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“John Wick 4”: Keanu Reeves in the first image of the next installment

The deadliest assassin in this fictional universe returns in the fourth installment of the franchise. (Lionsgate)

Keanu Reeves come back in john wick 4, the next film in the action-shooter franchise. This Thursday, Lionsgate shared the first image of cinema’s most beloved killer and it does not give too many indications about what the sequel will be like, which will arrive on May 22, 2023. The last thing we saw about the character is that everyone around him thinks he is dead, however, he “Bogeyman” will not give up until he exacts his revenge against the traitors.

The character of few words and frightening eyes is totally surrounded by candles in this first glimpse of his return. He seems to be calm, as if staring at nothing, but it also seems that he is planning a new move in this game of lethal chess that is played only between dangerous men like him.

This is what actor Keanu Reeves looks like in "John Wick 4".  (Lionsgate)
This is what actor Keanu Reeves looks like in “John Wick 4”. (Lionsgate)

In April of this year, a panel at CinemaCon hinted that this film will contain the biggest fight scenes seen in the film series so far. In addition, within the framework of the event, a footage was revealed that, for now, has not officially come to light. As described, Wick is training very hard to face his enemies.

In the fourth installment of John Wick, the cast that will accompany Reeves is made up of Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Donnie Yen, Shamier Anderson, Bill Skarsgård, Hiroyuki Sanada, Scott Adkins, Clancy Brown Y Ian McShane in the role of Winston, the manager of the Hotel Continental. The address will be Chad Stahelskya former stuntman who made his way into the film industry as a filmmaker.

The success of the film saga is supported by the enormous box office figures recorded by its past installments: John Wick 3: Parabellum with a worldwide collection of 327.3 million dollars in 2019; John Wick 2: A New Day To Kill with 171.5 million in 2017; Y John Wick with 86 million in 2014. Since the debut of the plot, the public completely fell in love with this hitman played by Keanu Reevesconsidered one of the most beloved actors in Hollywood.

The last thing seen of the film series was in "John Wick: Parabellum".  (Lionsgate)
The last thing seen of the film series was in “John Wick: Parabellum”. (Lionsgate)

what is expected of john wick 4?

Before the start of filming john wick 4director Chad Stahelski confessed to feeling insecure after the brilliant work of action scenes in the third film and, for this reason, included a moment in which samurai were on horseback, although he did not specify its relevance within the narrative.

“There were a couple of days when I decided to do the fourth movie and I woke up in a cold sweat saying, ‘Horses! How do I beat the horses? I have no fucking idea, to tell you the truth,’” he said of the third installment scene in an interview with Collider. “I have so many great ideas for the next one that I think are different, impactful, fun and unique. How to make them, I have no fucking idea at the moment. I’m still figuring it out.”

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