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John Wick
Official logo
Created by	Derek Kolstad
Original work	John Wick (2014)
Owner	Lions Gate Entertainment
Years	2014–present
Print publications
Comics	John Wick (2017–2019)
Films and television
Film(s)	John Wick (2014) John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
Games
Video game(s)	John Wick Chronicles (2017) John Wick Hex (2019)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	John Wick John Wick: Chapter 2 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

John Wick is an American action thriller media franchise created by Derek Kolstad and centering around John Wick, a former hitman who is forced back into the criminal underworld he had abandoned.

The franchise began with the release of John Wick in 2014, followed by two sequels, John Wick: Chapter 2 in 2017 and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum in 2019. The three films were considered critical and commercial successes, with a collective gross of more than $587 million worldwide. A fourth installment, John Wick: Chapter 4, is in post-production and has a release date of March 24, 2023.^[1][2] Two spin-offs are in development for a 2023 release: the limited series The Continental, and film Ballerina, while a fifth main installment, originally intended to be shot back-to-back with the fourth film, is also in development.^[3]

Background[edit]

John Wick (Keanu Reeves) was born Jardani Jovonovich in Belarus.^[4][5][6] He was an orphan, and was taken in by the Tarasov Russian Mafia where he was raised as an assassin. He was so ruthless that the mafia boss Viggo Tarasov respected and feared him. At the beginning of the first film, Wick had been retired from being a hitman for five years.

Films[edit]

Released[edit]

John Wick (2014)[edit]

The first film in the series focuses on Wick’s search for the men who broke into his home, stole his beloved vintage car, and killed his puppy, Daisy. She was the final gift from his recently deceased wife, Helen (Bridget Moynahan).^[8]

The films began development in 2012. Principal photography began September 25, 2013, and wrapped on December 20, 2013.

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)[edit]

Forced to honor a debt from his past life, Wick is sent to assassinate a target he has no wish to kill, then faces betrayal at the hands of his sponsor.

Principal photography began on October 26, 2015. The film premiered in February 2017.

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)[edit]

John Wick is on the run, being hunted with a $14 million ‘open’ contract on his life for breaking a foundational rule: taking a life on Continental Hotel grounds. The victim, Santino D’Antonio (Riccardo Scamarcio) was a member of the High Table, the organization that ordered the open contract. John should have already been executed, but the Continental’s manager, Winston Scott (Ian McShane), has given him a one-hour grace period before he is excommunicado—his membership will be revoked and he will be banned from all services and cut off from other members. John uses favors and contacts accrued in his former life to stay alive as he fights his way out of New York City.

The third film was announced in October 2016, production began in early 2018 and was released in May 2019.

Future films[edit]

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)[edit]

In May 2019, prior to the release of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Chad Stahelski confirmed on a Reddit «Ask Me Anything» thread that there has been discussion of another film.^[9] Keanu Reeves has also stated that he would continue as long as the films are successful.^[10] Lionsgate officially announced the film during John Wick 3‘s opening week, with a scheduled release date of May 21, 2021.^[11] However, in April 2020, during an interview with Collider, Stahelski revealed that the film would most likely not make its 2021 release date due to his commitment to The Matrix Resurrections.^[1] He also revealed, during the same interview, that a 100-page «scriptment» (part script/part outline) had been written for the film.^[1] The screenplay was written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch, as the studio decided to move on from series creator Derek Kolstad.^[12][13] Production is due to commence in June 2021 in Paris and Berlin, with additional filming in Japan and New York City.^[14] Partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film is now scheduled for release on March 24, 2023.^[2] In June 2021, Donnie Yen, Rina Sawayama, Shamier Anderson, Bill Skarsgård and Hiroyuki Sanada joined the cast.^{[15][16][17][18]} Principal photography began on June 28, 2021.^[19] In October 2021, principal photography had officially wrapped.^[20]

Ballerina (TBA)[edit]

In July 2017, Lionsgate announced the development of a spin-off film written by Shay Hatten and titled Ballerina. The studio intends to expand the franchise with installments set within the same fictional world. The story, written as a spec script based on Hatten’s love for the John Wick films before being purchased by Lionsgate,^[21] involves a young woman who is raised to be an assassin who seeks revenge on the hitmen who killed her family. Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee will serve as producers. The project will be developed by Thunder Road Films production studio.^[22]

In October 2019, Len Wiseman signed onto the project as director, with Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski serving as a producer and executive producer, respectively. The film will follow the same ballerina character previously portrayed by Unity Phelan in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.^[23][24] In May 2020, Stahelski stated that Wiseman had read the script earlier, and approached the studio with a pitch of how he would develop the project, based on Hatten’s draft. Stahelski met with Wiseman, and approached executives to hire the filmmaker. He confirmed that he and his team will work closely with Wiseman on the action sequences and stunts for the film, while acknowledging that Wiseman’s filmmaking style will add variety to the franchise. At that point, Wiseman and Hatten were working on a newer draft of the script.^[25] In May 2020, it was reported that the studio is looking for an actress, with Chloë Grace Moretz as the template for the kind of talent they are looking for.^[26] In October 2021, Ana de Armas entered early-negotiations to portray the titular character.^[27] By April 2022 at CinemaCon, Lionsgate officially announced that de Armas will star in the lead role. Principal photography will commence later that summer.^[28] In July of the same year, it was revealed that de Armas had personally selected Emerald Fennell to contribute to the script as one of its writers.^[29]

In September 2022, it was announced that principal photography had been delayed from its previous tentative start and will commence later that fall.^[30] In November 2022, principal photography was scheduled to begin imminently.^[31] Later that month, Ian McShane and Keanu Reeves were announced as part of the cast, reprising their respective roles as Winston Scott and John Wick.^[32][33] Filming began on November 7, 2022, in Prague, Czech Republic.^[34]

Other films in development[edit]

John Wick: Chapter 5 (TBA)[edit]

In August 2020, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer confirmed that a fifth film was also being developed. It was intended to be shot back-to-back with the fourth installment in early 2021, but in March 2021, Lionsgate opted to delay production and move forward with Chapter 4 first.^[35][14] In May 2022, Stehelski stated that while Chapter 4 has some «conclusion» elements to the story, there would be a fifth installment to the franchise.^[36]

