'John Wick' Director Gives Update on Fifth Film
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The "John Wick" series is easily one of the most popular and critically acclaimed action franchises in the history of film.
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This is largely because of incredible action sequences, fascinating world-building, and a great performance by action legend Keanu Reeves.
With the spin-off film "From the World of John Wick: Ballerina" now in theaters and another film based on the fan-favorite character Caine in the works, fans are now wondering if Reeves will make his return as the Baba Yaga.
According to series director Chris Stahelski, "John Wick 5" is in the works, but whether it will make it to the big screen is another story.
Keanu Reeves as 'John Wick' in JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
Keanu Reeves as 'John Wick' in JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
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In an interview with James Hibberd of The Hollywood Reporter, Stahelski gave an update on when he believes fans can expect "John Wick: Chapter 5."
"I'm not going to lie to you, it's a bit of a conundrum," Stahelski said. "Me and Mike Finch — the writer on 4 who's also writing 5 — we've got a pretty good story that I think is cool. Once we have a 50-page book, and if we're feeling it, we'll sit with Keanu and shape this thing.
"Look, everybody seems to want it. It's a matter of whether we crack it. We're actively working on it. It's just ... is it going to be satisfying?"
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Stahelski went on to reveal that he and Finch would stop working on the film if it doesn't feel right after the perfect ending of "John Wick: Chapter 4."
"I hate happy endings," Stahelski said. "Over a long enough timeline, everything's a f****** tragedy. If you kill 86 people, you don't get away. So when we got to 4, we wanted to have something that had a lot of fate and consequence.
"The ending was going to be a cliffhanger. Then we were sitting in Japan [during the filming of 4] going, 'We didn't stick the landing.' [Our original ending] kind of sucked. 'F***, we got to finish this, right?'
"So I was really happy with the way 4 ended. It was Keanu and I saying, 'Thank you, it's been awesome, but it is time to go.' I didn't want to overstay our welcome."
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That being said, "John Wick 5" not working out doesn't mean that developing the script was a bad thing for the creative team.
"If we go down the road of 'John Wick 5' and build this story and decide this isn't right, there are probably going to be 10 other things we'll discover that we'll use for other things," Stahelski said. "It's a great creative exercise. It's being in the room riffing with people we love. That's nothing but wins."
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