The conclusion of John Wick: Chapter 4 certainly left open the possibility that we had seen the last of the Baba Yaga. Comments by director Chad Stahelski made it clear that if there is to be another sequel, it will be long ways off and only under the right terms. Well, John Wick fans can have a sigh of relief, because a new film is definitely happening.
At least, that’s the indication from Lionsgate exe Joe Drake during a quarterly earnings call, where he said that John Wick 5 is in “early development.” As you probably guessed, there were no details made available. It’s way too soon for that. Lionsgate has raked in over $1 billion at the box office on the four previous movies so why would they ever give that up?
“We’re building out the world and when that five movie comes, it will be organic — will be organically grown out of how we’re starting to tell those stories,” Drake said. “But you can rely on a regular cadence of John Wick.”
The phrase “regular cadence” is interesting because it suggests multiple John Wick movies coming out on a planned schedule. That COULD be a good thing, but honestly, I kinda like the idea of a definite end-point for this series.
John Wick 5 would join franchise spinoffs Ballerina, which will star Ana de Armas, and Peacock’s The Continental prequel series, led by Mel Gibson and Colin Woodell. [THR]
