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John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that tur... Read all John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes. John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.

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Shay Hatten
Michael Finch
Derek Kolstad
Keanu Reeves
Laurence Fishburne
George Georgiou
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It’s been eight years since Keanu Reeves’ John Wick went on a revenge rampage after a bunch of baddies broke into his house and killed his puppy – and his taste for revenge has not changed much. We still miss that puppy, though.

Since the first film, Chad Stahelski’ s John Wick has quickly become a cult classic, and it began something of a modern “Keanussance” that continued with John Wick: Chapter 2 and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum . And come March 24, 2023 we will be treated to John Wick: Chapter 4 , which will be helmed again by Stahelski, directing from a script written by Shay Hatten ( John Wick: Chapter 3 , Army of the Dead ) and Michael Finch ( Predators , Hitman: Agent 47 ).

On top of that, there has been a slow boil of news coming out regarding the plot, and we were given more details about the movie in the theatrical trailer. Here’s a breakdown of what our favorite – and seemingly invincible – assassin has been up to and everything we know about John Wick: Chapter 4 .

Diving Deep into the Wick-Iverse

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The official synopsis of John Wick: Chapter 4 reads: “John Wick uncovers a path to defeating the High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.”

Of course, we can expect lots of action scenes and “gun-fu” fight choreography with Stahelski’s signature written all over it. As seen in the trailer, set to a cool, echoey remix of Terry Jacks’ “Seasons in the Sun,” we are definitely going to dive deeper into the mythology of the Wick-iverse and learn new things about John.

In an interview with Empire, the director gave us an idea of what to expect in the sequel, saying, “If you took The Good, The Bad And The Ugly , crossed it with Zatoichi , and threw in a Greek myth, you’d probably get something close to this.”

John’s Back and He’s Brought Some Friends Along

Keanu Reeves is back and badder than ever as the titular deadly assassin with effortless hair. The last time we saw him was in Parabellum when he was being double crossed by Winston ( Ian McShane ) who shot him off a roof – but Mr. Wick survives! We see him delivered to the Bowery King ( Laurence Fishburne ), with whom he agrees to team up to take down the High Table, the council of crime lords who govern the underworld’s most powerful criminal organizations.

In addition to McShane and Fishburne reprising their roles, the recently passed Lance Reddick returns as the Continental concierge Charon. They will be joined by an incredible cast, including Ip Man icon Donnie Yen , who plays Caine, one of John’s old assassin buds. The trailer indicates there will be a scene where they try to kill each other, which will be a treat.

Japanese legend Hiroyuki Sanada also stars as Shimazu, while Japanese-British pop star Rina Sawayama also joins the cast in her feature acting debut. Bill Skarsgård steps in as new baddie Marquis de Gramont, who offers John his freedom from the High Table if he defeats him in combat.

The cast also includes Scott Adkins , Clancy Brown , Shamier Anderson , and Marko Zaror , as well as George Georgiou , who replaces Saïd Taghmaoui as The Elder.

Spoiler Alert: Everyone Lives Unhappily Ever After

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If you’ve been paying attention, you know that it’s highly unlikely Chapter 4 spells a happy ending for John, who never seems to catch a break. Stahelski pretty much confirmed this in an interview with IndieWire, saying, “John may survive all this s–t, but at the end of it, there’s no happy ending.”

He continued, “Do you think he’s going to ride off into the f–king sunset? He’s killed 300 f–king people and he’s just going to [walk away], everything’s okay? He’s just going to fall in love with a love interest? If you’re this f–king guy, if this guy really exist[ed], how is this guy’s day going to end? He’s f–ked for the rest of his life. It’s just a matter of time.”

On the bright side, this means we’ll get to spend more time with John: Chapter 4 is set to have the longest runtime of any of the installments thus far, landing in the 150-minute range.

The Wick-Iverse Is Expanding

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Just when you thought that there weren’t enough assassins in the Wick-iverse, it was announced that Lionsgate is working on a John Wick spin-off movie called Ballerina starring Ana de Armas and directed by Len Wiseman ( Live Free or Die Hard , the Underworld franchise).

Co-written by Wiseman and Shay Hatten, the movie follows a killer assassin (de Armas) who vows revenge when her family is killed by hitmen – sounds awfully familiar, but we’re here for it.

THR recently announced that Anjelica Huston will be reprising her role as the head of the Ruska Roma crime organization known as the Director, originally introduced in John Wick: Chapter 3 . The spin-off will also welcome McShane, who will appear as Winston, and Reeves is currently in talks to appear as John Wick.

Lance Reddick in John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)

In addition to Ballerina , which doesn’t yet have a release date, it was announced that there will be a prequel TV series titled The Continental , expected to be released on Peacock in 2023.

As the title suggests, the series will explore the origin story of the Continental Hotel, which is essentially an entire separate character in the franchise.

The Continental will follow young manager Winston Scott ( Colin Woodell ) in 1975 New York as he faces a past he left behind. In an attempt to seize control of the iconic hotel, which serves as a meeting point for the world’s most dangerous criminals, Winston charts a deadly course through the mysterious underworld of New York City.

The series, which initially was set for STARZ before moving to Peacock, will also feature a young Charon played by Ayomide Adegun and will star Peter Greene , Ben Robson , Hubert Point-Du Jour , Jessica Allain , Mishel Prada , and Kate Nhung . Sadly, it seems like the series will not feature a young John Wick – at least, not that we know of. You can read more details about The Contentinental here .

Will There Be A John Wick: Chapter 5 ?

Last we heard, yes.

It was announced in August 2020 that John Wick: Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 were set to film back-to-back. We were also supposed to get Chapter 4 earlier this year. Initially, the sequel was set to hit theaters on Memorial Day weekend, but it seems like a combination of scheduling and COVID surges prevented all of this from happening.

As a result, the sequels ended up not filming back-to-back, and Lionsgate decided to only move forward with John Wick: Chapter 4 . There haven’t been any updates as to whether or not there will be a John Wick: Chapter 5 , but we’re betting on yes.

John Wick: Chapter 4 opens everywhere on March 24, 2023.

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How John Wick: Chapter 4 Closes the Book on a Nine-Year Saga

The end of John Wick: Chapter 4 indicates a new direction for the series.

The legend of the Baba Yaga is only getting bigger.

John Wick: Chapter 4 is here, and with it, another outing with Keanu Reeves as his unstoppable killing machine. This time, both Reeves and longtime series director Chad Stahelski leave nothing on the (High) Table — delivering not only the most thrilling and satisfying installment in the series, but one of the most consequential. Without spoiling it all right here, let’s just say that John Wick might not be the same ever again.

Let’s unpack the ending of John Wick: Chapter 4 and what it might mean for the future of the series — if there is one.

Warning: Spoilers for John Wick: Chapter 4 ahead.

John Wick: Chapter 4 brings an end to John Wick’s story, with a finale that seems to officially close the book on the Baba Yaga.

Like the other three films in the series, John Wick: Chapter 4 is not a complicated film. While John Wick has come a long way from seeking revenge for his dead dog, Chapter 4 has a simple plot and an even simpler resolution: In order to end John Wick’s exile and bounty once and for all, John Wick has to challenge a senior member of the High Table — Marquis Vincent de Gramont, played by Bill Skarsgård — to a one-on-one duel.

Of course, to even qualify to challenge, John Wick has to take care of some business for his adoptive sister Katia (Natalia Tena), but that’s just crossing the Ts and dotting the Is. John Wick succeeds in obtaining the right to challenge de Gramont, seguing into the third and final act of the movie.

