John Wick: Chapter 4

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The Marquis nominates a reluctant Caine to take his place, while the Harbinger warns that John and Winston will be executed should either fail to appear on time.

With the world's top assassins closing in, John must navigate through dangerous territories and rely on old allies to survive. The role played by the blind assassin portrayed by Donnie Yen references the blind swordsman in the Japanese film series centred on the character of Zatoichi. For more, check out our explainer of the ending of John Wick: Chapter 4, our favorite Keanu Reeves movie stunts, and our feature all about the art of realistic movie combat with John Wick, Donnie Yen, and Bruce Lee. The Marquis' second-in-command Chidi, backed by High Table assassins and Caine, arrives to investigate the hotel. Donnie Yen as Caine, a blind High Table assassin and an old friend of John Wick, who is forced out of retirement to kill John Wick to ensure the safety of his daughter.On May 20, 2019, Lionsgate announced John Wick: Chapter 4 via their opt-in "John Wick" text update service, writing, "You have served. There is also a look at the training Reeves underwent for John Wick: Chapter 4, a dive into the psychology of John Wick, a feature on Donnie Yen's journey to becoming Caine, how that single-take scene was accomplished, and much more. While it was initially intended to be shot back-to-back with the fourth installment, in March 2021 Lionsgate opted to delay production and solely move forward with Chapter 4. Tom Jorgensen of IGN gave the film a 10/10 score, describing it as a "modern epic" and "bursting at the seams with creative, thrillingly staged action choreography and cinematography" while giving particular praise to the performances of Reeves, Yen and Skarsgård. However, he told GQ that he would carry on the role as long as the audience wanted it, saying, "As far as my legs can take me, as far as the audience wants to go.

Stahelski later teased the fourth film in an interview with IndieWire by saying Wick would not end the fourth film with "a happy ending", saying, "John may survive all this shit but at the end of it, there's no happy ending. In an interview with Finch by Looper magazine, Finch stated that there were several previous films which influenced his writing stating: "A lot of this begins with Chad being inspired by other films, other genres of film, be it Once Upon a Time in the West, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly or be it Bullitt or Dirty Harry or a Zatoichi film. The film's release date was delayed to May 27, 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and then further to March 24, 2023, in part to avoid opening against Top Gun: Maverick.An alternate ending in which John visits his grave was filmed but abandoned after receiving a "violent reaction" from test audiences.

Several French crew, including the Location Manager, described filming in Paris as "hell"; due to a two-week delay filming in Germany, Stahelski had less time to scout Paris and would improvise and change locations last minute. Winning would free John of all obligations to the High Table, but he can only request a duel on behalf of a crime family. John Wick's Future: Explaining That Shocking 'Chapter 4' Ending and the Spinoffs, Prequels and More on the Way".

Neither the digital nor physical versions have a release date yet, but you can lock in your copy on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD or digital to get it as soon as it’s out. John Wick: Chapter 4' Review: Latest Entry in Keanu Reeves Franchise Is Pure, Over-the-Top Action Spectacle". In New York City, John Wick prepares to exact vengeance against the High Table while hiding underground with the Bowery King.

Previously, on May 1, 2020, IndieWire revealed that the fourth film had been delayed to a May 2022 release date following the COVID-19 pandemic and Reeves' commitments to The Matrix Resurrections, which was slated to be released on the same original date window with Wick 4. Before the third film's release, director Chad Stahelski confirmed on a Reddit "AMA" thread that there had been discussion for another film, and that he would be involved with the project should the third film be successful. John Wick: Chapter 4 director Chad Stahelski is thinking Keanu Reeves could be back in a fifth movie". Natalia Tena portrays Katia, John Wick's adoptive sister; [23] and George Georgiou appears as the Elder, "the one who sits above the Table"; Georgiou portrays a different character than the one played by Saïd Taghmaoui in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019).The efforts of the location team were recognized by the Location Managers Guild International with their 2023 LMGI Award. In our John Wick: Chapter 4 review, we said, "It seemed like an impossible task, but the Baba Yaga has a history of delivering on those: John Wick: Chapter 4 stands above its predecessors – and the past decade’s worth of action films as a whole – as a modern epic, something Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski have been driving at since 2014. But if you can live with that, you’ll get the movie in a cool-looking steelbook case, and it comes with 12 painted character cards that look downright gorgeous. This last item is a 20 minute behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind the four Wick films released so far.