John Wick franchise director Chad Stahelski has lastly shared the primary plot particulars for his highly-anticipated John Wick 5 film. This comes after over a month since Lionsgate formally confirmed Keanu Reeves‘ involvement within the mission on the latest CinemaCon.
The subsequent installment will as soon as once more be directed by Stahelski, with Reeves reprising the titular hitman. Throughout its theatrical run, John Wick: Chapter 4 managed to earn a worldwide gross of over $428 million, making it the highest-grossing installment. This achievement allowed the franchise to succeed in the billion-dollar mark on the worldwide field workplace.
What’s the first plot particulars for John Wick 5?
Throughout a latest interview, Stahelski revealed that John Wick 5 received’t be a direct continuation of the titular hitman’s story arc from the earlier 4 installments. He teased that the artistic crew is planning to inform a brand new story for Reeves’ iconic character.
“The saga of John Wick was fairly wrapped up,” Stahelski shared. “So the one option to do a 5 is to have a brand new story that entails John Wick. It’s not a continuation, with the Excessive Desk. John dealt along with his grief. It is going to be actually completely different, and all people [will] see the trailer and go, ‘Holy fuck . . . I gotta see that.’”
He additionally hinted on the potential connection of John Wick 5 to the upcoming animated prequel and Beneath The Excessive Desk sequence. They’re hoping to make use of each exhibits because the groundwork for subsequent chapter in John Wick’s journey after he efficiently earned his freedom again from the Excessive Desk on the finish of John Wick: Chapter 4.
He added, “The John Wick TV present and the animation are huge priorities. Our concept is to strive some issues and discover some threads and use these two properties to catapult us ahead into the concepts for John 5.”
(Supply: Empire)