Potential Sofia spin-off film[edit]

In February 2022, Halle Berry spoke to IGN about the possibility of her character having a spin-off film, evolving from a failed concept for a film about her James Bond character, Jinx.^[37]

Potential crossovers[edit]

Nobody

In March 2021, Derek Kolstad stated that there is potential for a crossover between John Wick and Nobody, while it would be done in a small, Easter egg-reference manner.^[38] Later that month, director Ilya Naishuller stated that there is potential for crossover with the John Wick franchise, noting that the same creative teams and studios made the films.^[39] In June of the same year, Kolstad stated that he would like to have the properties crossover in a minimalist fashion, but reaffirmed that John Wick and Hutch Mansell would be on the same side should the characters share more screen time.^[40]

Television[edit]

The Continental (TBA)[edit]

In June 2017, Chad Stahelski and Derek Kolstad were announced to be developing a television series for Lionsgate based on the characters and setting of the John Wick films, tentatively titled The Continental. The series was reported to center around the hotel safe-haven for hit men and assassins, which features in the films. It was reported that Reeves would reprise his role.^[41][42] That same month, it was announced that the series would be a prequel to the film series that takes place years prior to the events of the films.^[41][43][44] In January 2018, the project was ordered to series and was set to premiere on the co-owned Starz network. Chris Collins will serve as executive writer and showrunner for the series, while David Leitch, Keanu Reeves, and Chad Stahelski will produce the series. Stahelski will also direct the pilot episode.^[45]

In April 2021, chairman of Lionsgate Television Kevin Beggs announced that the series will center around a young Winston in the 1970s. The series will explore real-world events, including the Great Garbage Strike and the American Mafia’s rise to economic power. He announced that the project’s plot had been difficult to develop, with the studio having taken various pitches from different creative teams, before the creators of Wayne presented the concept that they settled upon: three 90-minute episodes, making The Continental a limited series.^[46] In October 2021, it was announced that Mel Gibson would star in the series,^[47] with Colin Woodell cast as a young Winston Scott. Hubert Point-Du Jour, Jessica Allain, Mishel Prada, Nhung Kate, and Ben Robson were also added to the cast.^[48][49] In November 2021, Ayomide Adegun, Peter Greene, and Jeremy Bobb joined the cast as a young Charon, a younger Uncle Charlie, and a new character named Mayhew, respectively.^[50] In February 2022, it was announced that Katie McGrath was cast as The Adjudicator.^[51]

In August 2022, Lionsgate announced it had sold premiere rights to the series to Peacock, having determined the series was no longer a fit for Starz. It is now expected to premiere in 2023.^[52]

Cast and characters[edit]

Character	Main films	Spin-off	Video games	Television
John Wick	John Wick: Chapter 2	John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum	John Wick: Chapter 4	John Wick: Chapter 5	Ballerina	Payday 2: John Wick	John Wick Hex	The Continental
2014	2017	2019	2023	TBA	2023	2014–present	2019	2023
Main cast
Jardani Jovonovich / Jonathan «John» Wick Baba Yaga / The Boogeyman	Keanu Reeves	Dave Fouquette
Winston Scott	Ian McShane	Colin WoodellY
Charon	Lance Reddick	Ayomide AdegunY
Helen Wick	Bridget Moynahan	Bridget MoynahanP	Bridget Moynahan
Aurelio	John Leguizamo
Jimmy	Thomas Sadoski
Charlie	David Patrick Kelly		Peter GreeneY
The Doctor	Randall Duk Kim		Randall Duk Kim
The Bowery King		Laurence Fishburne
Earl		Tobias Segal
Santino D’Antonio		Riccardo Scamarcio	Riccardo ScamarcioCS
The Elder		Saïd Taghmaoui	George Georgiou
The Adjudicator		Asia Kate Dillon		Katie McGrath
The Administrator		Robin Lord Taylor
Tick-Tock Man		Jason Mantzoukas
The Director		Anjelica Huston		Anjelica Huston
Rooney The Ballerina		Unity Phelan		Ana de Armas
The Dentist		Giancarlo Esposito
Hex		Troy Baker
Cormac		Mel Gibson
Mayhew		Jeremy Bobb
Supporting cast
Marcus	Willem Dafoe
Viggo Tarasov	Michael Nyqvist
Iosef Tarasov	Alfie Allen
Ms. Perkins	Adrianne Palicki
Ares		Ruby Rose
Cassian		Common
Abram Tarasov		Peter Stormare
Julius		Franco Nero
Gianna D’Antonio		Claudia Gerini
Sofia		Halle Berry
Zero		Mark Dacascos
Berrada		Jerome Flynn
Akira		Rina Sawayama
Caine		Donnie Yen
Tracker		Shamier Anderson
Marquis		Bill Skarsgård
Shimazu		Hiroyuki Sanada
Killa		Scott Adkins
Dallas		Eric Etebari Simon KerrV
Wolf		Ulf Andersson
Chains		Damion Poitier
Hoxton		Josh Lenn Pete GoldV
Clover		Aoife Duffin
The Butcher		Mira Furlan
Dragan		Dragomir Mrsic
Bonnie		Rhona Cameron
Aldstone		John Cleese

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

The premise for John Wick was conceived by screenwriter Derek Kolstad who began work on a treatment about a retired contract killer coming out to seek vengeance, entitled Scorn.^[53] After one month of work, he had completed the first draft of the screenplay. After addressing several issues he pitched the script to various clients, garnering at least three offers.^[54] When he first began to think about writing the script, Kolstad was influenced by film-noir classics, and the themes of revenge and the antihero. Kolstad explained that he tried to, «explore what would happen if the worst man in existence found salvation [… and] when the source of his salvation is ripped from him, what happens? Do the gates of Hades open?»^[55]

In December 2012, Thunder Road Pictures had bought the script with discretionary funds, with Kolstad agreeing to Thunder Road’s plan to make the film straight away.^[56] When Basil Iwanyk, head of Thunder Road Pictures, had first read Kolstad’s original screenplay, he was immediately drawn to the main character of Wick, stating: «The tone of the script was subversive and really fun». He also admired the emotional weight and action elements of the piece. After Thunder Road had optioned the script, Kolstad spent additional months rewriting the script with them. In the original script, the character of John Wick was written with «a man in his mid-sixties» to play the role, given the title character’s fabled reputation as a revered and respected assassin. However, Iwanyk believed that this was irrelevant and bent the original vision ever so slightly, stating: «Instead, we decided to look for someone who is not literally older, but who has a seasoned history in the film world».^[57]

