Often an example of what is known as a’sleeper ”hit’—those films for which there are no great expectations but which end up becoming an unexpected success as they captivate more and more fans along the way—the first film of the John Wick saga, John Wick (A Good Day to Kill), was produced in 2013 with barely 20 million dollars and without great forecasts, but with a diamond among its ranks that would eventually become an important piece of its commercial image: Keanu Reeves.
With a gross of 88 million, the action film directed by Chad Stahelski about the protagonist’s revenge managed to far exceed expectations and, in addition, resonated wonderfully with audiences and critics. Thus, although the initial intention was not to produce a sequel, John Wick became a new action hero and protagonist of his own saga, with a first sequel released in 2007 that doubled the profits of the first.
Now a billion-dollar franchise, John Wick released its fourth film in 2023, the year in which we would also see a series set in the same universe, The Continental, on Prime Video. In addition, the saga will premiere the’spin-off’ Ballerina in 2025, starring Ana de Armas, while there is also an animated series underway.
Regarding the main saga, the end of John Wick 4 cast doubt on its continuity, with Stahelski himself ending it after the fourth installment: “In our minds, Keanu and I are done for now. Let’s give John Wick a break. I’m sure the studio has a plan. We’ll drink a couple of 20-year-old whiskeys and write some ideas on napkins; maybe we’ll make a movie,” he explained to The Hollywood Reporter, coinciding with the premiere. of the movie.
Take note of everything we know about the future of John Wick:
“John Wick 5”: Will there be a fifth film in the John Wick saga?
The possibility of there being a fifth season of the action saga has been going through different phases. In 2020, Lionsgate confirmed that there would be a fifth film that would be filmed immediately after the fourth, but there was ultimately a change of plans. So the idea of making John Wick 5remained, but, after the outcome of the fourth, both Stahelski and Reeves questioned it.
For its part, the production company, taking into account the success of John Wick 4, which amassed more than 432 million dollars, maintained its interest in continuing the saga.
With the writers’ strike resolved, in November 2023, Lionsgate confirmed that work on the script for the fifth film had resumed. Thus, despite the final blow of the fourth film, it seems certain that the story of John Wick will continue for at least one more installment, although it seems that the fifth will be very different.
John Wick 5 Release date
“About Wick, we have multiple spin-offs and Wick 5. We started working on it right when the writers’ strike started, and we went back to work as soon as it ended,” said Lionsgate Motion Picture Group president Joe Drake in November 2023. .
However, that is the latest news. No updates have appeared in the months since the November 2023 announcement.
Thus, at the moment, there is no release date or even an approximate date for when the release could take place, and, with the script still in development, we can count on several years to pass.
John Wick 5: the team behind the cameras
At the moment, it has not been announced who will be in charge of the new film. Not behind the cameras as a director, nor who is in charge of the script.
Although the creator of the saga and director of the previous four, Chad Stahelski, has not ruled out continuing to explore ideas, for now he wants to take a little time, like Keanu Reeves.
“There is a will, and there is an openness. And you could certainly interpret that ending in different ways,” Drake told THR after doubts about the future of the saga before the shocking ending of the fourth. “We’re all going to take a little break here and then brainstorm whether there’s a credible way to get to five. But there’s no guarantee. Keanu and Chad are, rightly so, very protective and don’t want to upset the audience. So certainly, we have a lot of work ahead of us. Keanu is very beloved, and the character is very beloved. He’s in Ballerina, interestingly, in a very strategic way, and we’re talking about a couple of others that I certainly know Chad has. a lot of really interesting ideas.”
John Wick 5: Who are the protagonists?
Many doubts arise in this regard if we take into account that Keanu Reeves’ character met his final end in John Wick 4.
Although the plans are not known at the moment, it seems difficult that John Wick 5 could and wants to be a reality without Keanu Reeves, but for that to happen, either a prequel or a script twist would have to be proposed that would reveal that the character has faked his death. It is also a possibility that the new film focuses on new characters or brings some of those we already know both from the films and from the other films and series, but nothing has been announced in this regard yet.
“I guess I have to rely on ‘never say never,'” Reeves said in a statement to EW about his potential return.
John Wick 5: The New Plot
Likewise, the future at the plot level of John Wick 5 is an absolute mystery and depends on the decision the team makes about what they want to do with the character. If the death was faked, you will have to explain how and explore the next step in your journey, while if it is a prequel, the range is much broader.
If the story involves new characters, the possibilities multiply.
“I feel like it will be a completely different book,” said producer Basil Iwanyk regarding the future of the saga, if it finally had one. “If these movies were four chapters, the next John Wick will be just another book. It won’t be like six months after John Wick 4.“
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