Will There Be a John wick 5?
THE JOHN WICK franchise is going strong. Now spanning five movies and a TV series (and counting), it’s clear that this is not only a violent, unique, and action-packed world, but one with just about endless possibilities. In fact,the latest film,From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (or,as we’ll refer to it to avoid that clunky title,Ballerina) is proof that the franchise can explore new ground and succeed even without the titular Mr.Wick himself. Sure, Keanu Reeves is in the movie, but the main character is Ana de Armas’s Eve-and watching her kick ass in a wick-esque manner should fill any Keanu-size holes in your heart in the meantime.
It’s clear that the Wick franchise will continue from here-it’s just unknown in what direction. This is a series and brand that’s now been making Lionsgate lots of money for over a decade, and with multiple recognizable stars in the fold, there are a bunch of ways things could go. Such as, we know that we could do another John Wick movie, and now it seems more than possible that we could do another Ballerina movie. But there’s also a spinoff film coming on the John Wick: Chapter 4 character Caine played by Donnie Yen, which will also star Rina Sawayama’s Akira (Yen will also direct).
We’ve already gone down the road of a prequel; the little-watched limited series The Continental focused on the exploits of a younger Winston (Ian McShane). So that’s probably not a road that will particularly be gone down, though Wick Director Chad Stahelski and McShane don’t think particularly highly of it. So maybe don’t rule out some kind of re-do.
Again: the possibilities do feel kind of endless. But we know the primary question that everyone is going to be asking after Ballerina-will we be getting John Wick 5? and at this time we do seem to have a pretty definitive answer.
Where is Ballerina set in the John Wick timeline?
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From the World of John Wick: Ballerina is set between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and John Wick: Chapter 4. It picks up the character of “The Director,” played by Angelica Huston, who was introduced in Chapter 3, and, perhaps most notably, includes Keanu Reeves as played by John Wick. This is the key part of the equation, considering John Wick dies at the end of Chapter 4.
that would seem to signify a closed book, right? But as we’ve established, the possibilities in this world are pretty endless.
Will there be a John Wick 5?
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Most likely.Despite the titular character’s death at the end of john Wick: Chapter 4, Lionsgate officially announced that John Wick 5 was in the works at this year’s CinemaCon back in april.
That being said, director Chad Stahelski is still a little apprehensive that the film will actually get made-because he wants to make sure it’s as good as it can possibly be.
“Look, everybody seems to want it,” Stahelski told The Hollywood Reporter. “Of course, Lionsgate is like, ‘Hey, can we do 5, 6, and 7?’ I’m like, ‘Woah.’ Look, we’re not going to do it for any other reason than the right reason. You don’t do it for the money. You don’t do it to keep the studio happy. I mean, you kind of do, but it’s a by-product.”
so, while John Wick 5 is in the works, don’t expect it until Stahelski and Reeves are absolutely sure that they have a story worth telling. But, for now, get excited: John Wick will be back.