Despite de Gramont’s best efforts to kill Wick beforehand, the Baba Yaga makes it to his designated location, the Sacré-Cœur at sunrise, thanks to his pals Caine (Donnie Yen) and a “Mr. Nobody” (Shamier Anderson). Because no one can shoot like John Wick (and because he withholds his final shot against his longtime friend Caine), he wins his pistol duel against de Gramont. His debt to the High Table is cleared, and for the first time in a long time, John Wick is a free man.

But John Wick sustained a lot of wounds, and getting shot point-blank by a vintage pistol is the killing blow. While John Wick bleeds out on the steps of the Sacré-Cœur, Winston (Ian McShane) promises John he’ll bring him home. From the Sacré-Cœur, Chapter 4 fades back to the outskirts of New York, with a new headstone next to Helen’s: John Wick, “Loving Husband.” It’s easy to forget, but all of this pain and death really stems from John Wick’s unceasing love and memory of his late wife.

Despite both Stahelski and Reeves saying that they’ll keep making John Wick movies until they physically cannot anymore, John Wick: Chapter 4 comes off as a definitive ending to John Wick’s story. Short of pivoting into a horror movie where an undead John Wick rises from the grave or challenges the Devil to a fistfight, Chapter 4 has closed the book on its titular anti-hero with no ambiguity. For now and maybe forever, John Wick is in the ground.

Is Chapter 4 actually the end of John Wick?

Dead man walking.

Actually, yeah. In a March 14 interview with The Hollywood Reporter , director Chad Stahelski said both he and Reeves are “done,” at least for now.

“In our minds, Keanu and I are done for the moment,” Stahelski told THR . “We’re going to give John Wick a rest. I’m sure the studio has a plan. If everyone loves it and it goes kooky, then we’ll take a quiet minute.”

Stahelski added that the Japanese release dates for the John Wick movies tend to happen after the movie already premiered in the U.S. and elsewhere. If the same rings true for Chapter 4 , Stahelski feels he might change their mind after some time — and a few drinks.

“Keanu and I will take the long trip to Tokyo, we’ll sit in the Imperial Hotel Scotch Bar and go, ‘What do you think?’ We’ll have a couple 20-year-old whiskies and write some ideas on napkins. If those ideas stick, maybe we’ll make a movie,” Stahelski said.

While John Wick is out of commission, Chapter 4 is chock full of fun, new characters who are worthy of a spin-off. Donnie Yen’s Caine is a show-stopper and a possible spin-off where he tries to survive an assassination attempt from Akira (Rina Sawayama) is a mighty compelling idea. There’s also Mr. Nobody and his quest to clear his financial debt, which may prove appealing. There’s even Katia, the leader of a family of assassins and John Wick’s “sister” who feels like she has more story to tell. Katia never throws down in Chapter 4 , but she seems more than worthy of carrying a possible spin-off.

John Wick may be gone, but his world keeps on spinning. Be seeing you, John.

John Wick: Chapter 4 is now playing in theaters.

This article was originally published on March 23, 2023

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Let’s Talk About the Ending of John Wick: Chapter 4

This piece was originally published in March. We are recirculating it now that John Wick: Chapter 4 is available to own digitally.

So is John Wick dead or what?

Yes. Well, probably. Maybe. We do, in fact, see Wick, seriously wounded and bleeding after his literal pistols-at-dawn duel with Donnie Yen’s blind assassin, Caine (not to mention an entire night of getting shot, punched, kicked, and run over by seemingly everyone in Paris), keel over, lifeless, on the steps of the Sacré-Cœur basilica. After that, we cut to New York, with Winston (Ian McShane) and the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne), along with John’s dog, standing over his grave, where he’s been buried next to his late wife, Helen. “Loving Husband,” the gravestone reads, just as John himself had requested earlier in the film. “I never thought I’d see the day,” the King says, before asking Winston if he thinks John is in Heaven or hell. “Who knows,” says Winston. The King chuckles to himself as he walks away. Winston stays behind, touches John’s grave, and mutters, “Farewell, my son,” in Russian. Then he too walks away, as the camera cranes up.

Of course, scenes of people standing over the graves of heroes who didn’t actually die is a common motif in modern action cinema, so we keep waiting for that inevitable reveal. And there’s a hint of it as we see the dog turning off-screen. What’s next? A shadow in the distance watching them? A telltale mop-top quietly moving into frame? The dirt on the grave levitating mysteriously? No. We see none of these things, and the credits finally start to roll.

Surely there’s an end-credits stinger showing us that John Wick is still alive? Maybe lunching with his new family in a café on the banks of the Arno, Bruce Wayne style? In fact, there is an end-credits scene, but it’s not what we expect. We see Caine, now re-retired and supposedly free of all his obligations as a hired assassin, walking to listen to his violin-virtuoso daughter as she plays in a crowded outdoor plaza. He holds a bouquet of flowers, which suggests that he will finally be able to let her know he’s there. But then a hooded figure approaches him. It’s Akira (Rina Sawayama), whose father Caine killed earlier in the film. Revenge in her eyes, she pulls a knife. Fade to black. No John Wick. But perhaps a set-up for a sequel or spinoff of some sort.

There are indeed spinoffs in the works for the John Wick franchise, including Ballerina , featuring Ana de Armas, and a prequel series showing the New York Continental Hotel’s early days. There’s no way Lionsgate is giving this property up, especially as it’s about to make a boatload of money . And director Chad Stahelski, while noting that he and Keanu Reeves are done with Wick for the moment, has said they might return. The truth is that there will be many more entries in the John Wick universe, and Reeves could easily come back as a flashback, or a Force Ghost of some kind, so his potential return doesn’t mean Wick would still be alive.

Wouldn’t it feel a little blah , however, for the John Wick movies to simply turn into another cinematic universe populated with a bunch of other random characters, given the extent to which these films have relied on Reeves’s unique cinematic persona? Do we really want John Wick to get Bourne Legacy -ed ? As my colleague Angelica Jade Bastién says in her review , the film’s ending “feels like it’s fighting the gravitational force of Reeves rather than submitting to it … Its final moments can’t help but put into harsh relief the fact that this ridiculous world of glory and gut punches is evolving to exist without its namesake, yet it still needs him to feel alive.”

One suspects that the filmmakers are not entirely unaware of this, and it isn’t hard to see how John Wick could return as a flesh-and-blood character if Reeves and Stahelski (and, more importantly, the audience) wanted him to. After all, doesn’t the Bowery King’s chuckle there at the end suggest there’s something more going on? Remember, he was the one who rescued John Wick at the end of John Wick: Chapter 3 , after our hero took what must be one of the most spectacular falls off a building in movie history and everyone thought he was dead. And what about the tattoo we glimpse on Winston’s hand at the very end? It’s the mark of the Ruska Roma, John’s clan. Do his words, “Farewell, my son” take on greater meaning? Could Winston be John Wick’s father? Even if he isn’t, that’s a hell of an idea to introduce right at the end, relating to a character who is presumably dead and gone forever. No, there’s clearly more to this story.

At the same time, John Wick: Chapter 4 had to end this way. Throughout this whole series, John Wick has been trying to gain his freedom from the High Table, the mysterious, all-powerful network of assassins to which he had once sworn undying fealty. A final duel fought according to the High Table’s ancient codes has, over the course of Chapter 4 , been built up as the one thing that could liberate John for good. His opponent is technically the Marquis Vincent de Gramon (Bill Skarsgård), who has been given total power by the Table to destroy John (who was excommunicated in John Wick 2 because he killed someone in the supposed sanctuary of the Continental Hotel). The Marquis, utilizing another arcane rule, has nominated/sponsored Caine to fight in his place.

