Thanks to the recent delay in production, we won’t get to see the continuing adventures of master assassinJohn Wickfor some time. It’s not all bad news though, as Lionsgate has already confirmed that not only will we be gettingJohn Wick: Chapter 4, but that they have already greenlitJohn Wick 5before the fourth movie has even had the chance to start principal photography. Director Chad Stahelski has been discussing the future of theJohn Wickfranchise and his intention to make sure that the fourth movie is great before even really thinking about the fifth.
“There’s the studio business side of things where, of course, I think they think Keanu and I are getting on in our years, so they’re going to try do to two back to back,“Chad Stahelskisays of filming bothJohn Wickmovies back-to-back. “That’s interesting. It’s very flattering. I’m psyched that I have a studio behind me that wants to keep making John Wicks.”
Stahelski revealed that he is currently using the production delay to work even more on theJohn Wick 4script alongside leading man Keanu Reeves. “The way Keanu and I approach it with our writing team is, ‘Look, we have ideas, but it’s not like I’m working with two sets of writers on two movies,'” the filmmaker said. “We’re going to write a really good number four. If a really good number four feels solid to Keanu and I, we’ll make that one. That doesn’t mean we won’t plan on a five or start writing five, but we want to ensure we have a solid story.”
TheJohn Wickdirector is working hard not to stretch himself and the story out too thinly. “The worst thing you may do is ‘I got five ideas. I’m going to put two in number four and put three in number five,’ I don’t want totry and stretch into two movies,” Stahelski added. “I want to have solid ideas. So, we’re attacking number four with everything we have. If there’s anything left on the table, we’ll fully attack number five.”
TheJohn Wickfranchise has emerged as one of the greatest examples of modern action movie making, with theflawless, brutal, wildly inventive sequencesleaving audiences in awe. Stahelski’s approach to making the fourth and fifth movies sounds like exactly what you would expect from someone who has proven both his dedication to wowing audiences and his skill in crafting masterful action movies.
The last audiences saw of John Wick was in 2019’sJohn Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, in which our put-upon hitman was declared excommunicado following the violent events ofJohn Wick: Chapter 2. Now with a hefty bounty put upon his head, Wick sets out to seek help to save himself from ruthless assassins and bounty hunters. The movie ends with John Wick being shot by his friend Winston before falling from the roof of The Continental. In the final scene, Wick joins forces with Laurence Fishburne’s Bowery King, with the pair hellbent on taking the fight directly to the High Table.
John Wick: Chapter 4is now slated to hit theaters on July 29, 2025, after having been pushed back due to the ongoing global circumstances. This comes to us fromComicbook.com.
