John Wick is back as Keanu Reeves returns to the role in the franchise’s fourth film, John Wick: Chapter 4. Lionsgate dropped the final trailer on Thursday during “Wick Week.” In John Wick: Chapter 4, Wick has retired from his assassin ways and travels the world. He has gone from New York to Paris to Japan to Berlin. In those locations, he fights against some of the most powerful individuals in the criminal underground. John Wick will fight with new enemies and reconnect with friends. He will discover that old pals have turned into enemies. In the end, he won’t stop until he is finally free, once again.
Chad Stahelski, the director of the film, has teased that the franchise’s fourth installment is its longest. Additionally, Stahelski shared that John Wick: Chapter 4 will delve deep into the mythology and history of the Continental Hotel. The Continental hotel is a refugee location for assassins John Wick. It is also a major focal point for the other three John Wick films. There are Continental Hotel locations across the world, from New York to Rome to Casablanca. The chain’s New York City location is owned by Winston, John Wick’s friend.
“John Wick: Chapter 4” Trailer
Alongside Reeves in the cast is Bill Skarsgård (It, Barbarian) as Marquis. Donnie Yen (Ip Man, Mulan) will play Canine and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix, Contagion) will play Bowery King. Lance Reddick (The Legend of Vox Machina, White House Down) will play Charon, Rina Sawayama (Turn Up Charlie) will play Akira, and Shamier Anderson (Race, Bruiser) will play Tracker. With them, Hiroyuki Sanada (The Wolverine, The Twilight Samurai) will play Shimazu, Scott Adkins (Accident Man: Hitman’s Holiday, Boyka: Undisputed) will play Killa, and Ian McShane (Deadwood, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) will play Winston.
Since “John Wick: Chapter 3,” Reeves and Stahelski have announced they will reunite for the “Ballerina” spinoff starring Ana de Armas (Knives Out, Blonde) and Anjelica Huston (The Addams Family), as well as Reddick and McShane. With Ballerina in development, Lionsgate has announced that the John Wick universe will be expanding. There is a prequel series in the works, titled The Continental. The series will have three parts. It will explore the origin story of the Continental Hotel from the perspective of Winston. While McShane plays the character in the films, Colin Woodell (The Flight Attendant) will play the character in the prequel. The series will air on Peacock in 2023. John Wick: Chapter 4‘s theatrical release will take place on March 24, 2023.
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