But Caine, who has been trying to kill John Wick throughout the film, also happens to be John’s friend. Both retired from the business to be with their families, and both have been pulled back — John because the dumbest Russian gangster princeling in human history killed his dog and stole his car in the first John Wick , Caine because he’s one of the few people in the world who can actually get to him. Both men need to win this duel, in other words, to gain back their freedom.

The way the duel unfolds seems to indicate that John and Caine have reached a prior understanding. The standoff (filmed like Barry Lyndon and scored like The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly , two movies with iconic duels) begins with each of them walking 30 paces; then, they’ll step ten paces closer each round if neither falls. Sure enough, that’s what happens. In the first salvo, each man gets the other in the arm. In the next salvo, at 20 paces apart, one is hit in the shoulder, another in the side. At ten paces, Caine fires before John and gets him in the side of the belly. John falls. The Marquis, seeing his chance, takes over from Caine: “As your sponsor, I claim the coup de grace .” The Marquis prepares to shoot John at virtually point-blank range, and mutters, “Rules.”

But wait — John Wick hasn’t fired his gun yet. (“You arrogant asshole,” Winston yells. “He didn’t shoot!”) John then points his gun, mutters “consequences” through his teeth, and puts a bullet in the Marquis’s head. John has played by the Table’s rules, the very rules he’s been accused of breaking for several films now, and prevailed. He’s beaten the villains at their own game.

So John has won his freedom, but he’s also seemingly mortally wounded. It takes him a while to get up, and he does so only to walk down a few steps and sit back down, looking out at Paris in the dawn light. He asks Winston to take him home. It feels, honestly, like the first time our hero has been able to draw a quiet breath in the entire series. As he sits there, bleeding, he recalls a long-ago happy moment with his wife, Helen. Is this John Wick being beckoned to the beyond? On the question of God and an afterlife, John has remained noncommittal in the past. In an earlier film, he said he wanted to keep on living in order to keep his wife’s memory alive. He’s been a death-adjacent figure since the very beginning, but he has never actually had a death wish.

One could argue that dying (or “dying”) was the only way John could win, so maybe this was all part of his plan. Even if the Table declared him free, the whole series has been proof that he wouldn’t still be targeted. In that light, the end-credits stinger showing Caine being hunted by Akira gains renewed meaning: Caine, too, has supposedly been freed, but as long as he’s alive, those he’s hurt will come after him. This is precisely the fate that John wants to avoid. This is why he pretty much has to disappear off the face of the Earth.

And maybe even we have to believe that John Wick is dead. Because if we believe he’s gone, we won’t immediately clamor for sequels from poor Keanu Reeves (who will be 60 years old in two years) and Chad Stahelski (who has a bazillion films in preproduction or development but has never gotten to direct a non– John Wick movie and would probably love to branch out a bit). By ending the film on this note, they’ve not only given John Wick his freedom, they’ve also claimed their own. At least for a while.

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Welcome back, Mr. Wick. Four years after " John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum ," director Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves have returned to theaters with "John Wick: Chapter 4," a film that was supposed to hit theaters almost two full years ago. Trust me. It was worth the wait. Stahelski and writers Shay Hatten and Michael Finch have distilled the mythology-heavy approach of the last couple chapters with the streamlined action of the first film, resulting in a final hour here that stands among the best of the genre.

"John Wick: Chapter 4" opens with its title character (Reeves) on the run again as the villainous Powers That Be known as the High Table get in his way. The main villain of the series is the Marquis de Gramont ( Bill Skarsgård ), a leader of the High Table who keeps raising the bounty on Wick's head while he also cleans up the messes left behind, including potentially eliminating Winston Scott ( Ian McShane ) and his part of this nefarious organization. The opening scenes take Wick to Japan, where he seeks help from the head of the Osaka Continental, Shimazu ( Hiroyuki Sanada ), and runs afoul of a blind High Table assassin named Caine (the badass Donnie Yen ). Laurence Fishburne pops up now and then as Wick's Q when the killer needs a new bulletproof suit, and Shamier Anderson plays an assassin who seems to be waiting for the price on Wick's head to hit the right level for him to get his payday. More than the last couple of films, the plot here, despite the movie's epic runtime (169 minutes), feels refreshingly focused again. Here's John Wick. Here are the bad guys. Go!

And go they do. Stahelski and his team construct action sequences in a manner that somehow feels both urgent and artistically choreographed at the same time. Filmmakers who over-think their shoot-outs often land on a tone that feels distant, lacking in stakes, and feeling more stylish than substantial. The great action directors figure out how to film combat in a way that doesn't sacrifice tension for showmanship. The action sequences in "John Wick: Chapter 4" are long battles, gun-fu shoot-outs between John and dozens of people who underestimate him, but they have so much momentum that they don't overstay their welcome.

They also have wonderfully defined stakes. At one point in the film, John and an enemy decide on the parameters of a battle, including time, weapons, and variables. But this is really true of all the major action scenes, in which we very clearly understand what John needs to do and who he needs to go through to "finish the level." The simplicity of objectives allows for complex choreography. We know what needs to happen for John to keep pushing forward as he has since the beginning of the first film. So much modern action is cluttered with characters or muddled objectives, but the "Wick" films have such brilliant clarity of intention that they can then have fun within those simple constructs.

So much fun. The choreography of the action here can be simply breathtaking. I loved how often the world goes on around Wick and his unfortunate combatants. In a sequence that would be the best in almost any other recent action movie (but is like 3 rd or 4 th here), Wick has to battle a makeup-covered Scott Adkins and his army of unlucky idiots in a crowded nightclub. The dancers barely notice. They sometimes part a little bit to let them through, but they don't stop and stare. With water pouring into the club, the writhing, and dancing bodies make for such a visually inventive backdrop. Later, in one of my favorite action sequences of all time, Wick and his predators battle in the traffic circle around the Arc de Triomphe. The cars don't stop. In fact, it feels like they speed up. As shots ring out in the streets in this film, no one opens the window to see what the hell is going on. The world outside of Wick and the mythology of this world almost feels like they can't even see the legendary assassin and the hundred or so people he ends up killing. It's a fascinating, visually striking choice.

And then there's what I would call Action Geography. So many people have tried to mimic the frenetic approach of the "Bourne" movies, and the results have often been more incoherent than not. The amazing cinematographer Dan Laustsen (a regular Guillermo del Toro collaborator on " The Shape of Water ," " Nightmare Alley ," and more) works with Stahelski to make sure the action here is clean and brutal, never confusing. The stunt work is phenomenal, and, again, the shoot-outs have the feel of dance choreography more than the bland plot-pushing of so many studio films. There's just so much grace and ingenuity whenever Wick goes to work.

Of course, a great cast helps too. Reeves might have fewer lines in this movie than any so far in the franchise, but he completely sells Wick's commitment while also imbuing him with emotional exhaustion that adds more gravity to this chapter. The vengeful Wick of the first film is a different one than the survivor three movies later, and Reeves knows exactly what this character needs. So many performers would add unnecessary touches to a character that's already this popular, but Reeves is smart about streamlining this performance to fit the film around him. It also allows for a few supporters to shine in different performance registers, especially Yen and Anderson. The legendary Yen is fantastic here, not just in combat but the moments in between. Most people who know who Donnie Yen is won't be surprised to hear that he fits in here perfectly, but he's even better than you expect. Anderson also gives a fun performance as a man who just seems to be a mercenary waiting for the right price, but fans of the series will note from the beginning that this badass has a dog, and this universe values puppies and people who love them.

