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  • ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ director Chad Stahelski open to a fifth movie 

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: ‘John Wick 4’ director Chad Stahelski says he is open to working on a fifth film in the popular assassin series, starring Keanu Reeves.

    The fourth film in the franchise has already earned USD 245 million worldwide at the box office in its second-weekend run, according to the entertainment website The Hollywood Reporter.

    “It’s very flattering for them to come back and, you know, say ‘We want more’ and it’s not just a cash grab. It’s legitimately the audience wants more,” Stahelski said in a new episode of THR’s Behind the Screen podcast series.

    “I think we all need that little bit of time to go, ‘Whew. Let’s see what’s next.’ If Keanu and I, a few months from now sit down at a whiskey bar in Japan again and go, ‘Yep, we’ll never do another one of those,’ and then all of a sudden go, ‘Yeah, but I got an idea,’ we’re open to it,” he added.

    ‘John Wick 4′ was shot around Japan, France, Jordan, Germany and New York.

    The new movie has been praised for action scenes set around Paris’ Arc de Triomphe and another on the 270 steps that lead to the hilltop Sacré Cur Basilica in the French capital.

    The director, who was joined by cinematographer Dan Laustsen and editor Nathan Orloff on the podcast, detailed how they shot the scenes in Paris.

    “We were (scouting) at the top of Sacré Cur, the sun had just set. We looked down the stairs from the top, and went, ‘Oh, somebody’s going down this,’” said the director, adding literally we’re like, not only is he going down this, we’re gonna have John Wick fight his way up.

    We’re gonna throw him back down and then we’re gonna have him and Donnie [Yen’s] character Caine do the Butch and Sundance thing and get to the top. We’ll do the music and we’ll make it like a Western.

    We’ll have him fight all the way to the top and bond just so we can see who kills each other at the top.

    “John Wick” series centres around the eponymous assassin played by Reeves.

    The action franchise started with 2014’s “John Wick”, which followed a retired assassin who returns to the world he had left behind to avenge the killing of a pup which was the final gift from his deceased wife.

    LOS ANGELES: ‘John Wick 4’ director Chad Stahelski says he is open to working on a fifth film in the popular assassin series, starring Keanu Reeves.

    The fourth film in the franchise has already earned USD 245 million worldwide at the box office in its second-weekend run, according to the entertainment website The Hollywood Reporter.

    “It’s very flattering for them to come back and, you know, say ‘We want more’ and it’s not just a cash grab. It’s legitimately the audience wants more,” Stahelski said in a new episode of THR’s Behind the Screen podcast series.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    “I think we all need that little bit of time to go, ‘Whew. Let’s see what’s next.’ If Keanu and I, a few months from now sit down at a whiskey bar in Japan again and go, ‘Yep, we’ll never do another one of those,’ and then all of a sudden go, ‘Yeah, but I got an idea,’ we’re open to it,” he added.

    ‘John Wick 4′ was shot around Japan, France, Jordan, Germany and New York.

    The new movie has been praised for action scenes set around Paris’ Arc de Triomphe and another on the 270 steps that lead to the hilltop Sacré Cur Basilica in the French capital.

    The director, who was joined by cinematographer Dan Laustsen and editor Nathan Orloff on the podcast, detailed how they shot the scenes in Paris.

    “We were (scouting) at the top of Sacré Cur, the sun had just set. We looked down the stairs from the top, and went, ‘Oh, somebody’s going down this,’” said the director, adding literally we’re like, not only is he going down this, we’re gonna have John Wick fight his way up.

    We’re gonna throw him back down and then we’re gonna have him and Donnie [Yen’s] character Caine do the Butch and Sundance thing and get to the top. We’ll do the music and we’ll make it like a Western.

    We’ll have him fight all the way to the top and bond just so we can see who kills each other at the top.

    “John Wick” series centres around the eponymous assassin played by Reeves.

    The action franchise started with 2014’s “John Wick”, which followed a retired assassin who returns to the world he had left behind to avenge the killing of a pup which was the final gift from his deceased wife.