In 2013, Keanu Reeves secured the film’s male lead. After Iwanyk and Peter Lawson of Thunder Road showed him the script, he thought it to be full of potential and stated: «I love the role but you want the whole story, the whole ensemble to come to life».^[57] Reeves and Kolstad worked closely together on further developing the screenplay and the story,^[54][58] with the screenwriter describing: «We spent as much time developing the other characters as we did his. [Keanu] recognizes that the strength of the storyline lies in even the smallest details».^[59] The title of the film was later changed from Scorn to John Wick, as according to Kolstad, «Keanu liked the name so much, that Reeves kept telling everyone that he was making a film called ‘John Wick‘«, and the producers agreed, changing the title.

During story discussions for John Wick, Reeves contacted Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, whom he originally met on the set of The Matrix,^[60] to see if they were interested in choreographing or directing the action of the piece.^[61] Reeves admired Stahelski and Leitch’s work performing, choreographing and coordinating, stating that, «when I got the script…I immediately thought of Chad and Dave for the action design, but I was secretly hoping they’d want to direct it».^[61] He later added: «I knew that they would love the genre and I knew that they would love John Wick. And I thought the worlds that get created – the real world and then this underworld – would be attractive to them, and it was».^[61] After reading Kolstad’s script, Stahelski and Leitch told Reeves they wanted to tell the story of John Wick, as they both had a desire to get involved with a project as directors. Impressed with Reeves’ enthusiasm and the quality of the script, Stahelski and Leitch told him that they wished to direct the film and later presented him with their version of the story which was based on «[…] the idea of [Wick] as an urban legend, a thriller assassin movie with a realistic vibe and an otherworldly setting». Impressed with their concept, Reeves supported the pair, and Stahelski and Leitch pitched the idea to the studio, who hired them to direct, contrary to their initial request of directing the film’s second unit. In May 2013, Stahelski and Leitch came to direct the film together as a team,^[62][63] though it was later ruled by the Directors Guild of America that only Stahelski would be given the director credit. Leitch was credited as a producer.^[64]

Principal photography for the first film began in New York City, with an original shooting schedule from September 25 to December 5, 2013, and the filming process scheduled to continue in and around New York City and the greater New York area.^{[65][66][67][68]}

In February 2015, directors Stahelski and Leitch stated that a John Wick sequel had begun development, which was later titled John Wick: Chapter 2.^[69][70] The same month, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer stated during a conference call that they see John Wick as a multiple-title action franchise.^[71] Additionally, it was reported that Kolstad would return to write the screenplay.^[71] In May 2015, it was confirmed that a sequel was green-lit, and Lionsgate would be selling the film at the Cannes Film Festival. Principal photography on the film began on October 26, 2015, in New York City.^[72] It would later move to Rome, and eventually resume in Montreal, Canada on October 27, 2016.

In October 2016, Stahelski stated a third film was in development.^[73] In June 2017, it was reported that Kolstad would return again to write the screenplay for the third film.^[74] In September 2017, Lionsgate announced a release date of May 17, 2019.^[75] In January 2018, it was reported that Chad Stahelski was returning to direct the film and Common, Laurence Fishburne, and Ruby Rose were set to reprise their roles from the second film. Additionally, it was announced that Hiroyuki Sanada had been cast as the film’s antagonist. The film began production in early 2018.^[76] On May 21, 2018, it was reported that Halle Berry, Asia Kate Dillon, Anjelica Huston, Mark Dacascos and Jason Mantzoukas had joined the cast.

Inspiration for the film series[edit]

Director Chad Stahelski cited The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), Point Blank (1967), Le Cercle Rouge (1970), and The Killer (1989) as influences for the series.^[77]

About The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Stahelski said, «Look at Clint Eastwood in [the film] – there is so much back-story unsaid there. We’re big fans of leaving it to your imagination. We just give you some gold coins, and then it’s, ‘Where do the gold coins come from?’ We’ll get to that eventually. Have your imagination do some work there.» He also said Point Blank influenced John Wick: «One of the biggest inspirations for the film was Point Blank. We watched it on a loop in our office, and there are a couple of homages to that [in John Wick].»^[78] Park Chan-wook’s The Vengeance Trilogy (2002–2005) and Lee Jeong-beom’s The Man from Nowhere (2010) influenced the film due to «[their] minimalist composition and graphic nature.»^[79]

Alistair MacLean and Stephen King were huge influences in the creation of the story of John Wick in terms of characterization and world-building, with screenwriter Derek Kolstad stating, «MacLean could build a world, and King could surprise you by what the main character truly was capable of.»^[80] Outside of films, Stahelski and Leitch drew inspiration from the visual stylings of the ’60s and ’70s as well as cinematic influences, including Sergio Leone, Akira Kurosawa, Steve McQueen, Lee Marvin, William Friedkin and Sam Peckinpah. Stahelski himself said, «All the way back to Kurosawa up to Sergio Leone. We like the Spaghetti Western sensibility there, some of the composition.» About inspiration and emulation from the noir film genre, Stahelski added that «Noir maybe was sort of less impact for us than the other sort of westerns and Kurosawa and things like that. I think we wanted to make this hard-boiled character.»^[77][78][81]

Reception[edit]

Box office performance[edit]

Each film is linked to the «Box office» section of its article.

Film	U.S. release date	Box office gross	All-time ranking	Budget	Ref(s)
U.S. and Canada	Other territories	Worldwide	U.S. and Canada	Worldwide
John Wick	October 24, 2014	$43,037,835	$45,723,826	$88,761,661	2,081	2,164	$30 million	[82][83]
John Wick: Chapter 2	February 10, 2017	$92,029,184	$79,510,703	$171,539,887	855	1,031	$40 million	[84][85][83]
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum	May 17, 2019	$171,015,687	$155,694,040	$326,709,727	310	464	$75 million	[86][83][87][88]
Total	$306,082,706	$280,928,569	$587,011,275		$145 million

Critical and public response[edit]

Each film is linked to the «Critical response» section of its article.

