Amazon's streaming platform has just officially announced the development of another spin-off centered on on one of the characters inJohn Wick Chapter 4. After the series The Continental, and before Ballerina, the spin-off with Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves, this good news proves the (very) good health of this franchise signed Lionsgate!
another new project stamped with John Wick for lionsgate
Since his first appearance in cinemas in 2014, John Wick has continued to evolve. to see its popularity climb steeply.This killer wages, camp by a Keanu Reeves who is more silent than ever, should return for a fifth solo part in the years to come. come, but the lack of details on this project leaves one to wonder. thinking that it might not see the light of day. Fortunately,the expanded universe of the franchise is growing rapidly. high speed. After the success of Continental, a prequel centered on about the past of Winston Scott, the future director of the emblematic hotel for assassins located in Paris. à New York, the saga will not stop there. Lionsgate has just officially announcedthe start of another spin-off, dedicated to to the character of Caine.
According to our colleagues at Variety, this blind assassin incarnate by Donnie Yenand introduced in John Wick: Chapter 4, of which our review is at; read here, will be at the heart of a new film. The project is still very mysterious, with Lionsgate having only announced that the spin-off “will continue Yen's story arc after the events of John Wick: Chapter 4, after Caine has been released from prison.” of its obligations to the Great Table“.The screenplay is being written by Robert Askins, to whom we owe the Netflix series Umbrella Academy as well as the series The Son d 'AMC. Lionsgate will begin production on this film next year at Hong Kong, whose development is assured by Chad Stahelski, director of John Wick, who will also produce the film through his company 87Eleven Entertainment. A project about which Donnie Yen does not hide his excitement:
Working onJohn Wick: Chapter 4 was a challenge. an extraordinary experience. The reason these films resonate so deeply is that, like me, Chad, Basil and Erica go above and beyond to create action, fights and stunts that are unbelievable. not only thrilling, inventive and artistic, but also expressive for character, story and emotion. Caine is an incredible character with a past tense. haunted, andI am very enthusiastic about it. the idea of reprising the role.
And you, what do you think of this announcement?