The beloved John Wick franchise stars Keanu Reeves as a retired hitman who’s compelled again onto the job after some mobsters kill his canine and steal from him, main him to kill a grand complete of 439 individuals throughout all 4 motion pictures. So, why on earth would anybody steal one thing from Reeves, particularly one thing associated to John Wick?! To rejoice manufacturing wrapping on 2023’s John Wick: Chapter 4, Keanu Reeves lived as much as his “nicest man in Hollywood” title, by ordering customized Rolex Submariner watches (which retail at $10,400 every!) for the complete stunt crew of the film. However, in 2023, his home was burgled, and a number of items had been taken, together with Reeves’ watches.
Fortunately, Reeves stored his cool, and did not evoke the fad of the Excessive Desk by killing one other 400+ individuals on his mission to trace down the watch, because the Chilean authorities recovered it for him (minus all of the killing). Based on CNN, Reeves’ lacking Rolex Submariner was recovered when Chilean police performed a raid within the metropolis of Santiago, discovering a stash of stolen items. Following the raid, the Chilean police launched an announcement, saying they found watches “belonging to a well-known actor who was sufferer of a theft in Los Angeles in December 2023.”
The authorities say they’re at present working to return the watches to Keanu Reeves. Every watch was personally engraved with the phrases, “THE JOHN WICK FIVE,” the stunt performer’s title, and “THANK YOU, KEANU, JW4, 2021,” written on the watch’s caseback. Now that the watches have been returned, we’re hoping the incident might need lit the spark below Reeves and franchise director Chad Stahelski to make a fifth installment a few hitman recovering his stolen watches.
The ‘John Wick’ Franchise Lives On… Via Spin-Offs
The primary John Wick was launched in 2014 and re-defined the motion style. Because of Reeves’ dedication to the coaching, Chad Stahelski was in a position to shoot the in depth struggle scenes and stunts with gorgeous broad lenses and minimal takes, showcasing Reeves in (virtually) each shot. The core franchise got here to an in depth in 2023 with Chapter 4, which noticed John Wick lastly get to relaxation. Reeves and Stahelski have since teased the potential of a fifth installment in the future. However, all of it relies on the best thought coming to them. To this point, no such thought has struck.
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Nonetheless, the broader world of John Wick is constant throughout a number of mediums. We have already seen the primary spin-off, The Continental, which was a three-part prequel miniseries on Peacock/Prime Video launched in 2023. Nonetheless, the sequence opened to a lackluster reception. The subsequent spin-off will take followers again to the large display. Ballerina stars Ana de Armas because the titular ballerina/murderer of the Ruska Roma household, the identical clan John Wick was as soon as related to. The movie releases in theaters on June 7, 2025, and the most recent trailer has already teased a kill rely that exceeds any earlier John Wick movie. In addition to a brand new live-action installment, John Wick can be being animated. A brand new anime prequel is at present in growth, though no launch date or window has been unveiled but.
- Launch Date
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March 24, 2023
- Runtime
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169 minutes
- Forged
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Hiroyuki Sanada
, Clancy Brown
, Scott Adkins
, Keanu Reeves
, Ian McShane
, Invoice Skarsgard
, Laurence Fishburne
, Rina Sawayama
, Donnie Yen
, Lance Reddick
, Shamier Anderson