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore
John Wick	86% (221 reviews)[89]	68 (40 reviews)[90]	B[91][92]
John Wick: Chapter 2	89% (279 reviews)[93]	75 (43 reviews)[94]	A−[95][92]
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum	89% (358 reviews)[96]	73 (50 reviews)[97]	A−[98][92]

Other media[edit]

Video games[edit]

Wick appears as a playable character in Payday 2.^[99] John Wick-themed elements were also added to Fortnite Battle Royale upon the launch of its ninth season, occurring a day before the third film’s release.^[100] A Wick-inspired character had previously been available in the game’s third season.

John Wick Chronicles, a virtual reality game game set in the Continental Hotel, was released on February 9, 2017. Players assassinate multiple targets inside the hotel as John Wick using a multitude of weapons.^[101]

John Wick Hex, a tactical role-playing game, was announced in May 2019 and released on October 8, 2019. The game has the player control Wick in various missions to use his array of skills to take down opponents and features the voices of Ian McShane and Lance Reddick reprising their film roles, among others.^[102] The PlayStation 4 version of the game was released on May 5, 2020.^[103]

Lionsgate has also revealed that they have received several pitches for a AAA John Wick’ title but are still currently fielding those proposal.^[104]

Comic books[edit]

A John Wick comic book mini-series was released between November 29, 2017 and January 31, 2018 by Dynamite Entertainment. It was written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Giovanni Valletta (issues 1 and 2) and Matt Gaudio (issues 3–5). The five-book series chronicles a young John Wick after his release from prison and his first vendetta. It serves as a prequel to the movie franchise and introduces the Book of Rules, The Continental and other aspects familiar within the John Wick movie series.^[105]

The Simpsons[edit]

On May 23, 2021, thirty-second season finale of The Simpsons, titled «The Last Barfighter», aired on Fox as an official parody of John Wick: Chapter 2 and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, featuring Ian McShane guest star as Artemis Scott, Winston’s twin brother and the manager of «The Confidential» hotel, part of a secret society of bartenders of which members include Moe Szyslak and Dr. Julius Hibbert.^[106][107]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

John Wick
Official logo
Created by	Derek Kolstad
Original work	John Wick (2014)
Owner	Lions Gate Entertainment
Years	2014–present
Print publications
Comics	John Wick (2017–2019)
Films and television
Film(s)	John Wick (2014) John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
Games
Video game(s)	John Wick Chronicles (2017) John Wick Hex (2019)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	John Wick John Wick: Chapter 2 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

John Wick is an American action thriller media franchise created by Derek Kolstad and centering around John Wick, a former hitman who is forced back into the criminal underworld he had abandoned.

The franchise began with the release of John Wick in 2014, followed by two sequels, John Wick: Chapter 2 in 2017 and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum in 2019. The three films were considered critical and commercial successes, with a collective gross of more than $587 million worldwide. A fourth installment, John Wick: Chapter 4, is in post-production and has a release date of March 24, 2023.^[1][2] Two spin-offs are in development for a 2023 release: the limited series The Continental, and film Ballerina, while a fifth main installment, originally intended to be shot back-to-back with the fourth film, is also in development.^[3]

Background[edit]

John Wick (Keanu Reeves) was born Jardani Jovonovich in Belarus.^[4][5][6] He was an orphan, and was taken in by the Tarasov Russian Mafia where he was raised as an assassin. He was so ruthless that the mafia boss Viggo Tarasov respected and feared him. At the beginning of the first film, Wick had been retired from being a hitman for five years.

Films[edit]

Released[edit]

John Wick (2014)[edit]

The first film in the series focuses on Wick’s search for the men who broke into his home, stole his beloved vintage car, and killed his puppy, Daisy. She was the final gift from his recently deceased wife, Helen (Bridget Moynahan).^[8]

The films began development in 2012. Principal photography began September 25, 2013, and wrapped on December 20, 2013.

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)[edit]

Forced to honor a debt from his past life, Wick is sent to assassinate a target he has no wish to kill, then faces betrayal at the hands of his sponsor.

Principal photography began on October 26, 2015. The film premiered in February 2017.

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)[edit]

John Wick is on the run, being hunted with a $14 million ‘open’ contract on his life for breaking a foundational rule: taking a life on Continental Hotel grounds. The victim, Santino D’Antonio (Riccardo Scamarcio) was a member of the High Table, the organization that ordered the open contract. John should have already been executed, but the Continental’s manager, Winston Scott (Ian McShane), has given him a one-hour grace period before he is excommunicado—his membership will be revoked and he will be banned from all services and cut off from other members. John uses favors and contacts accrued in his former life to stay alive as he fights his way out of New York City.

The third film was announced in October 2016, production began in early 2018 and was released in May 2019.

Future films[edit]

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)[edit]

In May 2019, prior to the release of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Chad Stahelski confirmed on a Reddit «Ask Me Anything» thread that there has been discussion of another film.^[9] Keanu Reeves has also stated that he would continue as long as the films are successful.^[10] Lionsgate officially announced the film during John Wick 3‘s opening week, with a scheduled release date of May 21, 2021.^[11] However, in April 2020, during an interview with Collider, Stahelski revealed that the film would most likely not make its 2021 release date due to his commitment to The Matrix Resurrections.^[1] He also revealed, during the same interview, that a 100-page «scriptment» (part script/part outline) had been written for the film.^[1] The screenplay was written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch, as the studio decided to move on from series creator Derek Kolstad.^[12][13] Production is due to commence in June 2021 in Paris and Berlin, with additional filming in Japan and New York City.^[14] Partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film is now scheduled for release on March 24, 2023.^[2] In June 2021, Donnie Yen, Rina Sawayama, Shamier Anderson, Bill Skarsgård and Hiroyuki Sanada joined the cast.^{[15][16][17][18]} Principal photography began on June 28, 2021.^[19] In October 2021, principal photography had officially wrapped.^[20]

Ballerina (TBA)[edit]

