Rina Sawayama To Reprise ‘John Wick 4’ Role In Donnie Yen’s ‘Caine’ Spin-Off
Production will soon begin on the new addition to the John Wick universe!
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FROM THE WORLD OF JOHN WICK: BALLERINA Gets A Poster Debut Ahead Of CCXP 2024
FROM THE WORLD OF JOHN WICK: BALLERINA opens in theaters on June 6, 2025 from Lionsgate
[UPDATED] JOHN WICK Kills His Way Back Into Theaters In November!
Updated 12:52pm EST with official trailer Earlier: Lionsgate is revving up a new campaign to re-release hit action thriller John Wick back into theaters for its tenth anniversary on November 3 and November 6 from Fathom Events. The studio also just rolled out a brand new poster below for the occasion on Monday which you can view at the bottom of the page. Produced in part by Thunder Road and 87Eleven Productions, the Chad Stahelski-helmed movie hailed the start of a new era in action direction for stunt professionals aiming toward the director’s chair. Rejoining Stahelski with fellow Matrix franchise colleague and starring actor Keanu Reeves, the inaugural launchpad for the John Wick franchise became a world-building affair that follows the revenge-fueled exploits of a widower and ex-hitman violently pulled back into his former throes of The Continental, where the path to redemption can only be paid in blood and […]
Report: ‘John Wick’ Spin-Off Adds Korean Action Star Jung Doo-Hong
Multiple Korean news sources are reporting the addition of actor and martial artist Jung Doo-hong to the cast of action thriller, John Wick Presents: Ballerina. The Len Wiseman-directed John Wick spin-off joins Jung with a cast led prominently by Ana de Armas (No Time To Die, Ghosted) in the title role. The news comes after John Wick franchise shepherd Chad Stahelski was brought onto the project earlier this year for additional photogrpahy to bolster the film’s action. Details on Jung’s character remain under wraps, per the reports at multiple South Korean news sources including MBC. de Armas stars from a script by Shay Hatten for a story set between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, and John Wick: Chapter 4. The film centers on Rooney, a young dancer trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma who sets out to avenge the murder of her family. Rounding […]
JOHN WICK: A Brief Lookback At The Best Of The Four-Part Action Saga Ahead Of ‘The Continental’
Today is the day The Continental limited series launches on Peacock in the U.S. and on Prime Video in the U.K.. Reviews are currently out for the John Wick series spin-off which occurs decades before the events of the Keanu Reeves-led franchise and has been a point of hype for fans still reeling from the fourth and latest installment of the film series which opened back in Spring. The series is still a fun revisit with fresh value in its delivery since taking off in 2014, still hitting multitudes of notes for fans of the genre with each their own reasons. Independent filmmaker Josh Fowler sought to express some of his thoughts on the franchise in the wake of director Chad Stahelski’s latest success about the franchise and its lasting legacy on the genre, with spotlights on several key character faves. Enjoy the gallery with the write-ups in the description […]
JOHN WICK: Top Three Fight Scene Faves From The Franchise So Far
Years and years ago I used to be obsessed with what my favorite fight scenes were in movies, and I would gauge this topic on my own time based on the performers, choreography, choreographers, style, and tone of the action, and even sometimes the length of the fight scene. One metric I also factored in was whether or not the fight scene would cut itself in between cuts from other climatic scenes in that film. Nowadays, it’s hard to even draw up a top ten as I’ve seen so many fight scenes, and so whenever I see a random post on social media asking followers what their favorite fight scene is from a film, I instantly pass. All fight scenes – and I mean really good, signature action sequences in a film or a television series – put in some intense effort to tap into the memory cells of their […]
THE CONTINENTAL: 2023 ‘John Wick’ Prequel Series Switches From STARZ To Peacock
Three movies in, and there are still big things in store for the John Wick saga, the latest of which involves upcoming prequel miniseries, The Continental, which is now moving from STARZ to Peacock for its premiere in the new year. “The John Wick films have become a global phenomenon, are among the most watched titles on Peacock and we are thrilled and honored to partner with Lionsgate to extend this incredible franchise,” said Kelly Campbell, President, Peacock and Direct-to-Consumer. “We understand the value of a global franchise and Val Boreland and team knew that by bringing this special event series to Peacock and putting the full power of NBCUniversal behind it, the premiere of The Continental will be the streaming event of the year.” “John Wick has become part of the cultural zeitgeist with a massive, passionately engaged fan base around the world,” said Lionsgate Television Group Chair Kevin Beggs. “We’re delighted to partner […]
Scott Adkins Joins The Fourth Installment Of The JOHN WICK Saga
Filming on the fourth installment of the John Wick saga has already begun and with a cast that already bodes with promise. Late Tuesday, that roster got a little bigger with word actor and martial arts film star Scott Adkins is in talks a role in the hitman franchise, joining him with Keanu Reeves, Rina Sawayama, and Shamier Anderson, and screen action legends Hiroyuki Sanada and Donnie Yen. The move notably also marks a reunion between Yen and Adkins who fought each other to the brutal finish in the fourth and final chapter of the Yen-led Ip Man saga, Ip Man 4: The Finale, which released in the U.S. via Well Go USA. Beyond that, Adkins has long been a favorite since his heyday as an up-and-coming TV actor and stunt performer; his credits partly include having worked on Jackie Chan’s The Accidental Spy and The Medallion, Louis Leterrier’s Unleashed […]
JOHN WICK: Lionsgate Adds A Fifth Chapter To The Hitman Saga
The trades are all reporting and confirming that Keanu Reeves will shoot the next two installments of the John Wick franchise next year, thus adding a fifth to the hit action franchise that launched in 2014. The fourth was announced last May after an impressive first weekend in theaters, initially slated for a May 21, 2021 date which has since been moved to May 27, 2022. Production details remain pending, while presumably, Chad Staheski will return to the director’s chair. The news comes following Wednesday’s festive headlines iterating Stahelski’s involvement as a producer through 87Eleven Entertainment with CJ E&M for New Line’s upcoming revisal of hit Korean action classic, The Man From Nowhere. Derek Kolstad wrote the project, as he’s done for the entire John Wick trilogy thusfar, in addition to his current involvment with the development of spin-off series, The Continental. Reeves is now shooting a fourth installment of […]
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER THREE Returns Derek Kolstad To Pen Script
There’s no question that a third chapter in the John Wick saga was in the works. After the riproaring second installment with John Wick: Chapter Two, it was only a matter of time before we would hear from its director, Chad Stahelski, who teased his involvement in the development of the film’s pending trilogical outing with an eye to direct. For what it’s worth, that still appears to be the case while a new report from THR has otherwise confirmed the return of screenwriter Derek Kolstad to the table. It was he who helped bring the character to life for the 2014 breakout hit from Stahelski and then-directing partner David Leitch with actor Keanu Reeves in the title role. The sequel, following the events of the first film in which former Russian mob enforcer, Wick, avenges his late wife’s legacy – slighted at the hands of his former boss’s sniveling […]