Bill Skarsgård Says His JOHN WICK CHAPTER 4 Villain Is "Out to Rid the World of John Wick Once and For All"
Bill Skarsgård, best known for playing Pennywise in the It movies and Castle Rock, as well as starring in the movies Eternals and Barbarian, is getting ready to play the villain in the upcoming sequel John Wick: Chapter 4, and he has a few things to say about his character. In the film, Wick will go up against the new character, Marquis de Gramont, described as a "viciously ambitious" individual looking to make a name for himself.
Skarsgård told Total Film:
"The Marquis is a young man of unknown origin who has quickly climbed the ladder within the High Table doing god knows what. I always saw him as someone from the gutter that now savors the glittery suits he’s wearing. He functions as the new sheriff set out to rid the world of John Wick once and for all."
The Marquis embodies the "bureaucratic evils" of the High Table by enforcing and manipulating the arbitrary rules of a system designed to keep John and others like him under its thumb. He may not be a physical match for John Wick, but the Marquis’s skill in twisting these rules to his favor makes him a threat that Wick can’t simply fight the only way he knows how. The actor went on to say:
"John’s getting old and tired, the Marquis is offering him a way out. To be the one who finally kills the Baba Yaga would secure his status and power within the High Table."
John Wick: Chapter 4 is set to hit theaters worldwide on March 24th. Are you stoked for the next chapter?