In July 2017, Lionsgate announced the development of a spin-off film written by Shay Hatten and titled Ballerina. The studio intends to expand the franchise with installments set within the same fictional world. The story, written as a spec script based on Hatten’s love for the John Wick films before being purchased by Lionsgate,^[21] involves a young woman who is raised to be an assassin who seeks revenge on the hitmen who killed her family. Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee will serve as producers. The project will be developed by Thunder Road Films production studio.^[22]

In October 2019, Len Wiseman signed onto the project as director, with Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski serving as a producer and executive producer, respectively. The film will follow the same ballerina character previously portrayed by Unity Phelan in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.^[23][24] In May 2020, Stahelski stated that Wiseman had read the script earlier, and approached the studio with a pitch of how he would develop the project, based on Hatten’s draft. Stahelski met with Wiseman, and approached executives to hire the filmmaker. He confirmed that he and his team will work closely with Wiseman on the action sequences and stunts for the film, while acknowledging that Wiseman’s filmmaking style will add variety to the franchise. At that point, Wiseman and Hatten were working on a newer draft of the script.^[25] In May 2020, it was reported that the studio is looking for an actress, with Chloë Grace Moretz as the template for the kind of talent they are looking for.^[26] In October 2021, Ana de Armas entered early-negotiations to portray the titular character.^[27] By April 2022 at CinemaCon, Lionsgate officially announced that de Armas will star in the lead role. Principal photography will commence later that summer.^[28] In July of the same year, it was revealed that de Armas had personally selected Emerald Fennell to contribute to the script as one of its writers.^[29]

In September 2022, it was announced that principal photography had been delayed from its previous tentative start and will commence later that fall.^[30] In November 2022, principal photography was scheduled to begin imminently.^[31] Later that month, Ian McShane and Keanu Reeves were announced as part of the cast, reprising their respective roles as Winston Scott and John Wick.^[32][33] Filming began on November 7, 2022, in Prague, Czech Republic.^[34]

Other films in development[edit]

John Wick: Chapter 5 (TBA)[edit]

In August 2020, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer confirmed that a fifth film was also being developed. It was intended to be shot back-to-back with the fourth installment in early 2021, but in March 2021, Lionsgate opted to delay production and move forward with Chapter 4 first.^[35][14] In May 2022, Stehelski stated that while Chapter 4 has some «conclusion» elements to the story, there would be a fifth installment to the franchise.^[36]

Potential Sofia spin-off film[edit]

In February 2022, Halle Berry spoke to IGN about the possibility of her character having a spin-off film, evolving from a failed concept for a film about her James Bond character, Jinx.^[37]

Potential crossovers[edit]

Nobody

In March 2021, Derek Kolstad stated that there is potential for a crossover between John Wick and Nobody, while it would be done in a small, Easter egg-reference manner.^[38] Later that month, director Ilya Naishuller stated that there is potential for crossover with the John Wick franchise, noting that the same creative teams and studios made the films.^[39] In June of the same year, Kolstad stated that he would like to have the properties crossover in a minimalist fashion, but reaffirmed that John Wick and Hutch Mansell would be on the same side should the characters share more screen time.^[40]

Television[edit]

The Continental (TBA)[edit]

In June 2017, Chad Stahelski and Derek Kolstad were announced to be developing a television series for Lionsgate based on the characters and setting of the John Wick films, tentatively titled The Continental. The series was reported to center around the hotel safe-haven for hit men and assassins, which features in the films. It was reported that Reeves would reprise his role.^[41][42] That same month, it was announced that the series would be a prequel to the film series that takes place years prior to the events of the films.^[41][43][44] In January 2018, the project was ordered to series and was set to premiere on the co-owned Starz network. Chris Collins will serve as executive writer and showrunner for the series, while David Leitch, Keanu Reeves, and Chad Stahelski will produce the series. Stahelski will also direct the pilot episode.^[45]

In April 2021, chairman of Lionsgate Television Kevin Beggs announced that the series will center around a young Winston in the 1970s. The series will explore real-world events, including the Great Garbage Strike and the American Mafia’s rise to economic power. He announced that the project’s plot had been difficult to develop, with the studio having taken various pitches from different creative teams, before the creators of Wayne presented the concept that they settled upon: three 90-minute episodes, making The Continental a limited series.^[46] In October 2021, it was announced that Mel Gibson would star in the series,^[47] with Colin Woodell cast as a young Winston Scott. Hubert Point-Du Jour, Jessica Allain, Mishel Prada, Nhung Kate, and Ben Robson were also added to the cast.^[48][49] In November 2021, Ayomide Adegun, Peter Greene, and Jeremy Bobb joined the cast as a young Charon, a younger Uncle Charlie, and a new character named Mayhew, respectively.^[50] In February 2022, it was announced that Katie McGrath was cast as The Adjudicator.^[51]

In August 2022, Lionsgate announced it had sold premiere rights to the series to Peacock, having determined the series was no longer a fit for Starz. It is now expected to premiere in 2023.^[52]

Cast and characters[edit]

Character	Main films	Spin-off	Video games	Television
John Wick	John Wick: Chapter 2	John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum	John Wick: Chapter 4	John Wick: Chapter 5	Ballerina	Payday 2: John Wick	John Wick Hex	The Continental
2014	2017	2019	2023	TBA	2023	2014–present	2019	2023
Main cast
Jardani Jovonovich / Jonathan «John» Wick Baba Yaga / The Boogeyman	Keanu Reeves	Dave Fouquette
Winston Scott	Ian McShane	Colin WoodellY
Charon	Lance Reddick	Ayomide AdegunY
Helen Wick	Bridget Moynahan	Bridget MoynahanP	Bridget Moynahan
Aurelio	John Leguizamo
Jimmy	Thomas Sadoski
Charlie	David Patrick Kelly		Peter GreeneY
The Doctor	Randall Duk Kim		Randall Duk Kim
The Bowery King		Laurence Fishburne
Earl		Tobias Segal
Santino D’Antonio		Riccardo Scamarcio	Riccardo ScamarcioCS
The Elder		Saïd Taghmaoui	George Georgiou
The Adjudicator		Asia Kate Dillon		Katie McGrath
The Administrator		Robin Lord Taylor
Tick-Tock Man		Jason Mantzoukas
The Director		Anjelica Huston		Anjelica Huston
Rooney The Ballerina		Unity Phelan		Ana de Armas
The Dentist		Giancarlo Esposito
Hex		Troy Baker
Cormac		Mel Gibson
Mayhew		Jeremy Bobb
Supporting cast
Marcus	Willem Dafoe
Viggo Tarasov	Michael Nyqvist
Iosef Tarasov	Alfie Allen
Ms. Perkins	Adrianne Palicki
Ares		Ruby Rose
Cassian		Common
Abram Tarasov		Peter Stormare
Julius		Franco Nero
Gianna D’Antonio		Claudia Gerini
Sofia		Halle Berry
Zero		Mark Dacascos
Berrada		Jerome Flynn
Akira		Rina Sawayama
Caine		Donnie Yen
Tracker		Shamier Anderson
Marquis		Bill Skarsgård
Shimazu		Hiroyuki Sanada
Killa		Scott Adkins
Dallas		Eric Etebari Simon KerrV
Wolf		Ulf Andersson
Chains		Damion Poitier
Hoxton		Josh Lenn Pete GoldV
Clover		Aoife Duffin
The Butcher		Mira Furlan
Dragan		Dragomir Mrsic
Bonnie		Rhona Cameron
Aldstone		John Cleese