The only minor flaw in Wick's armor here is a bit of narrative self-indulgence. There are a few scenes, especially early, when it feels like a beat is going on a bit too long, and I do think there's a slightly tighter (if you can say 150 minutes would be tight) version of this film that's simply perfect.

Fans won't care. Much has been made of what brings people out to theaters in the post-pandemic, streaming-heavy world, and this is a movie that should be seen with a cheering, excited crowd. It has that contagious energy we love in action films—a whole room of people marveling at the ingenuity and intensity of what's unfolding in front of them. It's a movie that's meant to be watched loud and big. John Wick has fought hard for it.

This review was filed from the North American premiere at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival. "John Wick: Chapter 4" opens on March 24 th .

Brian Tallerico

Brian Tallerico is the Managing Editor of RogerEbert.com, and also covers television, film, Blu-ray, and video games. He is also a writer for Vulture, The Playlist, The New York Times, and GQ, and the President of the Chicago Film Critics Association.

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John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

169 minutes

Keanu Reeves as John Wick

Donnie Yen as Caine

Ian McShane as Winston

Bill Skarsgård as Marquis de Gramont

Laurence Fishburne as Bowery King

Clancy Brown as The Harbinger

Hiroyuki Sanada as Shimazu

Lance Reddick as Charon

Shamier Anderson as Tracker

Rina Sawayama as Akira

Scott Adkins as Killa

Marko Zaror as Chidi

Natalia Tena as Katia

George Georgiou as The Elder

Chad Stahelski

Writer (based on characters created by)

Derek Kolstad
Shay Hatten
Michael Finch

Cinematographer

Dan Laustsen
Evan Schiff
Tyler Bates
Joel J. Richard

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Everything we know so far about John Wick: Chapter 4

Here's all the killer info you need about Keanu Reeves' fourth outing as the titular hitman.

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We guess he's back. Again. Keanu Reeves is reprising his role as dog-loving hitman John Wick in the action sequel John Wick: Chapter 4 . Here's all the killer info you need about the franchise fourthquel.

What's it about?

The conclusion of 2019's John Wick: Chapter Three – Parabellum found Reeves' hitman teaming up with Laurence Fishburne's "Bowery King" to take on the High Table, a.k.a. the council of crime lords who say what goes ( and who dies! ) in the criminal underworld of the John Wick-verse. In John Wick: Chapter 4 , Reeves' character uncovers a path to defeating the High Table, but before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe.

Who is starring in the film?

In addition to Reeves and Fishburne, a couple of other notable John Wick franchise veterans are returning for this latest entry. Ian McShane will reprise the role of Winston, owner of the Continental Hotel, and Lance Reddick will once again play the Continental's concierge, Charon.

As for franchise newbies, It and Barbarian actor Bill Skarsgård is portraying a member of the High Table with the suitably highfalutin title of the Marquis de Gramont, while martial arts star Donnie Yen is an old friend of Wick with whom he shares both a history and many of the same enemies. The cast also includes Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Rina Sawayama, and Scott Adkins.

Who is writing and directing?

The script for John Wick: Chapter 4 is written by Shay Hatten ( John Wick: Chapter 3 , Army of the Dead ) and Michael Finch ( Predators , Hitman: Agent 47 ). The movie is directed by longtime franchise filmmaker Chad Stahelski.

"We went to five different countries; we went all over the world, and hopefully, it's a nice culmination of the first three movies in the franchise, bringing it all to a pinnacle," Stahelski told EW last year. "I think we've done some fresh new ideas in it, and I think we've driven the story to a place that will be satisfying and, I think, subversive to what people are used to."

He continued, "They are always fun to work on. I've never seen an actor thrive so much in a role [as Reeves] and be so excited about making the movie. As I always say, I'd love to do a lot of other things, but working with Keanu and my team is probably the best days a guy could have. It's a good gig, I'm not going to lie to you."

Is there a trailer?

Lionsgate released a teaser for John Wick: Chapter 4 in July 2022, and followed that with a full trailer in November. Watch that trailer below.

When will the film be released?

John Wick: Chapter 4 hits theaters on March 24, 2023.

This article will be updated as more information becomes available.

When will the film be available on streaming?

John Wick: Chapter 4 hit digital platforms on May 23, 2023.

It will be available on 4K Ultra HD   , Blu-ray, and DVD on June 13.

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John Wick: Chapter 4 - Cast and Character Guide

With John Wick: Chapter 4 introducing a whole new roster of characters, here is a guide on who we see in the fourth installment.

The John Wick franchise boasts a large roster of some of the most hardcore characters in movie history. With world-class assassins, suave concierges, and wise hotel managers, there is no shortage of compelling characters that inhabit the stylish world of John Wick . But what are these characters without the phenomenal actors that bring them to life? The action franchise has had its fair share of well-known and brilliantly talented actors through its three-movie run. Yet, no film in the hit franchise has held a better cast nor a cooler roster of characters than the upcoming John Wick: Chapter 4 .

Bringing back some familiar faces, John Wick: Chapter 4 is set to introduce some new characters into the franchise who are set to tangle with the Baba Yaga. With that, here is a quick guide on the new and returning characters to the John Wick franchise, as well as the stellar cast bringing said characters to life.

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John Wick - Keanu Reeves

Once again, the legendary Keanu Reeves returns to his most awesome role ever, John Wick. The former hitman, referred to as "the Baba Yaga" is currently being hunted by the High Table, sending John on a world tour as he attempts to outmaneuver the High Table to finally earn his freedom once more. The role of John Wick revitalized Keanu Reeves' career and cemented the actor as one of the best modern-day action stars . Reeves is perhaps most famous for his roles in The Matrix, Point Break, Speed, Constantine , and the Bill and Ted franchise, but his role as John Wick certainly blew all his previously iconic roles out of the water, and we are always excited anytime we see him return to his role.

Caine - Donnie Yen

For years, fans have been campaigning to see the martial arts legend, Donnie Yen make his debut in the action-packed John Wick franchise. Thankfully, our wish has been granted. Donnie Yen is set to debut his role as Caine in John Wick: Chapter 4 . Caine is a visually-impaired High Table operative, who has a history with John that we can't wait to explore. The Hong Kong action superstar, who brought MMA into mainstream movies, has had a mighty impressive martial arts movie career. Starring in the Ip Man movies, Flashpoint, SPL , and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story , just to name a few.

Winston - Ian McShane

The awesome hotel manager, Winston, returns to the franchise in John Wick: Chapter 4, played once again by the phenomenal Ian McShane . The manager of the Continental Hotel in New York and an old friend of John, was last seen shooting John off of the roof of the Continental Hotel, at the end of John Wick: Chapter 3 . As deranged as it may seem, Winston actually saved John from the High Table. Ian McShane is perhaps most well known for his roles in TV shows such as BBC's Lovejoy, Deadwood , and of course American Gods. Likewise, McShane has also had his fair share of movie work. Most notably, in Sexy Beast , Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides , as well as lending his voice in the first Kung Fu Panda movie.

Charon - Lance Reddick

Returning to the franchise, for what may sadly be the last time, Lance Reddick is back as the suave New York Continental Hotel concierge, Charon. Sadly, Lance Reddick recently passed away with Chad Stahelski, John Wick: Chapter 4's director, and the rest of the cast dedicating the movie to him. Reddick is most renowned for his performance in iconic TV series like The Wire and Lost , with his most recent role being in Netflix's Resident Evil series. He is also set to appear in the upcoming Disney+ series, Percy Jackson and The Olympians, as well as Ballerina , the John Wick spin-off starring Ana de Armas.

