John Wick 5 Greenlit

John Wick 5 Greenlit

John Wick 5 is greenlit as it’s announced by Lionsgate the fifth movie in the franchise will film back-to-back with the fourth movie which stars Keanu Reeves as the super-assassin.

During an earnings call held on Thursday, CEO John Feltheimer offered: “We’re also busy preparing scripts for the next two installments of our John Wick action franchise, with John Wick 4 slated to hit theatres Memorial Day weekend 2022. We hope to shoot both John Wick 4 and 5 back-to-back when Keanu becomes available early next year.”

John Wick 4 has a May 27, 2021, Memorial Day weekend release date.

John Wick Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves plays the super-assassin John Wick

The first three flicks have brought in $584.2 million with plans in place for a spinoff series on Starz with The Continental

Keanu Reeves is currently filming The Matrix 4 for Warner Bros in Germany which gets released April 1, 2022.

Reeves also has Bill & Ted Face the Music coming out Aug. 28 through on-demand and in theaters.

The actor also featured in the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 video game and recently said he wouldn’t mind returning to the Constantine character from the 2005 DC movie, while at the same time rumors offer he could be coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

About Matt McGloin

Matt McGloin is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Cosmic Book News, the independent entertainment news site he founded in 2008. He covers movies, comics, TV, video games and pop culture and has reported major industry scoops over the years, including revealing the Avengers: Endgame title ahead of its official announcement. Through Cosmic Book News, he helped Marvel Comics promote Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova through exclusive previews, artwork, and interviews, with the site also quoted in solicitations and on comic covers. He also reported on Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again retooling before it was later confirmed by the trades.

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