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

The premise for John Wick was conceived by screenwriter Derek Kolstad who began work on a treatment about a retired contract killer coming out to seek vengeance, entitled Scorn.^[53] After one month of work, he had completed the first draft of the screenplay. After addressing several issues he pitched the script to various clients, garnering at least three offers.^[54] When he first began to think about writing the script, Kolstad was influenced by film-noir classics, and the themes of revenge and the antihero. Kolstad explained that he tried to, «explore what would happen if the worst man in existence found salvation [… and] when the source of his salvation is ripped from him, what happens? Do the gates of Hades open?»^[55]

In December 2012, Thunder Road Pictures had bought the script with discretionary funds, with Kolstad agreeing to Thunder Road’s plan to make the film straight away.^[56] When Basil Iwanyk, head of Thunder Road Pictures, had first read Kolstad’s original screenplay, he was immediately drawn to the main character of Wick, stating: «The tone of the script was subversive and really fun». He also admired the emotional weight and action elements of the piece. After Thunder Road had optioned the script, Kolstad spent additional months rewriting the script with them. In the original script, the character of John Wick was written with «a man in his mid-sixties» to play the role, given the title character’s fabled reputation as a revered and respected assassin. However, Iwanyk believed that this was irrelevant and bent the original vision ever so slightly, stating: «Instead, we decided to look for someone who is not literally older, but who has a seasoned history in the film world».^[57]

In 2013, Keanu Reeves secured the film’s male lead. After Iwanyk and Peter Lawson of Thunder Road showed him the script, he thought it to be full of potential and stated: «I love the role but you want the whole story, the whole ensemble to come to life».^[57] Reeves and Kolstad worked closely together on further developing the screenplay and the story,^[54][58] with the screenwriter describing: «We spent as much time developing the other characters as we did his. [Keanu] recognizes that the strength of the storyline lies in even the smallest details».^[59] The title of the film was later changed from Scorn to John Wick, as according to Kolstad, «Keanu liked the name so much, that Reeves kept telling everyone that he was making a film called ‘John Wick‘«, and the producers agreed, changing the title.

During story discussions for John Wick, Reeves contacted Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, whom he originally met on the set of The Matrix,^[60] to see if they were interested in choreographing or directing the action of the piece.^[61] Reeves admired Stahelski and Leitch’s work performing, choreographing and coordinating, stating that, «when I got the script…I immediately thought of Chad and Dave for the action design, but I was secretly hoping they’d want to direct it».^[61] He later added: «I knew that they would love the genre and I knew that they would love John Wick. And I thought the worlds that get created – the real world and then this underworld – would be attractive to them, and it was».^[61] After reading Kolstad’s script, Stahelski and Leitch told Reeves they wanted to tell the story of John Wick, as they both had a desire to get involved with a project as directors. Impressed with Reeves’ enthusiasm and the quality of the script, Stahelski and Leitch told him that they wished to direct the film and later presented him with their version of the story which was based on «[…] the idea of [Wick] as an urban legend, a thriller assassin movie with a realistic vibe and an otherworldly setting». Impressed with their concept, Reeves supported the pair, and Stahelski and Leitch pitched the idea to the studio, who hired them to direct, contrary to their initial request of directing the film’s second unit. In May 2013, Stahelski and Leitch came to direct the film together as a team,^[62][63] though it was later ruled by the Directors Guild of America that only Stahelski would be given the director credit. Leitch was credited as a producer.^[64]

Principal photography for the first film began in New York City, with an original shooting schedule from September 25 to December 5, 2013, and the filming process scheduled to continue in and around New York City and the greater New York area.^{[65][66][67][68]}

In February 2015, directors Stahelski and Leitch stated that a John Wick sequel had begun development, which was later titled John Wick: Chapter 2.^[69][70] The same month, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer stated during a conference call that they see John Wick as a multiple-title action franchise.^[71] Additionally, it was reported that Kolstad would return to write the screenplay.^[71] In May 2015, it was confirmed that a sequel was green-lit, and Lionsgate would be selling the film at the Cannes Film Festival. Principal photography on the film began on October 26, 2015, in New York City.^[72] It would later move to Rome, and eventually resume in Montreal, Canada on October 27, 2016.

In October 2016, Stahelski stated a third film was in development.^[73] In June 2017, it was reported that Kolstad would return again to write the screenplay for the third film.^[74] In September 2017, Lionsgate announced a release date of May 17, 2019.^[75] In January 2018, it was reported that Chad Stahelski was returning to direct the film and Common, Laurence Fishburne, and Ruby Rose were set to reprise their roles from the second film. Additionally, it was announced that Hiroyuki Sanada had been cast as the film’s antagonist. The film began production in early 2018.^[76] On May 21, 2018, it was reported that Halle Berry, Asia Kate Dillon, Anjelica Huston, Mark Dacascos and Jason Mantzoukas had joined the cast.