  • WATCH | Keanu Reeves returns with guns and swords in ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ trailer

    By IANS

    LOS ANGELES: Brand new footage for Chad Stahelski’s ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ was released on Friday night (U.S. Pacific Time) as Keanu Reeves surprised the crowd at the San Diego Comic-Con with a fresh look at the beloved action hero, who’s back in action yet again, reports Variety.

    After appearing at a Comic-Con panel for his Boom! Studios title ‘BRZRKR’, Reeves crashed a Directors on Directing panel, where Stahelski was a panelist, to debut the footage.

    The trailer, reports Variety, “finds Wick doing what he does best: enacting revenge via any weapon he can get his hands on”. As CinemaCon footage confirmed back in April, the film’s newest installment is sure to include as much skull bashing and gun-fu as its previous chapters.

    “Not even you can kill everyone.”The #SDCC sneak peek trailer for John Wick 4 is freaking awesome. Watch it now before the movie comes out on March 24, 2023. pic.twitter.com/eMc58Vi1nJ
    — IGN (@IGN) July 23, 2022
    The last time audiences saw the formidable assassin was in 2019’s ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’, a box-office hit that featured ninjas on motorcycles, a fight in New York City horse stables, and Halle Berry commanding a gruesome twosome of German Shepherds. Now, stuntman-turned-director Stahelski is upping the ante, according to Variety.

    Previously, Stahelski had expressed that he had “no f***ing idea” how to top the stunts from Wick’s last outing. “There’s been a couple days where I’ve decided to do number four and I’ve woken up in a cold sweat going, ‘Horses! How do I beat horses?’” Stahelski said in a previous interview.

    LOS ANGELES: Brand new footage for Chad Stahelski’s ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ was released on Friday night (U.S. Pacific Time) as Keanu Reeves surprised the crowd at the San Diego Comic-Con with a fresh look at the beloved action hero, who’s back in action yet again, reports Variety.

    After appearing at a Comic-Con panel for his Boom! Studios title ‘BRZRKR’, Reeves crashed a Directors on Directing panel, where Stahelski was a panelist, to debut the footage.

    The trailer, reports Variety, “finds Wick doing what he does best: enacting revenge via any weapon he can get his hands on”. As CinemaCon footage confirmed back in April, the film’s newest installment is sure to include as much skull bashing and gun-fu as its previous chapters.

    “Not even you can kill everyone.”
    The #SDCC sneak peek trailer for John Wick 4 is freaking awesome. Watch it now before the movie comes out on March 24, 2023. pic.twitter.com/eMc58Vi1nJ
    — IGN (@IGN) July 23, 2022
    The last time audiences saw the formidable assassin was in 2019’s ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’, a box-office hit that featured ninjas on motorcycles, a fight in New York City horse stables, and Halle Berry commanding a gruesome twosome of German Shepherds. Now, stuntman-turned-director Stahelski is upping the ante, according to Variety.

    Previously, Stahelski had expressed that he had “no f***ing idea” how to top the stunts from Wick’s last outing. “There’s been a couple days where I’ve decided to do number four and I’ve woken up in a cold sweat going, ‘Horses! How do I beat horses?’” Stahelski said in a previous interview.

  • Cinemascope 2022: Hollywood movies and TV series that everyone are waiting for

    By Express News Service

    New Year means new movies, music and TV shows – all the fine things in life to wait for. From House of the Dragon and John Wick 4 to Kid Kudi’s new album, we bring you all the hit makers to keep a tab on this year. Stay amused!

    John Wick: Chapter 4 (English/ In cinemas)

    The story is loosely inspired by an incident in Texas involving former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, who wrote Lone Survivor, about his fireteam’s ordeal during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan in 2005.

    Cast: Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Asia Kate Dillon
    Morbius (English/ In cinemas)

    Biochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but when his experiment goes wrong, he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead.

    Cast: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona
    Peacemaker (Season 1) (English)

    A man fights for peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it. Series originally owned by Charlton Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. His cameo on Suicide Squad that released mid-2021 was much-appreciated.

