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  • John Wick: Chapter 4 wraps shooting, potential title revealed

    By Express News Service

    The much-awaited Keanu Reeves-starrer John Wick: Chapter 4 has wrapped production, and as per an Instagram post by actor Shamier Anderson, the film is titled Hagakure.

    Anderson posted several pictures with Keanu Reeves and Donnie Yen to commemorate the completion of filming. One of the pictures features a drawstring bag with John Wick 4: Hagakure written on it. Notably, Hagakure means hidden by the leaves, and it refers to a practical and spiritual guidebook for a warrior.

    The book compiles the words of samurai Yamamoto Tsunetomo, who was once a ruler of a part of Japan.John Wick: Chapter 4 is written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch and directed by Chad Stahelski. The film is produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, and Stahelski and executive produced by Reeves and Louise Rosner.

  • Donnie Yen joins Keanu Reeves in ‘John Wick 4’

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Actor-filmmaker Donnie Yen, best known for his roles in films such as “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” and the “IP Man” franchise, is all set to star with Keanu Reeves in Chad Stahelski-directed “John Wick 4”.

    Yen will play an old friend of Reeves’ character of super-assassin John Wick in the Lionsgate movie.

    The friends share a similar history and many of the enemies, according to Deadline.

    The actor, who is famous for his unique style of screen combat, is one of the most successful actor-filmmakers from the East.

    “John Wick 4” is written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch while Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee and Stahelski are producing the film, with Reeves and Louise Rosner attached as executive producers.

    Filming begins this year on location in France, Germany and Japan.

    “We are very lucky to have Donnie Yen join the franchise.

    I am looking forward to working with him in this exciting new role,” Stahelski said.

    The filmmaker has directed all the three previous films in the Reeves-led franchise — “John Wick” (2014), “John Wick: Chapter 2” (2017) and “John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum” (2019).