Lionsgate confirms Keanu Reeves' John Wick 5; project to be filmed back-to-back with fourth instalment

Keanu Reeves’ John Wick saga is getting bigger as Lionsgate has announced a fifth part in the series that will be shot back-to-back with the fourth film. The announcement was made by Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer during an analyst call, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “We’re also busy preparing scripts for the next two installments of our John Wick action franchise, with John Wick 4 slated to hit theaters Memorial Day weekend 2022. “We hope to shoot both John Wick 4 and 5 back-to-back when Keanu becomes available early next year,” Feltheimer announced. The neo-noir action series started with 2014’s John Wick that featured Reeves as the titular retired assassin searching for the men who broke into his home, stole his vintage car, and killed his puppy, which was the last gift to him from his recently deceased wife. [caption id=“attachment_5919541” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Still from John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum trailer. YouTube screengrab[/caption] The movie, directed by Chad Stahelski, turned out to be a huge blockbuster for the studio, earning $ 86 million against a $20 million budget. Critics had universally praised the movie for its action sequences, story, and Reeves’ performance. It was followed by two sequels so far — John Wick: Chapter 2, and _John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum_. Both were also major hits and received overwhelming reviews from the critics. The fourth part was earlier scheduled to hit the screens on 21 May, 2021 but was pushed to 27 May, 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Reeves is currently shooting _Matrix 4_ in Berlin, after production on the Warner Bros franchise film had to be halted due to COVID-19.