Keanu Reeves’ John Wick seemingly died on the finish of John Wick: Chapter 4, with the ultimate scene that includes Ian McShane’s Winston Scott and Laurence Fishburne’s Bowery King standing over the character’s grave… however the murderer’s journey on the massive display isn’t over. In actual fact, issues are considerably heating up in the way forward for the franchise, as as we speak we bought information of three new John Wick tasks which can be formally in improvement, together with John Wick: Chapter 5.
CinemaCon, the annual conference for movie show homeowners, is enjoying out in Las Vegas this week, and through this morning’s studio presentation from Lionsgate, the studio introduced that the John Wick franchise is increasing in a serious means. Whereas director Len Wiseman’s Ballerina starring Ana de Armas isn’t set to reach on the massive display till the summer time, there at the moment are three different options on the way in which as effectively, the titles together with John Wick: Chapter 5, the spinoff Caine starring Donnie Yen, and an animated prequel movie.
John Wick: Chapter 5 Is Formally A Go
Regardless of the dying of the titular character in John Wick: Chapter 4, it took little or no time after the discharge of the movie for chatter to start a few John Wick: Chapter 5, with a studio govt confirming improvement of the venture in Might 2023. Director Chad Stahelski has shared some doubt concerning the sequel, however now it has been introduced that each he and Keanu Reeves are formally hooked up to make one other movie.
Particular plans for manufacturing haven’t been revealed, and the official announcement included neither a launch date not the title of a screenwriter who will pen the script. Apparently, nevertheless, Keanu Reeves, Chad Stahelski and producers Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee have discovered a narrative that they need to inform.
When one considers the field workplace efficiency of John Wick: Chapter 4, this isn’t essentially the most stunning improvement – even with acknowledging the dying of the eponymous hero. The 2023 sequel was the largest hit but for the sequence, because it completed its run on the field workplace incomes over $440 million worldwide (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum beforehand set the franchise excessive water mark making $326.7 million in 2019.
Evidently, John Wick: Chapter 5 is a venture that we right here at CinemaBlend might be preserving a detailed eye on because it continues to maneuver by means of improvement.
Caine Is Getting His Personal Film, And Donnie Yen Will Each Star And Direct
One of many key the reason why John Wick: Chapter 4 was such a large success with each critics and audiences was the thrilling franchise addition of Donnie Yen because the blind, hyper-skilled murderer Caine, and it was introduced as we speak that the hype has been translated into a by-product movie. A brand new spinoff merely titled Caine is now within the works, and it’s coming collectively very quick.
Donnie Yen is not going to solely be again to star within the upcoming motion film set on the planet of John Wick, however he’s additionally going to direct it as effectively. Yen final offered an replace concerning the movie earlier this 12 months, however the venture now has the greenlight, and manufacturing goes to begin in Hong Kong in 2025.
Mattson Tomlin, finest identified for creating the Netflix animated sequence Terminator Zero, has been tapped to put in writing the screenplay for the movie. The filmmaker’s different upcoming tasks embody The Batman Half II, which is being written in collaboration with director Matt Reeves, and BRZRKR, which relies on the comedian of the identical title and has Keanu Reeves hooked up to star.
Particulars concerning the story are being stored a secret for now, nevertheless it has been confirmed that Caine might be going down after the occasions of John Wick: Chapter 4 and the titular protagonist incomes his freedom from the sinister murderer group generally known as the Excessive Desk. The character was initially going to be killed by Rina Sawayama’s Akira ultimately credit of the final John Wick film, however an audible was known as to spare the character’s life, and that has opened the door for the spinoff.
A John Wick Animated Prequel Is Going To Inform The Story Of John’s Not possible Job
Whereas each John Wick: Chapter 5 and Caine will each be increasing the John Wick canon past the occasions of John Wick: Chapter 4, Lionsgate additionally introduced a brand new movie that might be exploring the previous. Whereas the venture seemingly doesn’t have an official title simply but, an animated prequel film has been given the inexperienced gentle, and it’ll inform the story of the legendary Not possible Job that Keanu Reeves’ character accomplished in order that he may go away the murderer life behind and dwell a lifetime of peace along with his spouse.
Shannon Tindle, who most just lately co-wrote and directed the Netflix animated movie Ultraman: Rising, is taking the helm of the growing movie and collaborating with screenwriter Vanessa Taylor, who was a co-executive producer on the second and third seasons of Recreation Of Thrones and co-wrote Guillermo del Toro’s Finest Image-winning 2017 movie The Form Of Water.
In an official assertion, Chad Stahelski (who’s a producer on the venture) described the growing prequel characteristic as a “John Wick anime” – which informs us concerning the animation fashion that might be employed – and Keanu Reeves might be again to voice the film’s lead character.
A launch date for the animated John Wick prequel has not been introduced.
Clearly the way forward for the motion franchise is kind of brilliant, and we’ll proceed to observe the entire massive developments with these three films within the weeks, months and years forward. Audiences will be capable to see the following story within the canon, Ballerina, when it arrives in theaters in all places on June 6, and you should definitely keep tuned right here on CinemaBlend within the coming days for extra thrilling information out of CinemaCon.