00:07you really can't keep john wick down even though john wick chapter 4 felt like a pretty solid
00:13ending with wick seemingly dying in paris and even getting a tombstone there was always that
00:18slight doubt since we never actually saw him die and now it's official he's coming back but don't
00:23expect a direct continuation director chad stahelski says chapter 5 is going in a completely
00:29new direction as he put it the saga of john wick was pretty wrapped up and the only way to
00:34continue
00:35is by telling a fresh story involving the character he also confirmed it won't focus on the high table
00:41storyline anymore since wick has already dealt with his grief according to him it's going to feel very
00:47different and the goal is for people to see the trailer and instantly be like holy f i gotta see
00:52that i agree with the director john wick 5 needs a fresh kind of villain with john wick chapter 5
00:58kicking off a new era for the franchise it's going to need something big to justify continuing the
01:03story and the best place to start is with a strong new villain so far the john wick movies have
01:09nailed
01:09their antagonists from individual enemies to the larger forces behind everything the high table has
01:15been the main threat across all four films but since chapter 5 is moving away from that storyline
01:20it opens the door for something totally different and honestly just replacing the high table with another
01:26secret all-powerful organization wouldn't feel very fresh we've already seen that kind of setup even
01:32in ballerina with the cult doing the same thing again could make the franchise feel repetitive
01:38instead john wick 5 could benefit from scaling things down rather than another massive hidden group a
01:45smaller more grounded threat or even a single powerful antagonist could make things way more personal
01:50and intense for john wick the high table worked great as a long-term villain but for this next chapter
01:56the series really needs to switch things up and bring in something new if it wants to keep things
02:01exciting but i won't be surprised if they went with the rusk aroma from ballerina instead of introducing
02:08something completely new they've always been part of john wick's past basically his family led by the
02:14mysterious director played by angelica houston but after what went down in ballerina they don't
02:20exactly feel like allies anymore wick disobeyed their orders and seeing how cold they were especially
02:26toward their own might have changed how he views them that tension could easily turn them into the main
02:31antagonists in chapter 5 and since it would take something personal to pull keanu reeves john wick back
02:37into action again going up against his own people would definitely do it on top of that this sets up
02:44a
02:44really cool possibility wick teaming up with eve macaro ana de armas after ballerina she's got a massive
02:51bounty on her head and teaming up with wick who's been through that exact situation just makes sense
02:57fans already love the idea of them working together and their dynamic could carry the next chapter
03:02bringing eve and the ruska roma into john wick 5 would also help connect the main series
03:07with the spin-offs especially if ballerina 2 happens it would make the whole universe feel
03:13more tied together instead of separate stories at the end of the day making the ruska roma the
03:19villains and pairing wick with eve might be the smartest way to keep things fresh while still
03:24building on what's already been set up and this matters even more since we're already getting another
03:30project tied to the high table the john wick anime prequel about his impossible task it'll show how
03:37keanu reeves character managed to escape the assassin world the first time so he could be with his
03:42wife helen what makes this even cooler is that it's being done as an anime we don't know the exact
03:48style yet but it honestly fits perfectly john wick already has that slick stylized action that anime
03:55does so well stahelski has even said anime has been a big influence on the films so this feels like
04:01a
04:01natural step the idea has a lot of potential both visually and story-wise the only downside is we
04:08kind of already know how it ends and since john's usually pretty quiet reeves might not even have a
04:13huge voice role in it in the meantime the john wick universe is still expanding there's ballerina
04:20set after chapter 3 and featuring wick a spin-off centered on kane played by donnie yen plus an animated
04:27prequel about wick's past and the under the high table tv series stahelski says those projects will
04:33help shape what comes next hinting that they'll lay the groundwork for john wick chapter 5. so wick's
04:39story isn't over it's just heading into something totally new alongside this a new john wick spinoff
04:46cane film is officially moving forward and it's shaping up to be a big one lions gates new john wick
04:52spin-off centered on kane is officially moving forward the still untitled project will have
04:57donnie yen returning as the blind assassin and this time he's also directing production is expected to
05:04start next month the film was first announced at cinema con last year and will pick up after the
05:10events of john wick chapter 4 following kane now that he's free from the high table the script is
05:16written by mattson tomlin known for working on the batman part 2 and the berserker adaptation with
05:21michael mcgrail also helping out on the screenplay donnie yen is not only returning as the blind
05:27assassin kane from john wick chapter 4 but he's also directing the movie production is set to kick
05:34off next month and the story will follow kane after the events of chapter 4 now that he's free from
05:40the
05:40high table this script is written by mattson tomlin who's also working on the batman part 2 and
05:46berserker with additional writing from michael mcgrail fan favorite reena sawayama is also back as akira
05:53starring alongside donnie yen behind the scenes the usual john wick team is returning to producers
05:59basil iwanek and erica lee along with director chad stahelski who's producing through his 8711
06:06entertainment banner yen reeves and john saunders are also on board as producers while yen will take on an
06:12executive producer role as well yen born in wangzhou and raised in boston is best known for action films
06:19like ipman flashpoint and hero and he's expected to bring that same intense stunt work to this spin-off
06:26he's also directed several films over the years including legend of the wolf ballistic kiss
06:31shanghai affairs protege de la rose noir sakura and the prosecutor on top of that yen has also made a
06:38big
06:39impact in hollywood too appearing in major hits like rogue one a star wars story triple x return
06:44of xander cage disney's mulan and of course john wick chapter 4 which ended up being the highest
06:50grossing movie in the franchise adam fogelson chair lionsgate motion picture group said it became clear
06:56after john wick chapter 4 that fans were particularly intrigued by kane which made his story the most
07:02natural next chapter of the franchise it's truly exciting to be embarking on a strategic partnership with
07:08donnie he has the vision to bring to life this extension of the john wick universe in a way
07:13that's authentic to his own signature style flair and expertise as a filmmaker what drew me to kane is
07:19the contradiction he carries love responsibility and sacrifice in a world built on consequence
07:25that creates a very different kind of action hero said yen he continued this film is an opportunity to
07:31push the genre forward my goal is to create the most definitive martial arts infused action film ever made
07:37one that honors what audiences love about john wick while bringing a new emotional depth and visual
07:43language to the story as both director and actor i'm excited to shape this chapter in a way that
07:49reflects everything i've learned over decades in action cinema while building something that feels
07:53entirely new with all of this between the upcoming anime prequel john wick chapter 5 the kane spin-off
08:00movie and lions gates surprise reveal of an untitled john wick video game the john wick universe
08:06is clearly getting bigger than ever let me know what you think in the comments below and don't forget
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