Yes, we think he’s back.
“John Wick” will return – but maybe not in the way you can expect. An animated “John Wick” Prequel is on his way from “Ultraman: Rising” director Shannon Tindle. Keanu Reeves is expected to return to express the character in the animated function.
The announcement was made from the Cinemacon scene by Adam Fogelson, chairman of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.
This animated “John Wick” will tell you the “impossible task” that Wick had to complete to get out under the high table and marry his wife Helen (played in the films of Bridget Moynahan). It will be written by Vanessa Taylor, who was nominated for an Oscar for his work with Guillermo del Toro on “The Shape of Water.”
The animated feature will be produced by Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, 87 student Entertainment’s Chad Stahelski and Reeves. 87 student Entertainment’s Alex Young and Jason Spitz will produce.
Tindle comes from the Annie-nominated Netflix movie “Ultraman: Rising”, which contained a beautiful art style inspired by the original series and the Japanese manganese and brought life with eye-catching animation from Industrial Light & Magic. Before that, he was showrunner and executive producer of Netflix Emmy winning “Lost Ollie.” He also created “Kubo and the two strings” for Laika.
Lionsgate promised that the film will “deliver very stylized and defined action as” John Wick “fans expect and will be directed to more mature audiences,” which means, yes, this will be ranked as live-action films.
Since 2014, there have been four “John Wick” features. The latest, “John Wick: Chapter 4,” came out in 2023 and earned $ 440 million all over the world. A prequel streaming series “The Continental” also premiered in 2023 and the first spinoff movie, “Ballerina”, is out on June 6. Another streaming series, a fifth main film and a spinoff centered around Donnie Yen’s character is also under development.
Fogelson said: “In both animation and” John Wick’s world “, the possibilities are endless. And there are no” John Wick “history like the fans for more than the impossible task.
Staahelski added, “I’ve always been fascinated by anime. There has always been a great influence on me, especially with the” John Wick “series. To have the opportunity to develop a” John Wick “-Anime seems to be the perfect progress for” John Wick “world. in how incredibly earlier.
Iwanyk and Lee said: “Shannon has a breathtaking vision for a movie that we have all long wanted to do. In addition to Vanessa’s story, we are extremely pleased to bring it to the audience.”
No timetable for the film has been revealed.
