Movies JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 5 (Keanu Reeves and Director Chad Stahelski Returning)

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Update: April 1, 2025

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 5 Officially Moving Forward with Keanu Reeves and Director Chad Stahelski

After years of speculation about the franchise’s future, John Wick: Chapter 5 is officially moving forward at Lionsgate. Keanu Reeves and director Chad Stahelski are both back for the feature, following the previous installment, which ended with the death of the titular assassin.

Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson announced at CinemaCon on Tuesday that the studio is in development for a fifth installment in the action film franchise. Lionsgate is developing the movie with Thunder Road producers Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, franchise director and producer Stahelski and producer-star Reeves.

“Keanu, Chad, Basil and Erica would not return unless they had something truly phenomenal and fresh to say with these characters and this world,” Fogelson said about the franchise that has collected more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. “We can’t wait for audiences to see where the journey takes us next.”

Added Iwanyk and Lee in a joint statement, “It’s so important to get this story right and give John’s story the proper next step. It’s exciting to take the first step on that road.”

John Wick: Chapter 4 hit theaters in 2023 and surpassed $440 million at the global box office. The film ended with Ian McShane’s Winston and Laurence Fishburne’s Bowery King standing at a grave showing Wick’s name.

The franchise kicked off with the original John Wick in 2014, with Reeves starring as the titular hit man who gets pulled back into the criminal underworld after retiring. Spinoff film Ballerina hits theaters June 6, while new series John Wick: Under the High Table is in development from executive producers Stahelski and Reeves.

‘John Wick 5’ Set With Keanu Reeves and Director Chad Stahelski

The news comes as Lionsgate's spinoff film 'Ballerina' is set to hit theaters this summer.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[eddymotto]

Update: April 1, 2025

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 5 Officially Moving Forward with Keanu Reeves and Director Chad Stahelski

After years of speculation about the franchise’s future, John Wick: Chapter 5 is officially moving forward at Lionsgate. Keanu Reeves and director Chad Stahelski are both back for the feature, following the previous installment, which ended with the death of the titular assassin.

Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson announced at CinemaCon on Tuesday that the studio is in development for a fifth installment in the action film franchise. Lionsgate is developing the movie with Thunder Road producers Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, franchise director and producer Stahelski and producer-star Reeves.

“Keanu, Chad, Basil and Erica would not return unless they had something truly phenomenal and fresh to say with these characters and this world,” Fogelson said about the franchise that has collected more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. “We can’t wait for audiences to see where the journey takes us next.”

Added Iwanyk and Lee in a joint statement, “It’s so important to get this story right and give John’s story the proper next step. It’s exciting to take the first step on that road.”

John Wick: Chapter 4 hit theaters in 2023 and surpassed $440 million at the global box office. The film ended with Ian McShane’s Winston and Laurence Fishburne’s Bowery King standing at a grave showing Wick’s name.

The franchise kicked off with the original John Wick in 2014, with Reeves starring as the titular hit man who gets pulled back into the criminal underworld after retiring. Spinoff film Ballerina hits theaters June 6, while new series John Wick: Under the High Table is in development from executive producers Stahelski and Reeves.

‘John Wick 5’ Set With Keanu Reeves and Director Chad Stahelski

The news comes as Lionsgate's spinoff film 'Ballerina' is set to hit theaters this summer.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

as somebody who likes money, I cannot criticize Keanu for accepting a huge check even though the franchise ended on a high note in Wick 4.

I am stuck firmly in franchise paradox. Wick 4 was such a perfect ending. I want to want the franchise to end there. But like a junkie, I am secretly happy that they are making another one.

 

[shunyata]

Not sure if they still have more in the tank but I do appreciate what Chad has done to revolutionize fight choreography and fight photography in the industry.

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

In other John Wick related news:

- John Wick animated prequel film in the works with Reeves and Stahelski producing.

- John Wick sequel series titled John Wick: Under the High Table in the works at Lionsgate TV.

- Donnie Yen to direct John Wick spinoff movie centering blind assassin Caine.