Inspiration for the film series[edit]

Director Chad Stahelski cited The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), Point Blank (1967), Le Cercle Rouge (1970), and The Killer (1989) as influences for the series.^[77]

About The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Stahelski said, «Look at Clint Eastwood in [the film] – there is so much back-story unsaid there. We’re big fans of leaving it to your imagination. We just give you some gold coins, and then it’s, ‘Where do the gold coins come from?’ We’ll get to that eventually. Have your imagination do some work there.» He also said Point Blank influenced John Wick: «One of the biggest inspirations for the film was Point Blank. We watched it on a loop in our office, and there are a couple of homages to that [in John Wick].»^[78] Park Chan-wook’s The Vengeance Trilogy (2002–2005) and Lee Jeong-beom’s The Man from Nowhere (2010) influenced the film due to «[their] minimalist composition and graphic nature.»^[79]

Alistair MacLean and Stephen King were huge influences in the creation of the story of John Wick in terms of characterization and world-building, with screenwriter Derek Kolstad stating, «MacLean could build a world, and King could surprise you by what the main character truly was capable of.»^[80] Outside of films, Stahelski and Leitch drew inspiration from the visual stylings of the ’60s and ’70s as well as cinematic influences, including Sergio Leone, Akira Kurosawa, Steve McQueen, Lee Marvin, William Friedkin and Sam Peckinpah. Stahelski himself said, «All the way back to Kurosawa up to Sergio Leone. We like the Spaghetti Western sensibility there, some of the composition.» About inspiration and emulation from the noir film genre, Stahelski added that «Noir maybe was sort of less impact for us than the other sort of westerns and Kurosawa and things like that. I think we wanted to make this hard-boiled character.»^[77][78][81]

Reception[edit]

Box office performance[edit]

Each film is linked to the «Box office» section of its article.

Film	U.S. release date	Box office gross	All-time ranking	Budget	Ref(s)
U.S. and Canada	Other territories	Worldwide	U.S. and Canada	Worldwide
John Wick	October 24, 2014	$43,037,835	$45,723,826	$88,761,661	2,081	2,164	$30 million	[82][83]
John Wick: Chapter 2	February 10, 2017	$92,029,184	$79,510,703	$171,539,887	855	1,031	$40 million	[84][85][83]
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum	May 17, 2019	$171,015,687	$155,694,040	$326,709,727	310	464	$75 million	[86][83][87][88]
Total	$306,082,706	$280,928,569	$587,011,275		$145 million

Critical and public response[edit]

Each film is linked to the «Critical response» section of its article.

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore
John Wick	86% (221 reviews)[89]	68 (40 reviews)[90]	B[91][92]
John Wick: Chapter 2	89% (279 reviews)[93]	75 (43 reviews)[94]	A−[95][92]
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum	89% (358 reviews)[96]	73 (50 reviews)[97]	A−[98][92]

Other media[edit]

Video games[edit]

Wick appears as a playable character in Payday 2.^[99] John Wick-themed elements were also added to Fortnite Battle Royale upon the launch of its ninth season, occurring a day before the third film’s release.^[100] A Wick-inspired character had previously been available in the game’s third season.

John Wick Chronicles, a virtual reality game game set in the Continental Hotel, was released on February 9, 2017. Players assassinate multiple targets inside the hotel as John Wick using a multitude of weapons.^[101]

John Wick Hex, a tactical role-playing game, was announced in May 2019 and released on October 8, 2019. The game has the player control Wick in various missions to use his array of skills to take down opponents and features the voices of Ian McShane and Lance Reddick reprising their film roles, among others.^[102] The PlayStation 4 version of the game was released on May 5, 2020.^[103]

Lionsgate has also revealed that they have received several pitches for a AAA John Wick’ title but are still currently fielding those proposal.^[104]

Comic books[edit]

A John Wick comic book mini-series was released between November 29, 2017 and January 31, 2018 by Dynamite Entertainment. It was written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Giovanni Valletta (issues 1 and 2) and Matt Gaudio (issues 3–5). The five-book series chronicles a young John Wick after his release from prison and his first vendetta. It serves as a prequel to the movie franchise and introduces the Book of Rules, The Continental and other aspects familiar within the John Wick movie series.^[105]

The Simpsons[edit]

On May 23, 2021, thirty-second season finale of The Simpsons, titled «The Last Barfighter», aired on Fox as an official parody of John Wick: Chapter 2 and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, featuring Ian McShane guest star as Artemis Scott, Winston’s twin brother and the manager of «The Confidential» hotel, part of a secret society of bartenders of which members include Moe Szyslak and Dr. Julius Hibbert.^[106][107]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

John Wick
Official logo
Created by	Derek Kolstad
Original work	John Wick (2014)
Owner	Lions Gate Entertainment
Years	2014–present
Print publications
Comics	John Wick (2017–2019)
Films and television
Film(s)	John Wick (2014) John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
Games
Video game(s)	John Wick Chronicles (2017) John Wick Hex (2019)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	John Wick John Wick: Chapter 2 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

John Wick is an American action thriller media franchise created by Derek Kolstad and centering around John Wick, a former hitman who is forced back into the criminal underworld he had abandoned.

The franchise began with the release of John Wick in 2014, followed by two sequels, John Wick: Chapter 2 in 2017 and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum in 2019. The three films were considered critical and commercial successes, with a collective gross of more than $587 million worldwide. A fourth installment, John Wick: Chapter 4, is in post-production and has a release date of March 24, 2023.^[1][2] Two spin-offs are in development for a 2023 release: the limited series The Continental, and film Ballerina, while a fifth main installment, originally intended to be shot back-to-back with the fourth film, is also in development.^[3]

Background[edit]

John Wick (Keanu Reeves) was born Jardani Jovonovich in Belarus.^[4][5][6] He was an orphan, and was taken in by the Tarasov Russian Mafia where he was raised as an assassin. He was so ruthless that the mafia boss Viggo Tarasov respected and feared him. At the beginning of the first film, Wick had been retired from being a hitman for five years.

Films[edit]

Released[edit]

John Wick (2014)[edit]

The first film in the series focuses on Wick’s search for the men who broke into his home, stole his beloved vintage car, and killed his puppy, Daisy. She was the final gift from his recently deceased wife, Helen (Bridget Moynahan).^[8]

The films began development in 2012. Principal photography began September 25, 2013, and wrapped on December 20, 2013.

