“John Wick 4” ties in with the events of “John Wick 3”. Nevertheless, some time has passed in the movies since the professional killer played by Keanu Reeves was delivered to the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne) at the end of part 3. Both eventually join forces to take on the Supreme Court. In the fight against his former bosses, John Wick travels to different places in the world (including Berlin and Paris).
John Wick also has to deal with a handful of new opponents. One of them is played by Donnie Yen, the Chinese martial arts superstar (“Ip Man”, “Raging Fire”). We could already marvel at his action skills in the first teaser trailer, where Yen and Reeves attacked each other – with sword and (!) pistol. The anticipation of “John Wick 4” was certainly fueled – and the trailer released now is tearing it up too!
Don’t wait (too) long for part 4
In addition to Donnie Yen, there is another high-profile action star who will use his fists in John Wick 4: Scott Adkins (“Undisputed”, “One Shot”). Also on board are Japanese character actor Hiroyuki Sanada (“Mortal Kombat”) and “ES” villain Bill Skarsgård. The cast is completed by the return of Lance Reddick (“The Wire”) and Ian McShane (“American Gods”).
The action sequence was again directed by Chad Stahelski, who also took the director’s chair for all three of his predecessors. “John Wick: Chapter 4” will be released in German cinemas on March 23, 2023.
But that’s not all, because the universe of “John Wick” is currently expanding in several directions: the series “The Continental” about the iconic killer hotel is waiting for us on Amazon Prime Video. In the spin-off “Ballerina”, Ana de Armas takes the lead role and becomes a ruthless killer who embarks on a revenge mission. It was announced yesterday that Keanu Reeves will also be involved: