Keanu Reeves Talks Frankly About His Future in the JOHN WICK Franchise

Keanu Reeves is synonymous with the name John Wick, as he is the title character and the face of the franchise. He has starred in each of the action hit films thus far, but he is ready to step away for the most practical of reasons.

Reeves turned 60 years old this year, and he now says that the physical toll of the action series is too much for him. In a new interview on CBS This Morning (via CB) Reeves said that he’d love to play John Wick again, but his knees are holding him back.

“You can never say never, but my knees right now are saying, ‘You can’t do another John Wick.’ So, my heart does, but I don’t know if my knees can do it,” Reeves said.

He was on the talk show with Jeff Fowler, director of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, to promote that movie’s premiere next Friday. Fowler joked that Reeves’ knees left him with no excuse to sit out upcoming Sonic movies, since he is only required for voice-over work to play Shadow the Hedgehog. He said: “You heard it here first: Keanu will be playing Shadow for the next 20 years.”

John Wick: Chapter 5 has been in the works since at least 2020, and it was originally intended to be shot back-to-back with Chapter 4. After the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2023 Hollywood labor strikes, the movie seems to have undergone some major changes.

Back in October, director Chad Stahelski told The Hollywood Reporter that Chapter 5 would launch a new storyline rather than following Chapter 4 directly. He also indicated that Reeves would get creative input on the story. We will see what the future holds, and if fans are still on board with the John Wick franchise without Reeves involved.

You can stream the first three John Wick movies on fuboTV and Chapter 4 on Starz, while the spinoff series The Continental is streaming on Peacock. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 hits theaters on Friday, December 20th.