It Doesn't Sound Like There's Any Movement on JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 5 Yet
Last year it was announced that Lionsgate has big plans for the future of the John Wick franchise, and at the time it was reported that John Wick: Chapter 5 was being written and there are also multiple spinoffs in the works.
That news came directly from Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Chair Joe Drake. So, I assumed that John Wick director Chad Stahelski and the studio had a team working on John Wick: Chapter 5, but apparently that’s not the case.
Stahelski recently talked to Business Insider and offered an update saying: "When you fall in love you fall in love. I'm in love with John Wick. I'm in love with the process and the story.
“Keanu [Reeves] and I are both like, if we wake up tomorrow and there's a good idea, we're doing it. You can bet your ass."
So, it doesn’t sound like they even have an idea that they want to play with, yet. Stahelski went on to say: "If we felt we weren't ripping the fans off and had more to give, I'd do it tomorrow. I just don't have that right now.”
He added: "The other stuff I'm working on are great properties, and I'm excited, but nothing is going to beat this."
What’s funny about these comments is that the director previously said that he and Reeves had John Wick movie ideas for days and that he could make these films for the rest of his career.
Stahelski later said that he does have ideas already written down for the future of the franchise. In fact, he’s got ideas for, at least, the next five films!
“I have notebooks and notebooks of shit behind me, John Wicks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. We have ideas for days. We just don’t have the story locked. I have no interest in doing the cash grab of bringing John Wick back for something.
“Is he a character I like? Of course. And if I did a couple of John Wick movies, great. Keanu would do one again in a second if we had a good story. We leave that open-ended. I know that the studio would love us to say we have another one.”
So, if he has an idea for days, then why is he saying now that he doesn’t have any ideas? If they don’t have ideas they shouldn’t brag about ideas that they don’t have.
Staleski’s next project is a Highlander reboot starring Henry Cavill, which is due to start filming next year.
The next John Wick movie to come out will be the spinoff film Ballerina, which is set between the third and fourth movies. Ana de Armas stars in the film and it will be released on June 6, 2025.