The Bowery King - Laurence Fishburne

The eccentric underground crime lord, the Bowery King returns once more to John’s aid, as he and John team up to take down the High Table after both were left for dead. Laurence Fishburne and Keanu Reeves have a lot of shared history together, as the two both co-starred in The Matrix movies. Alongside his fantastic role as Morpheus in The Matrix . Fishburne has also starred in classics like, Boyz n The Hood , Apocalypse Now as well as What’s Love Got To Do With It, which earned the actor a Best Actor nomination at the Academy Awards.

The Marquis De Gramont - Bill Skarsgård

As a brand-new character to the franchise, The Marquis De Gramont is a powerful member of the High Table, tasked with cleaning up the mess from the past three movies. Bill Skarsgård shot onto the scene with his haunting portrayal of Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the two It movies. More recently, Skarsgård returned to the horror genre with his role in Barbarian .

Shimazu - Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada is yet another iconic martial artist fans of the franchise have been waiting to see debut in the John Wick franchise, and his role as Shimazu in John Wick: Chapter 4 could not be more perfect. Shimazu is an old friend of John’s and serves as the Continental Hotel manager for Osaka. Many may recognize Hiroyuki Sanada, for his roles as Scorpion in 2020's Mortal Kombat , The Elder in David Leitch’s Bullet Train , as well as Ujio in The Last Samurai. Sanada also previously worked with Keanu Reeves in 47 Ronin .

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The Tracker - Shamier Anderson

The Tracker is one of the most mysterious characters and assassins in the franchise, but what we do know is that he, like many characters before him, is out to kill John Wick. Shamier Anderson is perhaps most recognizable for the supernatural western series Wynonna Earp , the Jesse-Owens biopic Race, as well as Halle Berry’s directorial debut Bruised , on Netflix.

Killa - Scott Adkins

Among the many actors that fans have been waiting to make their debut in the John Wick franchise, Scott Adkins was certainly at the top. The martial arts legend, Scott Adkins stars as Killa, the German head of the High Table. Scott Adkins is an actor most audiences will recognize, and is an actor every action movie fan praises. Adkins’ role as Boyka in the Undisputed movies is undoubtedly his most iconic, with his appearances in The Expendables 2 , Doctor Strange, Ip Man 4, and his many underrated straight-to-DVD action movies being where most casual audiences will recognize the action heavyweight from.

Katia - Natalia Tena

The John Wick movies do an impressive job building John’s compelling backstory, and John Wick: Chapter 4 delves ever deeper into his past, by introducing audiences to Katia, John’s adoptive sister. Katia, played by Natalia Tena , will certainly serve as a big helping hand to the world-famous hitman as he attempts to escape the High Table. Natalia Tena is most well known for her role as Nymphadora Tonks in the Harry Potter franchise, as well as her role as Osha, in Game of Thrones.

The Harbinger - Clancy Brown

Even High Table operatives need to follow rules and regulations, which is where The Harbinger played by Clancy Brown comes into play. The Harbinger is a high-ranking High Table official who oversees the High Table's operations. Many audiences will possibly recognize Clancy Brown as the voice of the Krusty Krab manager, Mr. Krabs, in SpongeBob SquarePants . Outside that, Brown can be seen as Captain Bryon Hadley in the classic movie, The Shawshank Redemption .

Akira - Rina Sawayama

Wielding a bow and arrow, Akira is the daughter of the Osaka Continental Hotel manager, Shimazu. Played by singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama , Akira promises to deliver some incredibly creative and badass fight scenes with her deadly bow and arrow. John Wick: Chapter 4 serves as Rina Sawayama’s movie debut, although the singer-songwriter did appear in the Idris Elba sitcom, Turn Up Charlie , for two episodes. Rina Sawayama has also done previous work as a model, and the singer-songwriter has reportedly recorded a song for John Wick: Chapter 4.

Chidi - Marko Zaror

Chidi, played by Marko Zaror , is the secondary antagonist and the second in command to Bill Skarsgård’s Marquis De Gramont. Marko Zaror is a Chilean martial artist best known for his work in Undisputed III and Savage Dog alongside Scott Adkins. But most audiences may recognize the star from the Marvel Netflix series The Defenders .

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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Ending Explained: How the Final Scene Leaves Room for Another Sequel

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[Editor’s note: Spoilers ahead for “ John Wick : Chapter 4.”]

John Wick has been through a lot in nine years. The sullen hitman, played by Keanu Reeves , tried to retire from the profession back in the first movie and mourn his late wife, only to get dragged back into action in search of vengeance for his dead dog. From there, John just can’t catch a break. He’s forced back into service for the sequel , which ends with a contract on his head by the High Table, and decides to take the whole hitman enterprise down by the end of chapter three .

In the fourth entry, out this weekend, the renegade assassin closes in on his target , setting his sights on High Table boss Marquis Vincent de Gramont (Bill Skarsgård) even as the marquis hopes to take John down first.

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Per usual with the “John Wick” movies, the stakes of the story are mostly just a giant MacGuffin for John to shoot, punch, and kick his way through highly stylized environments, surviving many impossible ordeals along the way . This time, John somehow manages to make through some pretty gnarly falls, smashing through glass and, in one of the movie’s most amusing slapstick moments, tumbling down seemingly infinite flights of stairs, yet he still manages to get up and keeping fighting his way forward.

Until the ending, that is, where the future of the entire series suddenly becomes harder to figure out.

The final act of “ John Wick: Chapter 4 ” finds John agreeing to a sunrise duel with the Marquis, who nominates blind killer Caine (Donnie Yen) to take his place. After Caine hits John with a bullet that knocks him down and John appears to miss his target, the Marquis takes the gun from Caine in an effort to deliver the mortal shot. But it turns out that John didn’t actually fire his gun, and uses his final bullet to kill the Marquis, effectively destroying the High Table and releasing John from the bounty on his head.

A bloody John staggers to the staircase, sits down, and remembers his late wife before falling over. In the final scene, John’s pals Winston (Ian McShane) and the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne) are in a cemetery regarding John’s tombstone and its place next to his wife. They walk away, the camera drifts into the trees, and we fade to black.

So that’s it, right? John’s dead, finally at peace with the love of his life? Not so fast.

“It’s an ambiguous ending,” producer Basil Iwanyck, who produced all four “John Wick” movies, told IndieWire. “I’ll put it that way. We don’t have this answer.”

Iwanyck cited another interview where director Chad Stahelski said that if the new movie were a hit, he would sit down with Reeves in Japan over a glass of whiskey and discuss how they might follow up the story with another chapter. However that hypothetical discussion plays out, it’s not hard to imagine a scenario in which John essentially faked his death to start his life anew once more.

“There are two characters, really,” Iwanyck said. “There’s John Wick, and John, the civilian. The question for all of us is, OK, if the audience embraces the story and the box office works, is there another story to be told? I don’t know. But I don’t think we’ve boxed ourselves into any corner, whether he’s dead or alive, at the end of this movie.”

Keanu Reeves as John Wick in John Wick: Chapter 4. Photo Credit: Murray Close

With the High Table in ruins, one might imagine John enlisted to oversee the creation of a new network for contract killers. There are also some other loose ends to sort out, as a brief mid-credits sequence shows. While John remains friendly with Caine, the martial arts killer did murder Koji (Hiroyuki Sanada), the manager of the Osaka Continental Hotel, after he tries to protect John. That leaves Koji’s daughter Akira (Rina Sawayama) out for revenge. In the mid-credits scene, Akira pulls out a blade and approaches Caine in a crowd as he walks toward his own daughter with flowers. It’s unclear how the moment plays out from there. Does Akira, who blames John for her father’s death, figure out that he fakes his death and track him down as well?

