John Wick: Chapter 5 has formally been confirmed at Lionsgate – discover out extra under.
Two years after the discharge of Chapter 4, we lastly have affirmation that John Wick will return for a fifth entry within the beloved Keanu Reeves-led motion franchise. Chapter 5 was formally introduced at Lionsgate’s CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas yesterday (April 1), per Deadline, with Lionsgate re-posting the article on X (previously Twitter), additional cementing its validity.
The affirmation comes after a Lionsgate govt final month mentioned {that a} fifth movie was within the works, although on the time she didn’t verify Reeves’ involvement: “[John Wick] could also be [dead]. We’re all on bated breath ready to seek out out.”
Moreover the affirmation that Chapter 5 is within the works, Deadline experiences that Reeves may even return to guide the movie, as will director Chad Stahelski, and producers Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee. A launch date was not introduced.
Earlier in March, Reeves himself dismissed the thought of John Wick returning for a direct sequel, saying: “You already know, the character’s useless. I do know, in Hollywood you’ll be able to… I do know, I do know, it’s the Hollywood story. Proper now, there isn’t [a planned sequel]”.
Lately, one other John Wick spin-off was revealed to be within the works, with Donnie Yen starring and directing. The motion star mentioned: “I attempt to do my greatest to carry one thing recent to the franchise itself. I don’t wish to carry down the expectations for the followers. I attempt to do my greatest, like at all times.”
Reeves’ Wick can be as a result of function in Ballerina, a prequel spin-off that follows Ana de Armas as Eve Macarro, a ballerina who’s skilled to be an murderer in hopes of avenging the dying of her household. The prequel will happen in between Chapters 3 and 4.
In a four-star evaluation of John Wick: Chapter 4, Jesse Hassenger wrote for NME: “Chapter 4 doesn’t exude the wheel-spinning cynicism of a perpetually franchise. Stahelski might site visitors in extra, however not less than he understands it: how choreography, efficiency and elegance could make over-the-top spectacle cohere into pleasurably overwhelming motion fizz, relatively than congealing right into a sweaty particular results overload. He additionally will get that after 169 minutes, a point of closure is appreciated. There could be a John Wick: Chapter 5, however Chapter 4 nonetheless seems like a film giving its all.”