‘John Wick 5‘ has been confirmed to be in development, and fans are eagerly anticipating the future of the franchise following the impactful conclusion of ‘John Wick: Chapter 4‘.
The fourth movie depicts “Baba Yaga” launching an all-out assault to defeat the High Table, who has placed a bounty on him, and liberate himself from all debts and obligations.
In an interview, Keanu Reeves revealed that he and the creators had planned for John Wick to die in a spectacular manner in order to achieve freedom and peace.
“We had the opportunity [to do another film] because of the audience [response to] Chapter 3, and we were like, ‘What was the Why?’” Reeves said according to US news agency Digital Spy. “And when Chad and I was talking, the Why? was death — and it was John Wick’s death. For him to get his peace, or freedom, in a way… that was the reason to make the movie. It can’t just be, ‘Let’s do another one’. It was really about death, or a way of dying. We were really inspired by the Hagakure (Samurai warrior code for living and dying well).”
Chad Stahelski, who had previously confirmed ‘John Wick 5’, stated that the upcoming films would be unlike the prequels. He also mentioned that the conclusion of ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ signifies the end of any future films featuring the character, providing a graceful and fitting farewell.
“If there is another John Wick movie… I do feel like it will be a completely [different] book. If these movies were four chapters… the next John Wick will be another book. It won’t be like six months from John Wick 4. We just don’t know what that is. But we all love spending time together, and we love the process. The more time that goes by, the more we miss it,” he said.
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