    Avril Lavigne

    The Queen of pop-punk is making her return to music in February 2022 with a brand new album of pop-punk tunes. According to Lavigne, it is the album she has wanted to make her whole career. Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actress. She has released six studio albums so far.

    The Batman (English/In cinemas)

    The Riddler plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with Batman and Commissioner Gordon in Gotham City.

    Cast: Robert Pattinson, Paul Dano, Colin Farrell
    Peaky Blinders (Season 6) (English)

    Tommy Shelby, a dangerous man, leads the Peaky Blinders, a gang based in Birmingham. Soon, Chester Campbell, an inspector, decides to nab him and put an end to the criminal activities. The show’s pilot was aired in September of 2013. On Netflix, TBD

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (English, In cinemas)

    Following the further adventures of Dr. Stephen Strange and his research on the Time Stone. Sequel to the 2106 hit which discusses his origin story.

    Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Xochitl Gomez, Elizabeth Olsen
    Card-B

    Cardi B has stated that her long-awaited follow-up to Invasion Of Privacy will be published in 2022, following two years of solo smash hits – “WAP” in 2020 and “Up” in 2021. While the exact details are still being worked out, she appears to be as eager as we are to get it out there: “I gotta put out this record next year,” she said in a recent Instagram post.

    Thor: Love and Thunder (English/ In cinemas)

    The Thor: Love and Thunder story is heavily inspired by Jason Aaron’s acclaimed run on The Mighty Thor.

    Cast: Christian Bale, Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman
    Killing Eve (Season 4) (English)

    Being recruited by an intelligence agency puts Eve in the direct path of Villanelle, an assassin. Though the mission is to kill her, the two women find themselves strangely drawn to each other. The thriller will have you on your toes , both with crime investigation and its unique emotional storytelling

    Obi Wan Kenobi  (Season 1) (English)

    The story after Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith in which Kenobi faced the downfall of Darth Vader. Star Wars is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon.

    Kid Kudi

    Kudi’s album Entergalactic was first announced in 2019, then 2020 and the release was  pushed to 2022. In May 2021, Kudi announched on Twitter that the album will drop end of 2022.

    Mission: Impossible 7 (English/ In cinemas)

    Mission: Impossible 7 will be the seventh installment of the Mission: Impossible film series, and the third in the series directed by McQuarrie, following Rogue Nation and Fallout

    Cast: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Hayley Atwell
    Uncharted (English/ In cinemas)

    The main series of games the movie is based on follows Nathan Drake, a treasure hunter who travels across the world to uncover various historical mysteries. Cast: Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Taylor Ali

    The Lord of the Rings (Season 1)  (English)

    Heroes confront the long-feared reemergence of evil in Middle Earth, carving out legacies that will live on long after they are gone.

    On Amazon Prime, September
    House of the Dragon  (Season 1) (English)

    The story of the Targaryen civil war that took place about 300 years before events portrayed in “Game of Thrones.”

    Grimes

    Regrettably, Grimes’ next epoch is approaching. Book 1, the auspicious title of the avant-pop artist’s eagerly awaited new album (teased to be a lesbian AI “space opera”), is set to be released in 2022, though the specific date has yet to be verified. Grimes is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and producer.

    Top Gun: Maverick (English/ In cinemas)

    Pete “Maverick” Mitchell keeps pushing the envelope after years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators. He must soon confront the past while training a new squad of graduates.

    Cast: Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Miles Teller
    Euphoria (Season 2) (English)

    A group of high school students struggle with drugs, love, social media and money as they come of age while trying to establish their identity.

    On Disney+Hotstar, January 9
    The Boys (Season 3) (English)

    Superheroes are often as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians, and sometimes even as revered as gods.What happens when the heroes go rogue and start abusing their powers? 

    Stranger Things (Season 4) (English)

    In 1980s Indiana, a group of young friends witness supernatural forces and secret government exploits. As they search for answers, the children unravel a series of extraordinary mysteries. Season 4 is expected to be coming of age of the show’s lead actors and we are as thrilled as you are about how their stories are going to go!

