Do not Maintain Your Breath for John Wick 5

In each profitable field workplace franchise, there comes a second of conclusion that feels satisfying to just about all concerned—that’s, till producers pocket-watching stated movie’s field workplace success come knocking, asking, “What are next?” Take, for instance, Keanu Reeves’ career-reviving motion sequence John Wick. Though the sequence’ hype is at an all-time excessive, its co-creator is firmly in opposition to permitting a possible fifth movie to decrease the ending of John Wick: Chapter 4.

In a current interview with the Hollywood Reporter, sequence co-creator Chad Stahelski reiterated that followers ought to mood their expectations of seeing Reeves return in a fifth movie within the franchise. His reasoning? John Wick’s story is over. Bookended, even. What’s extra, Stahelski (rightfully) believes Wick’s ending was so poignant that persevering with the franchise by bringing him again would cheapen the movie’s picture-perfect ship off. For Stahelski, the concept of a fifth film serves extra as a inventive train than a real creative pursuit.

“The trustworthy fact is you don’t [top John Wick: Chapter 4]. You merely don’t. There’s no topping what we did. That’s the top. That’s the deal. That’s what we discovered closure for. Look, typically, we’ll preserve issues in improvement. Generally, we’ll use improvement as an train, however is there a possibility to do [John Wick 5]? After all, there may be, whether or not it’s for cash or for creativity,” Stahelski informed THR. “Jesus, within the final three years, I’ve already had three or 4 variations of a John Wick 5. They had been other ways to crack the story, but it surely’s nearly a psychological train for me.”

Though Stahelski has spun narrative yarn over the place he might take the franchise subsequent, he’s fairly snug in saying wherever the numbered continuation goes, it received’t observe any component of John’s story arc.

“It could not be a part of that [John Wick: Chapter 4] storyline. It could not be what you’ll suppose it’s. So far as [John Wick: Chapter 4], we’ve peaked. A minimum of I’ve. That’s my apex. We ended it. It’s a whole story,” Stahelski continued. “I watch it now, and I really feel very pleased about it, however we wouldn’t attempt to outdo it. We wouldn’t attempt to add on to that. It’d must be a totally completely different storyline.”

Now that Stahelski has made it irrefutably clear that he doesn’t plan on pulling a Deadpool & Wolverine by bringing the Baba Yaga again, there are some John Wick tasks coming down the pipeline that hope to broaden its mythos. Apart from the prequel television present The Continental, followers can look ahead to Ana de Armas staring within the clunkily titled John Wick Presents: Ballerina.

Past Ballerina‘s June 6, 2025 launch date, followers can look ahead to a prequel anime featurette that’ll showcase John Wick finishing the “unimaginable process” that allow him retire from contract killing (for a time). There’s additionally a spin-off sequence in improvement by Robert Levine known as Under the High Table that can observe the sequence’ supporting characters.  A spin-off for Donnie Yen’s Caine can also be being written. So yeah, there’s much more Wickverse stuff in retailer.

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