“John Wick” must be one of Hollywood’s most unexpected franchises at the moment. Conceived as nothing more than a modest action-revenge film, it has become a star vehicle for Keanu Reeves to show all those he still had.

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Each successive suite “John Wick” has only one element of the previous film without leaving quality. But while the idea of ​​a cinematographic universe “John Wick” has been boiling for some time, the only spin-off that is Until now, the “Continental” mini-series 2023.

The films “John Wick” TO DO tease a larger world. Few characters reproduce in each of the films, in addition to John himself, Winston (Ian McShane) and concerns Hotel Concierge Charon (late Reddick). People plunge into and outside the story of John Wick, giving the impression that they do not live their own life. A spin-off has been launched for practically all major “John Wick” characters, whether it be King Bowery (Laurence Fishburne, former co-star of “Matrix” of Reeves), introduced into “John Wick Chapter 2”, or Assassin Sofia (Halle Berry) of “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabelum”.

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But here are the spin-offs which are currently under development or on the track.

The first trip to the world of “John Wick” arrives in June: “from the world of John Wick: Ballerina”.

Ana de Armas will play Eve Macarro, a ballerina / assassin raised by the director of the Roma crime of the director (Anjelica Huston). Like John, she came to take revenge – but against the man who killed her father, not her dog. This man is known as the Chancellor (Gabriel Byrne).

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“Ballerina” takes place between “John Wick: Chapter 3” and “John Wick: Chapter 4.” Wick, Winston, Charon and the director all appear in “Ballerina”. Norman Reedus will also appear as a man named Daniel Pine; It is not yet clear if it is the ally or the enemy of Eve.

According to the trailer “Ballerina”Our previous heroes are trying to control Eve’s unleashing before it becomes too big to reintegrate. It seems that, as she gets closer to her prey, the director will send Wick to dissuade her. We will see if Eve can correspond to John Wick.

The director credited with “Ballerina” is Len Wiseman (director of “Underworld” films). However, the director of “John Wick”, Chad Stahelski, would have supervised a large recovery. During an appearance in February 2024 in the British talk show “The One Show”, McShane described it as “no reshuffles, but new shoots”, saying that the producers have decided that they had to “protect the franchise” and ensure better quality.

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Even before the release of “John Wick: Chapter 4″, ” We talked about a fifth film. This made him surprising when the fourth film presented itself as a conclusion, but Development of “John Wick: Chapter 5” has not disappeared. Lionsgate recently confirmed in Cinemacon In April, “John Wick: Chapter 5” always occurs.

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In a recent interview with / filmStahelski admitted: “I can’t tell you what is talking about” John Wick 5 “because we don’t have it all to drop.” However, his quotes from this conversation imply that he at least wants to continue to influence the influence of international cinema, as did the previous “Wick” consequences, but this time, pay tribute to Chinese cinema in particular. Stahelski also teased the Empire that the fifth film will start a new arc:

“John Wick’s saga was quite wrapped. So the only way to make a 5 is to have a new story that involves John Wick. It is not a continuation, with the high table. John treated his sorrow. It will be really different.”

“John Wick: Chapter 4” accumulated until John’s death. During a card match, he pulls the hand of the dead man. He chats with his friends what he wants his tombstone to say. (“Loving husband.”) The film’s final cup has excluded a blow confirming John is alive in favor of the end of his tombstone.

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An idea that has obtained the traction among the fans is that “John Wick: Chapter 5” will set him in the process of fighting through hell. This would preserve John’s death in “Chapter 4” and certainly be something different. This could allow the film to bring back familiar faces and enemies who have long dead by John too. (For another “Matrix” meeting in the fishburne vein as King Bowery, imagine Hugo Weaving or Joe Pantoliano like the Devil.) There is also an emotional angle that would give John the reason to fight: even in the afterlife, he does not end up with his wife Helen (Bridget Moynahan).

Of course, this idea is all public speculations, so do not remember your breath that the real “John Wick: Chapter 5” will come out.

In the original “John Wick”, his former Boss Viggo (Michael Nyqvist) said that when John had asked to leave the life of Assassin, he gave him “an impossible task, a job that no one could have removed … The bodies he buried that day threw the base of what we are now”.

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We still received very few details on the “impossible task”. “John Wick: Chapter 2” revealed that John had to call the favor of the boss of the crime Santino d’Antonio (Riccardo Scamarcio), but that’s it. Fortunately, the mystery will not last much longer.

An animated prequel film, reported in October 2024, will represent John to finish the impossible task. Shannon Tindle (“Ultraman Rising”) realizes and Vanessa Taylor (“The shape of the water”) writes the script. Reeves will also express John in the film, because even in another medium, the role is his.

The film, which is not yet titled, is made in the style of an anime. In a declaration (Via Indiewire), Stahelski said about the prequel:

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“I have always been fascinated by the anime. It has always been a huge influence on me, especially with the series” John Wick “. Having the opportunity to develop an anime” John Wick “seems to be the perfect progression for the world” John Wick “. I feel” John Wick “is the perfect property for this medium – Anime holds the potential for the extension of our world, of our characters and our action in the world and previously.”

Stahelski has an anime experience to his credit: he designed the action scenes for “Lazarus”, the new anime of the director of “Cowboy Bebop” Shinivirō Watanabe. Speaking of Watanabe, this prequel to “John Wick” will give Keanu Reeves another crack in the celebrity of the anime after The film “Cowboy Bebop” live, in which he would have played the role of Spike Spiegelwas stuck in the hell of development.

Finally, another spin-off in the vein of “ballerina” is in preparation. “John Wick: Chapter 4” presented Caine (Donnie Yen), another assassin master and an old colleague from John’s. Like John, Caine lived a peaceful retirement, but he recruited to kill John by Marquis de Gramont (Bill Skarsgård). To ensure the compliance of Caine, the Marquis holds his daughter hostage.

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Caine is just as skillful a fighter as John – probably even more, because unlike John, Caine is blind. He uses noise movement detectors to let him know where / when his opponents move and fights with staff (or caneget it?). The whole character of Caine seems to be made like the previous role of the English language of Yen: Chirrut in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”.

Caine’s first big action scene in “Chapter 4” is when he’s made a continental Osaka Hotel to go to John, killing the director of the Shimazu Koji hotel (Hiroyuki Sanada). However, in the third act, Caine comes with John to help him go to his duel with the Marquis.

The word of a spin-off on Caine emerged shortly after the release of “John Wick: Chapter 4” and it was confirmed once again to Cinemacon 2025. It was described as a Hong Kong style action film As the genus Yen spent his career to do. Yen himself does not only play in but also the production of the film, and Mattson Tomlin (“The Batman”) will write the script.

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There was a post-key scene in “John Wick: Chapter 4” suggesting that Koji’s daughter, Shimazu Akira (Rina Sawayama), seeks to take revenge on Caine killing her father. Sawayama should resume its role in the “Caine” spin-offIt therefore seems that the film follows the promise of this Stinger.