    Ozark (Season 4) (English)

    Created by Bill Dubuque, this drama series stars Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde, a financial planner who relocates his family from Chicago to a summer resort community in the Ozarks.

  • Keanu Reeves wants to join Marvel Cinematic Universe, says ‘it would be an honour’

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Hollywood star Keanu Reeves recently expressed his desire to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

    As per People magazine, the 57-year-old actor opened up to Esquire about the possibility of starring in a Marvel film during an interview for the magazine’s cover issue that hits newsstands on December 7.

    Reeves spoke with Esquire as ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ is set to come out on December 22.

    “It would be an honour. Some really amazing directors and visionaries. They’re doing something no one’s ever really done. It’s special in that sense, in terms of the scale, the ambition, the production. So it’d be cool to be a part of that,” he said when asked if he’d consider working for Marvel.

    Throughout the star’s impressive 35-year career in Hollywood, he has made a total of 68 movies. While he has starred in everything from romantic to action films, Reeves talked about the type of storytelling he prefers the most.

    “There’s always a relationship–a drama, a circumstance–in storytelling. But for me, it’s cool when a work of art can entertain but also be inspirational or challenging or–I’m gonna bring up ye olde Bard–hold the mirror up. It’s much more rewarding because it means that you’re getting into it,” he said.

    Reeves added, “Asking questions. Looking at the diamond and seeing which ways the light refracts and reflects. It can be everything from ‘Be excellent to each other’ in the circumstances of Bill and Ted, and those characters going against all odds, to The Matrix, which is, you know, ‘What truth?’ Confronting systems of control and thinking about will, and love, and who we are and how we are.”

    Reeves’ good friend and Speed co-star Sandra Bullock spoke with Esquire, addressing whether the two have ever been more than friends. “Nope,” she said. “But who knows? Keanu’s a guy who, I feel like, is friends with every woman he’s ever dated.”

    “I don’t think there’s anyone who has something horrible to say about him,” she added.

    “So maybe we could have survived. I don’t know. But we didn’t have to survive anything. We just get to grow up together on parallel roads and tip our hats and meet for a dinner and try to work together. And the longer time goes on, the more in awe I am of the human being. Would I have been able to say that if he had dumped me and made me angry? Probably not,” she further said.

    Reeves also discussed working with Bullock and whether the two will ever reunite onscreen again.

    “I sure hope so. She’s such a wonderful artist and person. And, you know, I think we have good chemistry. And it would be really exciting and interesting to get the chance to perform with her again,” he said.

    He spoke to Esquire while in Paris filming his latest movie ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’.

    Teasing the possible opening sequence of ‘John Wick 4’, Reeves said, “There’s a sequence–hopefully, knock on wood–in John Wick 4, the opening sequence. John Wick is back in the desert on a horse. I’m going to hopefully be able to fast-gallop and run.”

  • Keanu Reeves gifts Rolex watches to ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ stuntmen

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Actor Keanu Reeves sure knows how to treat his movie crew right! To express his gratitude to the team after wrapping up ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’, the ‘Matrix’ star gifted Rolex watches to the movie’s entire stunt crew.

    Few stuntmen from the film took to their social media handles to post the photos of the Rolex watches and thank the 57-year-old star for his sweet gesture.

    Interestingly, the watches were engraved with special custom messages for each of the stuntmen. The message included the name of the individuals and “thank you, Keanu, JW4, 2021.”

    As per Variety, Reeves will be joined by Laurence Fishburne, Rina Sawayama, Shamier Anderson, Bill Skarsgard and Donnie Yen in the movie.

    The film will see Reeves return as a formerly retired hitman who finds himself stripped of the protection from a shadowy international assassin guild.

    The fourth installment in the Lionsgate franchise is helmed by Chad Stahelski Stahelski from a script by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch.

    ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ is produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee and Stahelski, with Reeves and Louise Rosner as executive producers.

