wick 5 is certainly one of many tasks this motion franchise has arising, with the subsequent of the bunch being the 2025 film launch of the Ana de Armas-led Ballerina. When she was pressed for extra particulars about John Wick 5, Brown answered:
We’ve shared that we’re growing a fifth John Wick movie … [John Wick] could also be [dead]. We’re all on baited breath ready to seek out out.
Okay… what? How can John Wick 5 be within the works if Keanu Reeves has not solely made it clear that his character is buried six ft below, but additionally admitted again in December that he doesn’t suppose his knees can deal with enjoying the function once more? Take into account that though Reeves is enjoying John once more in Ballerina, that films takes place between the third and fourth John Wick films. It’s unclear if he was current for the spinoff’s in depth reshoots final fall, however even when he was, this time he didn’t have practically as a lot to do because it’s Ana de Arias’ Eve Macarro who’s the primary protagonist.
May this simply be Jenefer Brown realizing that there are discussions taking place to influence Reeves to reprise John Wick? Okay, however even when that works out, the place does it finish? Reeves can’t maintain enjoying this function for the remainder of his life, and if the character’s already thought of lifeless, why danger “resurrecting” him and tainting John Wick: Chapter 4? Yeah, I do know, cash’s the primary motivation with selections like these, and I don’t doubt Lionsgate would throw as a lot of it as potential at Reeves to come back again. Nonetheless, this is able to sound approach an excessive amount of like that joke Wade Wilson cracks in Deadpool & Wolverine about Disney forcing Hugh Jackman to play Wolverine till he’s 90.
One other chance that John Wick 5 wouldn’t truly be a sequel to Chapter 4, however relatively a prequel set earlier than the primary film. Nevertheless, we are able to’t neglect that there’s an anime film already in growth chronicling the evening John carried out his Unattainable Activity. Additionally, I don’t know if I’m prepared but for a youthful actor to play John in a live-action film.
Mainly, the truth that John Wick 5 remains to be one thing coming down the artistic pipeline stays baffling to me. I look ahead to the day when particular particulars are shared about how this will likely be completed are shared, assuming it isn’t simply quietly shelved. In the meantime, John Wick: Chapter 4 is accessible to stream on Starz, which may be included as an add-on on your Hulu subscription.