Love him or hate him, you have to admit that Keanu Reeves has a charismatic star power that helps lesser films either become a strong financial success or a cult classic. It looks like his surprise critical hit of the year, JOHN WICK, is getting a sequel.
For those who are unfamiliar with the action flick, JOHN WICK follows the story of legendary titular assassin (Keanu Reeves), who is retired from his violent career after marrying the love of his life. Her sudden death leaves John in deep mourning. When sadistic mobster Iosef Tarasov (Alfie Allen) and his thugs steal John’s prized car and kill the puppy that was a last gift from his wife, John unleashes the remorseless killing machine within and seeks vengeance for his dead dog.
Lionsgate’s Jason Constantine confirmed JOHN WICK 2 with this statement “With such tremendous fan and critical support for JOHN WICK, we knew that there was still so much more of this story to tell.” He then went on to confirm that Reeves would indeed return as the ‘retired’ hit man. While fight choreographers/directing team David Leitch and Chad Stahelski will return to the directors chair.
The screenwriter for the first JOHN WICK, Derek Kolstad, will also be returning to pen the sequel. Constantine ended his speech by promising that the sequel will “be awesome.”
No release date or plot details have surfaced, as the project is still in early stages of development. However directors, Leitch and Stahelski have previously admitted that they had ‘plenty of ideas’ for a sequel when the original hit cinemas in the United States back in the autumn of 2014.
If you haven’t watched the first film yet, you can take a look at our review of the film here.
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