Wherever this all leads, Iwanyck said the team will need to take a breather before they get it sorted. “After every ‘John Wick’ movie, everyone is so wiped out,” he said. “These are hard movies to pull off, as you can imagine, and Keanu’s always like, ‘Never again.’ We’ve done it all. We’re all friends working together almost nonstop, and we’ve gone through so many things.”

That’s another reason to suspect Reeves will find a way to return for a fifth installment. “Just on a personal level, we can’t break up the band yet,” Iwanyck said. “If the movie does really well, and people love it, and if there’s a germ of idea, we’ll entertain it. We’re so far away from that. I’m not saying there will be a sequel by any stretch, but if there is a world where we can find a story, we’ll explore that.”

Regardless of what happens there, the “John Wick” universe has a lot in store for future. The Ana de Armas spin-off “Ballerina” is currently in post-production, though a release date has yet to be announced, and Reeves has a supporting role. There’s the prequel TV series “The Continental,” which moved from Starz to Peacock last year and is expected to premiere on the streaming service later this year. The series, directed by Albert Hughes (“The Book of Eli”) takes place in 1970s New York.

“On a franchise like ‘John Wick’ that’s never slowed down to explain who people are, it’s not only entertaining but really satisfying if you’re a fan,” Iwanyck said. “We don’t want to sell out by any stretch.”

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John Wick: What Baba Yaga Really Means

John wick movies, ranked worst to best, ballerina: cast, release date & everything we know about the john wick spinoff.

The John Wick films and spinoffs have a unique timeline, with The Continental TV show taking place 40 years before John Wick.
John Wick's backstory reveals his upbringing, training, and how he became the Baba Yaga, while the first three movies occur within a week.
The Ballerina spinoff is set between John Wick: Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 , with Ana de Armas training to become an assassin alongside John Wick.

The John Wick films and their spin-offs have been released over a decade chronologically, but the in-universe timeline differs significantly. Chad Stahelski's action franchise, which includes The Continental television spinoff and upcoming Ballerina film starring Ana de Armas took the world by storm in 2014, and restored Keanu Reeves to superstar levels of fame as elite assassin John Wick. Each installment has built on the intricate lore and world-building that has made the series so unique, including shadowy cabals, the High Table and its secret members, as well as The Continental and similar hotels for hired killers.

With rumors that John Wick Chapter 5 will happen with Reeves , the John Wick films could continue for several more years. Stahelski has ideas for at least 9 John Wick movies, proving that the franchise has strong material for stories that go beyond John Wick's plan for vengeance against the High Table that was thought to be resolved in John Wick: Chapter 4 . Here is the timeline presented in the films and spinoffs, both chronologically, and how it pertains to the narrative developments that unfold on Baba Yaga's quest for revenge and the preservation of his wife's memory.

Every Upcoming John Wick Movie & Spinoff Explained

Already 4 movies deep, Keanu Reeves' John Wick franchise is continuing to expand. Here's every movie and TV show currently in John's pipeline.

John Wick Movies & Spinoffs In Chronological Order

How to watch the story of john wick unfold.

Watching the John Wick franchise in chronological order is pretty straightforward for the most part — at least as the four main movies in the franchise are concerned. John Wick through to John Wick Chapter 4 all take place within roughly the same year, which is never specified but believed to be in 2014 or 2015 to correlate with the release of the first movie.

Where the franchise timeline and chronological watch order will start getting more intricate with its timeline is with the current and planned spin-offs.

Where the franchise timeline and chronological watch order will start getting more intricate with its timeline is with the current and planned spin-offs. The prequel spin-off TV show, The Continental: From The World Of John Wick was released in 2023 but is set in the 1970s, and chronicles the story of Winston and how he became the man seen in the core films. The upcoming spin-off John Wick Presents: Ballerina is due in 2025, but will be set between John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum and John Wick: Chapter 4.

10 Things That Happen In Every John Wick Movie

Every John Wick movie includes recurring elements such as John winning impossible fights, certain characters being his allies, and a least one dog.

The Continental TV Show Takes Place In The 1970s

The first john wick tv show is set decades before the films.

A s far as where The Continental is in the John Wick timeline , the spinoff takes place over 40 years before the events of John Wick , when Winston Scott is a young man going to war against Cormac (Mel Gibson) over his brother's death and ultimately taking over The Continental. Situated amidst labor strikes, crime waves, and rampant corruption in the streets of New York City, the assassin hotel isn't as glamorous as it is in the John Wick films, but the origin story reframes Winston's High Table backstory and shows how the hotel became the most powerful Continental in the world.

Winston's New High Table Backstory Reframes His Actions In The John Wick Movies

The John Wick prequel show - The Continental - has properly explained Winston Scott’s opposition to the High Table without consequence.

John Wick's Backstory: Mercenary Training & How He Left

His life of violence started in the soviet union.

According to information pieced together by John, Winston, and The Director in the films, John was born Jardani Jovonovich in the Byelorussian SSR of the Soviet Union. He was orphaned at a young age and left his Padhorje village to live with Winston, an old friend of his father's. Eventually, he took his place in the Ruska Roma, a powerful crime syndicate controlled by The Director. The John Wick comic series reveals that he also spent a significant amount of time in El Sauzel, Mexico at some point during his adolescence.

Even though it had been years since he'd had to use his skills, after the puppy was killed, John Wick proved his legendary status by jumping right back into action as though no time had passed.

Under The Director's watchful eye, John learned martial arts, various weaponry, hand-to-hand combat, espionage, tactical driving, and anything else relevant to being a world-class hitman. Eventually, he ran afoul of The Director, committed an unspecific crime, and was imprisoned. Following his release, he became a top enforcer for the Russian crime syndicate in New York, and it was at this time that he earned the nickname "Baba Yaga." He was only granted a release from the lifestyle and the opportunity to marry a young woman named Helen by completing an "impossible task" given to him by the head of the syndicate.

John was able to carry out this task with help from Santino D'Antonio of the Camorra syndicate, which is how he came to owe him the blood marker seen in John Wick: Chapter 2 . John lived with Helen in New Jersey for roughly five years before her death from a serious illness, at which time she gave him a puppy to remember her and happier times. Even though it had been years since he'd had to use his skills, after the puppy was killed, John Wick proved his legendary status by jumping right back into action as though no time had passed.

Basil Iwanyk and Derek Kolstad’s John Wick franchise gives the titular assassin the nickname "Baba Yaga" but doesn't feature its actual origins.

John Wick 1, 2, & 3 Take Place Within A Week

Barely any time passes throughout the initial john wick trilogy.

According to Collider , Staheski explained the John Wick timeline for the first three films is incredibly short, with only a week or two passing between the start of John Wick and the end of John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum :

"Well, we figured the first three movies almost happened in like a week, week and a half, somewhere in there."

John Wick begins with Iosef Tarasov (Alfie Allen), the son of John Wick's previous employer, killing a puppy given to John after his wife's death, which sets off a chain of events that results in "the Baba Yaga" coming out of retirement and going after Viggo Tarasov (Michael Nyqvist) and his entire cohort while having a large bounty on his head.

The hectic events happening in such a small time frame creates a sense of urgency and tension.

After killing Tarasov, John finds himself seeking help from Winston (Ian McShane), The Manager of the assassin hotel known as The Continental in John Wick: Chapter 2 , who reminds him of the code of conduct inherent to their criminal underworld. Retirement continues to elude John when Santino D'Antonio, anxious for a seat on the High Table, calls on a favor with a gold marker, which requires him to travel to Rome and assassinate his sister, the leader of the crime syndicate Camorra. This decision makes John Wick "excommunicado" and results in the shadowy assassin's guild placing a $14 million bounty on his head.

