John Wick is officially coming back for another round.
Lionsgate Studios has announced that a fifth John Wick film is in the works with Keanu Reeves set to return as the legendary hitman who keeps causing chaos in a world packed with assassins.
Remember, John Wick seemingly died in John Wick: Chapter 4, which many thought would be his final adventure. But after the film raked in $73.5 million on opening weekend and eventually $440 million worldwide, it looks like not even death can keep El Baba Yaga away from the big screen.
The John Wick franchise has been incredibly successful since the first film dropped in 2014. The series has now earned over $1 billion globally.
Reeves previously joked about whether his body could handle filming another John Wick movie.
During an appearance on CBS Mornings last year, Reeves hinted that his knees weren’t thrilled about the idea of another film. “You can never say never, but my knees right now are saying, ‘You can’t do another John Wick,'” Reeves joked. “So my heart does, but I don’t know if my knees can do it.”
Earlier, Reeves talked about some of the physical challenges of playing Wick during a 10th-anniversary screening of the first film. The actor reportedly threw up during some shoots.
“I had so many wonderful teachers and guidance and worked with so many talented actors, actresses and stunt people in the sense that it’s such a dance and collaboration and cooperation,” he said. “So there’s a couple of times where you throw up or puke or whatever, but that’s what makes it good!”
In other Reeves news, if you’re a Severance fan, you might have recognized a familiar voice playing the Lumon building in an employee training video. If you guessed Reeves, you were spot on. His cameo was confirmed by the show’s creator Dan Erickson in a recent interview.
“We always wanted it to be somebody that people have certain associations with, but also, it had to be a very warm presence,” explained Erickson.
