John Wick 4: Fourth installment of the action series starring Keanu Reeves as a feared hitman
Plot and background
Keanu Reeves returns to his parade role of recent years. As John Wick he has already put a stop to countless enemies, avenged the death of his dog in the first part, defied the rules of hitmen in “John Wick 2” and most recently had to restore his reputation in “John Wick 3”.
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In the fourth part of the action series, John Wick will hunt down the High Chamber. After Winston (Ian McShane) and loyal concierge Charon (Lance Reddick) initially had his back, they seemingly killed him to eliminate “the John Wick problem”. But Wick is not so easily killed. The fallen anti-hero was rescued by the self-styled Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne) after he was forced to cede his kingdom to the High Chamber, including several cuts and wounds.
Bruised and driven by rage, Wick will team up with the Bowery King to hunt down members of the High Chamber and their henchmen like the Arbiter (Asia Kate Dillon). Whether they will get old acquaintances like Sofia (Halle Berry) on their side in the process remains to be seen. What is certain is that some time will pass between the end of “John Wick 3” and the beginning of “John Wick 4”, during which the action heroes will regenerate their strength and strike back.
“John Wick 4” – Background and Cast
Since 2014, Keanu Reeves has been thrilling cinema audiences at regular intervals as the action hero John Wick. The bombastic action is directed by his former stuntman Chad Stahelski, who has been in the director’s chair since the first film. The script for the fourth spin-off is being written by Shay Hatten, who already wrote the direct predecessor “John Wick: Chapter 3” and is also writing the script for the planned spin-off “Ballerina”. The duo is said to have no shortage of ideas. In an interview, Stahelski stated that the action scenes will be “novel, shocking, funny and unique”.
While Keanu Reeves will once again play the title character, the return of Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane and Lance Reddick has already been confirmed for the fourth part. Newcomers include Bill Skarsgaard (“ES”), Hiroyuki Sanada (“The Last Samurai”) and martial arts star Donnie Yen (“Ip Man” series).
“John Wick 4” – theatrical release not until 2023
However, action fans will have to put up with a damper due to the Corona crisis. The initially planned theatrical release in May 2021 had to be pushed back by two years. “John Wick 4” is scheduled to start in German cinemas on 23 March 2023. This also means that Keanu Reeves will be releasing two films on the same weekend: “Matrix 4” and “John Wick 4” will be released one year apart. Since Reeves, like many other colleagues, had to take the Corona shooting break of several months, the start of shooting for “John Wick 4” is also delayed as a result.