With every major assassin notified, he must find a way to survive against them in one fight after another across New York City. When The Adjudicator, an ambassador of the High Table, finds both Winston and John's conduct to go against the organization's standards, the pair is threatened with death. By faking his own demise, John escapes New York City and travels abroad to topple the High Table once and for all.

The lack of a significant time jump keeps the momentum of the films going, and even though John undertakes a globe-trotting adventure, all the hectic events happening in such a small time frame creates a sense of urgency and tension.

Where does John Wick: Chapter 4 fit alongside the rest of the action franchise? Here's our ranking of all four John Wick movies.

John Wick's Ballerina Spinoff Movie Takes Place Between Chapters 3 & 4

The upcoming movie focusing on rooney will be both a sequel and prequel.

The upcoming John Wick spin-off John Wick Presents: Ballerina takes place between John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum and John Wick: Chapter 4 . It follows Ana de Armas's Rooney, the titular Ballerina (originally played by Unity Phelan in John Wick 3) training to become an assassin just like Baba Yaga, with a small part for the infamous assassin to play guiding her journey. According to Entertainment Weekly , Reeves decided when the John Wick spinoff took place, which determined not only how Armas's character fit into the John Wick timeline, but how much the franchise star would be involved, and in what capacity.

Armas has been training quite extensively for her own action sequences that will no doubt rival the original film.

It's possible that Reeves wanted to appear in the film in a non-action capacity and focus more on a few key scenes with Armas . "I got to work with Ana de Armas, and the director Len Wiseman, and they had a great script," Reeves stated, indicating that the collaboration might have been more about the dramatic elements of the plot rather than the stylish fight choreography. Of course, fans can still expect plenty of that, as Armas has been training quite extensively for her own action sequences that will no doubt rival the original film.

Following the outstanding success of the first four John Wick films, the ever-popular action franchise is getting a spinoff in the form of Ballerina.

John Wick: Chapter 4 Takes Place Six Months After John Wick 3

The fourth movie features the franchise's first time jump.

While most of the John Wick movies take place in a relatively short amount of time, John Wick: Chapter 4 takes place a full six months after John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum . After battling with the High Table's special forces on Continental grounds and getting "shot" by Winston, John Wick has to recover with the Bowery King prior to seeking his revenge.

It was appropriate to highlight that even John Wick needs to recover and contemplate his next move against the High Table.

It's at this point that he decides he'll bring the full brunt of his vengeance against the High Table, and the organization decides that it will support Marquis Vincent de Gramont (Bill Skarsgård) in a duel against Baba Yaga which, if he loses, will allow John to be free forever. The John Wick films are known for being excessively violent and hyper-stylized, with their titular hero surviving getting punched, kicked, and shot over and over but relentlessly pursuing his quarry all the same. It was appropriate to highlight that even John Wick needs to recover and contemplate his next move against the High Table.

John Wick: Chapter 4 showed a significant pivot back to the original film's trajectory when John actively sought revenge rather than spent time being hunted for going against his superiors and actively dismantling the social rules and relationships that govern their unique criminal society.

What The Future Of The John Wick Timeline Looks Like

There's more stories from the world of john wick still to come.

Despite John Wick's death at the end of John Wick: Chapter 4 , there are still several movies and potential TV spin-offs planned for the John Wick universe. However, while some are confirmed, others are still in the early stages of development, or have been teased but not yet green-lit. The next known John Wick movie is, of course, John Wick Presents: Ballerina, which is already well underway and due in 2025. Ballerina entered post-production in early 2023, though extra sequences were being workd on in 2024.

The next confirmed movie after Ballerina will be John Wick: Chapter 5 , which has had an incredibly interesting development journey. It was initially confirmed in 2020, though both Keanu Reeves and producer Chad Stahelski have since sent mixed signals on whether it would actually happen — especially after the shocking ending of John Wick: Chapter 4. It does now seem like the project is definitely going ahead, however, since Lionsgate confirmed that work on the script had resumed after the resolution of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.

There are multiple projects that have been teased as potential new John Wick movies or TV shows.

Outside of this, there are multiple projects that have been teased as potential new John Wick movies or TV shows. Lionsgate have confirmed that more spin-offs are in development, though so far details on these have been kept under wraps. These notably could include potential cross-overs with the movies Atomic Blonde and Nobody (though these are unlikely despite the creative minds behind them seeming interested).

As Ballerina is the first John Wick spin-off movie focusing on a character introduced in the core four movies, future spin-offs will likely follow the same path. Some that have been teased include a Sofia movie, based on Halle Berry's John Wick 3 character, a movie about Laurence Fishburne's Bowery King, and a movie potentially titled Akira and Caine that would give more of a backstory to the titular duo. Until these are confirmed, however, it's unclear where they would fit in the John Wick timeline.

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John Wick: Chapter 4 tracking franchise-high box office opening as new clips released

March 3, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Having been pushed from its original 2021 date, fans of the John Wick franchise have faced a lengthy wait for the fourth chapter in the action thriller series – and it seems that may pay off for Lionsgate as tracking figures suggest that Keanu Reeves’ latest sequel is on course to enjoy a franchise high opening at the box office.

According to Deadline, John Wick: Chapter 4 is tracking a domestic opening of between $60 million and $70 million, which would put it ahead of the $56.8 million bow of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum , as well as giving Lionsgate its biggest launch since the pandemic.

Continuing the marketing for the film, three new clips have also have arrived online this week, featuring Keanu Reeves’ titular assassin, Laurence Fishburne’s The Bowery King and Ian McShane’s Winston as well as franchise newcomers in Scott Adkins’ Killa, Shamier Anderson’s Tracker, Donnie Yen’s Caine, Bill Skarsgard’s Marquis and Clancy Brown’s The Harbinger; watch them below…

“John Wick (Keanu Reeves) uncovers a path to defeating the High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.”

John Wick: Chapter 4 is once again directed by Chad Stahelski and stars Keanu Reeves as John Wick, Lance Reddick as Charon, Ian McShane as Winston, and Laurence Fishburne as The Bowery King. Newcomers to the franchise include Donnie Yen ( Ip Man ), Japanese-British pop singer Rina Sawayama, Hiroyuki Sanada ( Army of the Dead ), Marko Zaror ( From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series ), Shamier Anderson ( Wynonna Earp ), Bill Skarsgård ( It: Chapter Two ), Scott Adkins ( The Bourne Ultimatum ) and Clancy Brown ( The Shawshank Redemption ).

John Wick: Chapter 4 is set for release on March 24th, 2023.

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“John Wick: Chapter 4,” Reviewed: A Slog with a Sensational Ending

By Richard Brody

“John Wick: Chapter 4” is by far the best of the four films starring Keanu Reeves as the eponymous hit man, the first of the cycle that I’d recommend—albeit with an asterisk. The new film (which opens Friday) has many of the same problems as its predecessors; although these problems are interesting, they’re far more fun to contemplate in the rearview mirror of thought than in the real-time forward motion of viewing. But something happens, fairly late in the game, that converts the film’s merely technical displays of bloody murder into something suspenseful and romantic, if no less silly. The details are too good to give away, but there’s no harm and much pleasure in considering how the movie climbs, slowly but surely, to that light-headed summit.

