TheJohn Wicksaga reached its highest point with its fourth installment, which had an epic finale that could easily serve as a definitive end to the story of Keanu Reeves' character. However, the possibility of a fifth installment is present due to the enormous success achieved with the most recent movie, and producer Basil Iwanyk is optimistic about the next chapter in the saga.
Although theJohn Wickuniverse has already found other ways to expand beyond the figure of the assassin played by Reeves, with the seriesThe Continental: From the World of John Wickand the filmBallerina, which will star Ana de Armas and release next year, there is nothing as effective as the original story. In fact,The Continentalreceived mixed reviews, so it is logical that Lionsgate wants to continue exploiting the main saga.
Speaking withScreenRantto celebrateJohn Wick Chapter 4’s Oscars campaign, Iwanyk shared an optimistic update on the fifth installment, although he thinks it will be a very different story from the previous ones:
“So I think that what I love about the end of John Wick 4 is, if this means that there’s never another John Wick movie, it’s a nice elegant way of ending it, right? If there is another John Wick movie, which I do believe there will be, we don’t know what it is yet, but I do believe. I do feel like it will be a completely other book. If these movies were four chapters, you kind of blame it on the metaphor. The next John Wick will be another book. It won’t be like six months later from John Wick 4.
We just don’t know what that is. But we all love spending time together, and we love the process. The more time that goes by, the more we miss it. As demented as it sounds, and these movies are really hard to pull off, there’s something really exciting about making these movies. And I don’t even mean talking to you, and the box office. I just mean, mounting it, preparing for it, casting for it. It’s fun as s—t.”
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John Wick Doesn’t Need a Fifth Movie
There are already several franchises that have shown that extending more than necessary can be a big mistake. Sagas likeFast & Furioushave received strong criticism for continuing to produce films that continue the original story instead of focusing on expanding the universe with alternative projects.
John Wickhas proven to have sufficiently interesting characters and very attractive stories that could be explored without the presence of Reeves and his character, whose story seems completely exhausted. Beyond the reception ofThe Continental, looking for other television series options would be a good way to continue building within the same universe. And ifBallerina turns out to be successful, Ana de Armas could be the one to continue the legacy on the big screen without the need to makeJohn Wick 5.
