John Wick 5: everything we know about the movie

Although John Wick may have finally met its end, audiences are still hoping to see Keanu Reeves return as his iconic character in a fifth movie. Lionsgate has confirmed that a new installment is in development for May 2023 following the success of «John Wick 4», meaning the upcoming movie has a lot to live up to. However, since the franchise’s titular character died in that movie, one can only imagine what will happen in the sequel and how much it will be able to surpass its predecessors. While information is scarce, here is a compilation of everything we know about the John Wick 5 movie.

While information is scarce, here is everything we know about the John Wick 5 movie.

When is the John Wick 5 movie coming out?”

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It’s been almost a year since Lionsgate announced the fifth John Wick movie, and the studio still hasn’t announced a release date. It will probably be quite some time before the kung-fu action movie sequel arrives in theaters. It’s worth noting that previous films in the franchise have usually been released two or three years apart, with Chapter Four being the only exception due to delays caused by the pandemic.

Since the spin-off «Ballerina» is scheduled to premiere in 2025, fans likely won’t see the fifth installment until at least 2027 or 2028. Hopefully, the new movie will satisfy fans and ease the wait between chapters.

Hopefully, the new movie will satisfy fans and ease the wait between chapters.

What will the movie be about?

Although there’s no trailer for Part 5 yet, it will likely be about how the characters deal with the aftermath of Wick’s presumed death. It may seem unlikely that Jon survived his duel with Kane (Donnie Yen), but audiences have already seen him survive far more serious injuries. But if he did leave the battlefield alive, judging by the behavior of his buddies Winston (Ian McShane) and King Bowery (Laurence Fishburne) at his tombstone, they don’t even know it.

And if he did, they’re not even aware of it.

Despite this, Stahelski decided to leave John’s fate ambiguous enough to leave the door open for a fifth movie.

We wanted to do the funeral scene differently, to make it more mysterious. That’s why at the end [of that scene] you see the puppy looking up. We did one test screening, and the audience was very unhappy with the alternate ending. So we thought we got it right the first time, and to the studio’s credit, they didn’t even blink.

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Chad Stahelski

Wick’s death at the end of Part 4 seemed like a fitting and satisfying conclusion to his story. But judging by the audience’s reaction to that particular death, it looks like the studio and the movie’s creators are intent on meeting their demands and possibly bringing Reeves back in to lead the franchise. If John turns out to be alive, viewers will be able to see how he tries to live his life now that the High Table has granted him his freedom and is no longer after him.

Here’s what we’ll see.

According to a statement from Lionsgate chairman Joe Drake last year, the studio plans to expand the world of the franchise with spin-offs such as «Ballerina» and » Continental» to bring it up to the events of the fifth installment.

We’re creating a world, and when the fifth movie comes out, it will organically — organically grow out of how we start telling these stories. But you can count on regular updates to the John Wick universe.

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Joe Drake

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Who will play the lead role?”

There is no official cast list for the fifth installment yet. However, Reeves and Ian McShane were set to reprise their roles in «Ballerina», meaning they could appear in other films in the franchise. GQ also reported in 2019 that Reeves would love to continue playing Wick as long as his movies are successful.

As far as my legs can carry me. As long as the audience wants to go.

Keanu Reeves

Luckily for fans, »John Wick 4 » grossed big box office receipts and is now considered the best movie of the «John Wick» franchise, so Reeves already has plenty of reasons to keep acting. Still, if Reeves and Stahelski decide to keep «Wick», the latter told The Hollywood Reporter that Lionsgate is willing to honor their wish despite their initial reluctance.

When will filming begin?”

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Since no release date has been set for the fifth installment, it’s not surprising that no production schedule has been announced either. It seems that the studio is more focused on finishing its spin-offs before starting production on the fifth installment.

So it seems that the studio is more focused on finishing its spin-offs before starting production on the fifth installment.

Before the release of Part 4, Lionsgate had plans to make the fourth and fifth movies back-to-back. Those plans were eventually canceled so that the creators could focus on the fourth film. The hope is that once the movie is over, the creators can use their previous ideas for the fifth movie and speed up the writing process.

After the movie is over, the creators will be able to use their previous ideas for the fifth movie and speed up the writing process.