One of the curiosities of the John Wick series is that, as an entirely original creation dependent on no prior properties, it has nonetheless given rise to an alluring and self-perpetuating mythology of its own. The premise of Wickworld is cleverly paranoiac, built around the tentacular connections between the crude underworld of contract killers and the shadowy overlords who keep them in action. That wicked authority is called the High Table; it dispenses orders to kill on pain of being killed, ratifies contracts for murder, and brokers the deals for bounty hunters. It commands John to kill, and it sets him up to be killed, but it also sets the tone of the movie. The High Table exemplifies a super-élite of secret societies with elaborate rites, deeply rooted aristocracies, a flaunting of mind-bending wealth, and the executive ruthlessness of a transnational shadow government that has the power to wreak havoc in public with impunity.

It also has the power of information—an enormous database on its registered killers (it apparently goes back centuries) and a terrifyingly comprehensive surveillance network that tracks the hunters and the hunted during their mortal maneuvers and discloses their whereabouts to devastating effect. Its agents hide in plain sight at, for instance, a hotel called the New York Continental, in Manhattan’s financial district. ( Delmonico’s plays the role of the hotel.) Its stern manager, Winston (Ian McShane), is John’s handler, and is aided by his discerning and tight-lipped concierge (played by Lance Reddick, who died on March 17th). Another High Table agent on John’s team, the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne), disguises his crew of spies as unhoused people in a shelter that he runs.

The High Table itself reveals its enduring traditions in the anachronistic equipment and furnishings of its central intelligence office (complete with card files, blackboards, rubber stamps, and switchboards). The venerable sect of hired killers can trace its lineage to a few authorized families, an aristocracy of blood (pun intended) that pulls the death dealers out of the grubby streets and endows their gruesome trade with a faux dignity. Their rigorous code of conduct dominates the movie’s, and the franchise’s, over-all tone and import: the intricate set of seemingly nonsensical rules plays the role of military discipline and order, but it also signifies, with a politicized wink at the rites and manners of high society, the implacable law of violence, which pretensions to refinement both embody and conceal.

“Chapter 4” takes off from the third installment , which concluded with John killing a High Table assassin at the New York Continental, with Winston’s help, and then teaming up with the Bowery King to fight against the High Table. At the start of “Chapter 4,” the King gets John suited up for battle, and the High Table takes devastating revenge against Winston for helping John—for starters, Winston is excommunicated, and the hotel is demolished. John heads to Morocco (the actual location is in Jordan) to dispatch a High Table overlord called the Elder (George Georgiou) and his minions, then goes to Osaka—to the Osaka Continental hotel, another High Table base—where he learns from its manager (Hiroyuki Sanada), who is his friend, what happened to Winston and the New York hotel. John vows to “kill them all.”

But the manager’s daughter, Akira (Rina Sawayama), who is also John’s friend, wishes he hadn’t come. There’s a contract on John for having killed High Table notables, and Akira is well aware that any place he sets foot is a target, including her father’s hotel. The assassins pursuing him there include a bounty hunter called Mr. Nobody (Shamier Anderson), who shows up with his beloved dog (a cheeky reference back to the premise of the first John Wick movie), and a nasty nebbish called Chidi (Marko Zaror). There’s also a remarkable blind assassin named Caine (Donnie Yen), who has been dispatched by a High Table potentate called the Marquis de Gramont (Bill Skarsgård), an effete and sadistic nobleman who has laid waste to the New York hotel and threatened to kill Caine’s daughter unless Caine kills John.

Yet John, for all his seething lust for revenge, is burdened—he is (to quote Charlie Chaplin’s parody of Hollywood violence in “ A King in New York ”) a killer with a soul. The very premise of “Chapter 4” evinces sequel fatigue. John Wick wants out. Reeves may well enjoy the role, but he convincingly portrays John’s weariness bordering on exasperation at the absurdity of living under the orders—and in the crosshairs—of the implacable High Table. Even though he shoots and stabs and even nunchucks his way out of the Osaka Continental, leaving a trail of bodies and blood behind, he can’t kill his way out of his indenture to the High Table or its pursuit of him.

What happens in Osaka doesn’t stay in Osaka, and neither does John. He flits to New York, where Winston advises him to duel the Marquis for his freedom, and then to Berlin, where, in a series of set pieces ranging from the sententious to the ridiculous, he has to do some more killing in order to be deemed duel-worthy. What results is a grisly form of multidimensional chess, in which John’s enemies also target one another in order to keep for themselves the privilege of killing John, and in which John allies himself, according to the demands of the moment, with one or another of his prospective killers.

Much of the movie’s delight is in its details, many of them gory (a little trick with a knife that the Marquis pulls on Mr. Nobody), others merely menacing (John’s surprise encounter on an eerily empty subway car), some location-dependent (a brutalist night club with a waterlogged dance floor), and some design-based (including a deck of cards made of glass, and a picturesque molten-gold method for branding flesh). Some of these flourishes nod toward the breezy suaveness in the face of danger that marks the best of the early 007 films. Here, though, the stakes are lowered beneath the absurdity line by the relentless mayhem, which is at once cartoonish and mostly humorless. That’s why, as Caine, Donnie Yen nearly steals the film. His humor is as sly as it is insolent (as when he eats a snack between killings), and his comedic gestures are as tiny and deft as his action maneuvers, which are so fast as to border on sleight of hand.

The comic relief is welcome, but it’s never so extreme or so self-aware as to threaten the grim earnestness and grotesque exaggerations of the violence. (With a little more self-awareness, the movie would have a place in the body-horror genre.) A recent report places John’s estimated body count throughout the series at four hundred and fifty. I’m not sure how many of them pile up in “Chapter 4,” but, assuming a rough average of a hundred and twelve, the killings are (as in the first three chapters) classist and trivializing. Only a few of John’s opponents have names, identities, and personalities; most are woefully anonymous, dispatched into oblivion by John with neither a name nor a story, with nothing but the misfortune to square off against him. They are mere fodder for John’s deathcraft, their heads vaporizing in pink mist inside their battle helmets, their bodies catching fire from his incendiary weaponry, their blood spurting fountain-like from slash wounds.

The director, Chad Stahelski, works these elaborate fights and their flimsy killings with flashy but insignificant embellishments (such as filming an indoor battle royal from overhead, as if by drone). He displays little imagination regarding the characters’ activity, or even existence, outside the realm of combat. The many unnamed victims’ mechanical dispatch is a logical function of the franchise’s basic premise: that John (like his co-starring killers) is a member of a breed apart, dealing and eluding death with aplomb but never enduring the petty cares that go with the job. Does John Wick have a passport? He may be superheroic with firearms, fists, and whatever other weapons are within arm’s reach, but he doesn’t fly like Superman. Does he go first class or economy? What does he say when he reaches passport control and is asked, “Business or pleasure?” Does he have an array of forged documents, under a variety of pseudonyms and nationalities, that he switches around to fit his sense of the circumstances? With all the killing that he’s done, has he never come under suspicion? Does he ever worry about it? His exploits may be extraordinary, but they’re nonetheless dependent upon ordinary, unseen necessities. (If, as he leaves Osaka for New York, he’s as filled with regrets as he’d have one believe, spending sixteen hours sandwiched in a middle seat between two snorers would be an apt setting to ponder where he went wrong.) Does he listen to music, does he read a book, does he have a favorite food?

Most of “Chapter 4” is an amusingly punctuated slog. It’s distinguished from its predecessors by the starkly drawn yet complex lines of conflict. The promised duel, ingeniously plotted and cleverly staged, depends on a droll race against the clock—one that gives new meaning to the notion of fighting one’s way through traffic—and a long staircase that becomes a virtual agent of destiny. In short, the last half hour or so of the movie’s nearly three-hour span is giddily intense, swoony, swashbuckling, and sensational yet superficial fun. Right after I saw the movie, I couldn’t stop talking about that ending. It makes the rest of the movie worth sitting through. ♦

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