Common Will Face Off Against Keanu Reeves as Villain of JOHN WICK 2

John Wick 2 has just found its big bad.

According to THR, actor/rapper (and recent Oscar-winner) Common is set to play the film's "chief villain, a head of security for a female crime lord." That raises some interesting questions (namely, who is this female crime lord and which actress will ultimately play her?), but any more information is frustratingly hard to come by at this point. With production set to begin this week, we'll hopefully know more soon. Reeves had some intriguing things to say about the sequel recently, but didn't offer many concrete details about the movie's plot.

The original John Wick was co-directed by David Leitch and Chad Stahelski, but the sequel will only be helmed by Stahelski. Star Keanu Reeves is coming back ("yeah, I'm thinkin' [he's] back") to reprise the title role of an assassin who dove back into the underworld to get revenge on a gangster's son who murdered his dog. Meanwhile, Common will play a mysterious role in Warner Bros.' upcoming Suicide Squad film next summer.