    ‘John Wick 4’ is scheduled for a Memorial Day weekend release on May 27, 2022, after being pushed back a year from May 21, 2021, due to the pandemic. The first three movies had generated over USD 579 million worldwide.

    A fifth and probably the final part is also in the works. Apart from ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’, Reeves will also be seen in ‘Matrix 4’. He recently completed shooting for the movie, which will be released later this year.

    ‘Matrix 4’ also stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul Mateen ll, and Neil Pattrick Harris.

  • Ian McShane coming back as Winston for ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Veteran actor Ian McShane is officially returning for the fourth instalment of Keanu Reeves-led action franchise “John Wick”.

    The upcoming movie will see Reeves reprise his character of the super-assassin John Wick in the Lionsgate project.

    According to Deadline, the studio has closed the deal with 78-year-old McShane to once again play his role of Winston in the film series.

    “I couldn’t be happier than to welcome Ian McShane back to ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’. He is not only an amazing actor but is an indispensable collaborator who has helped define the world of John Wick,” director Chad Stahelski said.

    Stahelski, who helmed the previous three films in the series, is directing the new instalment from a script by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch.

    Reeves is joined by a host of newcomers, including Donnie Yen, Rina Sawayama, Shamier Anderson, Bill Skarsgard and Hiroyuki Sanada.

    Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee and Stahelski are producing the film, with Reeves and Louise Rosner serving as executive producers.

    The film is scheduled to be released in theatres on May 27, 2022.

    The first “John Wick” film was released in 2014, with “John Wick: Chapter 2” (2017) and “John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum” (2019) as its follow-ups.

  • Marko Zaror in negotiations to play antagonist in ‘John Wick 4’

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Actor Marko Zaror, best known for “Dusk Till Dawn: The Series” and “Invincible”, is being tapped to play the adversary to Keanu Reeves’ John Wick in the fourth chapter of the popular neo-noir action thriller franchise.

    The upcoming movie will see Reeves reprise his character of the super-assassin John Wick in the Lionsgate project. According to Deadline, Zaror will play one of Wick’s main pursuers in the film. Chad Stahelski, who has directed the previous three films in the series, is returning at the helm.

    “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 serving as executive producers. Donnie Yen, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, Lance Reddick and Shamier Anderson also round out the cast.

    The film is scheduled to be released in theatres on May 27, 2022. The first “John Wick” film was released in 2014, with “John Wick: Chapter 2” (2017) and “John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum” (2019) as its follow-ups.

  • Keanu Reeves-starrer ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ commences production

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: The much-awaited fourth instalment of Keanu Reeves-fronted franchise “John Wick” has officially started production.

    The announcement was made by Hollywood studio Lionsgate in a post on Twitter on Monday.

    “Anybody got a pencil sharpener? ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ is now in production,” read the post from the studio’s official handle.

    Reeves and filmmaker Chad Stahelski are returning for the new movie in the action franchise after collaborating on three earlier parts.

    The Hollywood star, who is returning to play the titular assassin, is joined by Donnie Yen, Rina Sawayama, Shamier Anderson, Bill Skarsgard and Hiroyuki Sanada in the latest instalment.

    Anderson also took to social media to announce the production start of the film.

    “So it begins. Swipe right to see a sneak peek of Keanu and I training! @lionsgate @thunderroadpictures #JW4 #Summer2022” he wrote on Instagram.

    The film also mark the return of Ian McShane as Winston, Lance Reddick as Charon and Lawrence Fishburne as The Bowery King.

    According to Collider, the movie will be shot in Berlin, Paris, Japan, and then back to the franchise’s home base of New York City.

    Lionsgate had initially decided to shoot the franchise’s fourth and fifth films back-to-back but was forced to drop the plans in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

    Stahelski, who previously helmed “John Wick” (2014), “John Wick: Chapter 2” (2017) and “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” (2019), will direct the new movie from a script by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch.

    “John Wick: Chapter 4” will be produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, and Stahelski.

    Reeves will executive produce along with Louise Rosner.

    The movie will be released worldwide in May 2022.