 

[shunyata]

In other John Wick related news:

- John Wick animated prequel film in the works with Reeves and Stahelski producing.

- John Wick sequel series titled John Wick: Under the High Table in the works at Lionsgate TV.

- Donnie Yen to direct John Wick spinoff movie centering blind assassin Caine.

Between Donnie Yen and Disney +, blind action stars are hot right now.

You'd know better than anyone on here, is anyone working on a Zatoichi project these days?

 

[Anung Un Rama]

How about a Constantine 2 before any more of this

 

[Contempt]

...announced on April fools day?

 

[Excelsior]

Is anyone really surprised by this? The franchise is incredibly popular. No matter how many spin-offs they produce, it was always inevitable that they'd eventually back the money truck up to Keanu's door to get him back in the rule.

On a personal note, the series has been diminishing returns for me from the start. I'm sure the action will be cutting edge, but i just want the story to hold up.

 

[Mock Artwork]

Might be good to pull back. Was a great start but it started to get stale for me towards the end the end. Everything in the series is great, would have preferred the grittiness of the first to carry over.

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

Hahahah RDJ and Keanu...money cures death

 

[Peteyandjia]

It sounds fishy. Until I hear something directly from Chad and/or Keanu... it smells like maybe another spinny offy kinda thing, not a true 'John Wick 5'. We'll see

 

[Prutfis]

The movies have gone downhill since the first one.
The fight choreography in part 4 was so bad. You could see the stuntmen doing the classic standing in a circle waiting to attack one at a time.

 

[Flower2dPeople]

John Wick is the new Fast and the Furious.

 

[The Big Babou]

On a personal note, the series has been diminishing returns for me from the start. I'm sure the action will be cutting edge, but i just want the story to hold up.

I disagree

The one with what's her name in it was the worst, and it got better after she died or something

Anyway that's my discerning synopsis of the John Wick series

 

[Berserker13]

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results

 

[Bagatur]

The are milking it to the last drop. John Wick has turned into a joke after the second one.

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

So Cyborg John Wick or Ghost John Wick?

 

[TKing]

So Cyborg John Wick or Ghost John Wick?

At this point, both lol.

 

[chimpoehurricane]

Update: April 1, 2025

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 5 Officially Moving Forward with Keanu Reeves and Director Chad Stahelski

After years of speculation about the franchise’s future, John Wick: Chapter 5 is officially moving forward at Lionsgate. Keanu Reeves and director Chad Stahelski are both back for the feature, following the previous installment, which ended with the death of the titular assassin.

Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson announced at CinemaCon on Tuesday that the studio is in development for a fifth installment in the action film franchise. Lionsgate is developing the movie with Thunder Road producers Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, franchise director and producer Stahelski and producer-star Reeves.

“Keanu, Chad, Basil and Erica would not return unless they had something truly phenomenal and fresh to say with these characters and this world,” Fogelson said about the franchise that has collected more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. “We can’t wait for audiences to see where the journey takes us next.”

Added Iwanyk and Lee in a joint statement, “It’s so important to get this story right and give John’s story the proper next step. It’s exciting to take the first step on that road.”

John Wick: Chapter 4 hit theaters in 2023 and surpassed $440 million at the global box office. The film ended with Ian McShane’s Winston and Laurence Fishburne’s Bowery King standing at a grave showing Wick’s name.

The franchise kicked off with the original John Wick in 2014, with Reeves starring as the titular hit man who gets pulled back into the criminal underworld after retiring. Spinoff film Ballerina hits theaters June 6, while new series John Wick: Under the High Table is in development from executive producers Stahelski and Reeves.

‘John Wick 5’ Set With Keanu Reeves and Director Chad Stahelski

The news comes as Lionsgate's spinoff film 'Ballerina' is set to hit theaters this summer.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

I knew it

 

[chimpoehurricane]

The are milking it to the last drop. John Wick has turned into a joke after the second one.

I like the last one and it's not woke dog shit