The film franchise starring Keanu Reeves came slowly and managed not only to establish itself but to become part of pop culture. John Wick has appeared in quotes from games, movies and has become a strong name in action movies. But after its fourth part it seems that the future of movies is not so clear.
The John Wick universe is set to expand very soon, with a series coming up and a spin-off film with Ana de Armas starring. So it seems that we are far from running out of some production related to the character. But a direct sequel to the film still remains in doubt. With all the production companies making sequences of films as far as the eye can see and the public's interest far from over, it's normal to imagine that the story would stretch for more parts, but it seems that this may not be the case.
Chad Stahelski responded in an interview recently about the idea of a John Wick 5.
“Look, I mean, this in a good way, it's a business. When you have something successful, yes, of course, you want to keep doing it. But it is very easy to be repetitive. The trick is how you can be repetitive with individuality. How do you put your authorship or your agency on something that has obviously been done before?”
The director still firmed that he wouldn't mind making a sequel, but said he feels the story is finished.
“The real question you ask yourself isn't 'Do I want this?' Yeah, I wouldn't mind doing that. We just try to get it over with. We try to put everything on the table, take nothing and leave everything. Like, 'Fuck you, all ideas. we are not saving anything. We are not trying to build. Just whatever you got, leave it there.'
We feel like we've put everything we had into 'John Wick 4' and we feel like we've come full circle. We feel like we're done. So we thought, 'You know, this was a great way to wrap up the previous three films and the fourth and deliver something satisfying and fun.'”
So it seems like yet another movie is an underexplored idea. Even though everything could change in the near future, the idea is to continue with parallel stories and let Keanu Reeves and your character get some rest.