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)[edit]

Forced to honor a debt from his past life, Wick is sent to assassinate a target he has no wish to kill, then faces betrayal at the hands of his sponsor.

Principal photography began on October 26, 2015. The film premiered in February 2017.

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)[edit]

John Wick is on the run, being hunted with a $14 million ‘open’ contract on his life for breaking a foundational rule: taking a life on Continental Hotel grounds. The victim, Santino D’Antonio (Riccardo Scamarcio) was a member of the High Table, the organization that ordered the open contract. John should have already been executed, but the Continental’s manager, Winston Scott (Ian McShane), has given him a one-hour grace period before he is excommunicado—his membership will be revoked and he will be banned from all services and cut off from other members. John uses favors and contacts accrued in his former life to stay alive as he fights his way out of New York City.

The third film was announced in October 2016, production began in early 2018 and was released in May 2019.

Future films[edit]

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)[edit]

In May 2019, prior to the release of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Chad Stahelski confirmed on a Reddit «Ask Me Anything» thread that there has been discussion of another film.^[9] Keanu Reeves has also stated that he would continue as long as the films are successful.^[10] Lionsgate officially announced the film during John Wick 3‘s opening week, with a scheduled release date of May 21, 2021.^[11] However, in April 2020, during an interview with Collider, Stahelski revealed that the film would most likely not make its 2021 release date due to his commitment to The Matrix Resurrections.^[1] He also revealed, during the same interview, that a 100-page «scriptment» (part script/part outline) had been written for the film.^[1] The screenplay was written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch, as the studio decided to move on from series creator Derek Kolstad.^[12][13] Production is due to commence in June 2021 in Paris and Berlin, with additional filming in Japan and New York City.^[14] Partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film is now scheduled for release on March 24, 2023.^[2] In June 2021, Donnie Yen, Rina Sawayama, Shamier Anderson, Bill Skarsgård and Hiroyuki Sanada joined the cast.^{[15][16][17][18]} Principal photography began on June 28, 2021.^[19] In October 2021, principal photography had officially wrapped.^[20]

Ballerina (TBA)[edit]

In July 2017, Lionsgate announced the development of a spin-off film written by Shay Hatten and titled Ballerina. The studio intends to expand the franchise with installments set within the same fictional world. The story, written as a spec script based on Hatten’s love for the John Wick films before being purchased by Lionsgate,^[21] involves a young woman who is raised to be an assassin who seeks revenge on the hitmen who killed her family. Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee will serve as producers. The project will be developed by Thunder Road Films production studio.^[22]

In October 2019, Len Wiseman signed onto the project as director, with Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski serving as a producer and executive producer, respectively. The film will follow the same ballerina character previously portrayed by Unity Phelan in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.^[23][24] In May 2020, Stahelski stated that Wiseman had read the script earlier, and approached the studio with a pitch of how he would develop the project, based on Hatten’s draft. Stahelski met with Wiseman, and approached executives to hire the filmmaker. He confirmed that he and his team will work closely with Wiseman on the action sequences and stunts for the film, while acknowledging that Wiseman’s filmmaking style will add variety to the franchise. At that point, Wiseman and Hatten were working on a newer draft of the script.^[25] In May 2020, it was reported that the studio is looking for an actress, with Chloë Grace Moretz as the template for the kind of talent they are looking for.^[26] In October 2021, Ana de Armas entered early-negotiations to portray the titular character.^[27] By April 2022 at CinemaCon, Lionsgate officially announced that de Armas will star in the lead role. Principal photography will commence later that summer.^[28] In July of the same year, it was revealed that de Armas had personally selected Emerald Fennell to contribute to the script as one of its writers.^[29]

In September 2022, it was announced that principal photography had been delayed from its previous tentative start and will commence later that fall.^[30] In November 2022, principal photography was scheduled to begin imminently.^[31] Later that month, Ian McShane and Keanu Reeves were announced as part of the cast, reprising their respective roles as Winston Scott and John Wick.^[32][33] Filming began on November 7, 2022, in Prague, Czech Republic.^[34]

Other films in development[edit]

John Wick: Chapter 5 (TBA)[edit]

In August 2020, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer confirmed that a fifth film was also being developed. It was intended to be shot back-to-back with the fourth installment in early 2021, but in March 2021, Lionsgate opted to delay production and move forward with Chapter 4 first.^[35][14] In May 2022, Stehelski stated that while Chapter 4 has some «conclusion» elements to the story, there would be a fifth installment to the franchise.^[36]

Potential Sofia spin-off film[edit]

In February 2022, Halle Berry spoke to IGN about the possibility of her character having a spin-off film, evolving from a failed concept for a film about her James Bond character, Jinx.^[37]

Potential crossovers[edit]

Nobody

In March 2021, Derek Kolstad stated that there is potential for a crossover between John Wick and Nobody, while it would be done in a small, Easter egg-reference manner.^[38] Later that month, director Ilya Naishuller stated that there is potential for crossover with the John Wick franchise, noting that the same creative teams and studios made the films.^[39] In June of the same year, Kolstad stated that he would like to have the properties crossover in a minimalist fashion, but reaffirmed that John Wick and Hutch Mansell would be on the same side should the characters share more screen time.^[40]

Television[edit]

The Continental (TBA)[edit]

In June 2017, Chad Stahelski and Derek Kolstad were announced to be developing a television series for Lionsgate based on the characters and setting of the John Wick films, tentatively titled The Continental. The series was reported to center around the hotel safe-haven for hit men and assassins, which features in the films. It was reported that Reeves would reprise his role.^[41][42] That same month, it was announced that the series would be a prequel to the film series that takes place years prior to the events of the films.^[41][43][44] In January 2018, the project was ordered to series and was set to premiere on the co-owned Starz network. Chris Collins will serve as executive writer and showrunner for the series, while David Leitch, Keanu Reeves, and Chad Stahelski will produce the series. Stahelski will also direct the pilot episode.^[45]

In April 2021, chairman of Lionsgate Television Kevin Beggs announced that the series will center around a young Winston in the 1970s. The series will explore real-world events, including the Great Garbage Strike and the American Mafia’s rise to economic power. He announced that the project’s plot had been difficult to develop, with the studio having taken various pitches from different creative teams, before the creators of Wayne presented the concept that they settled upon: three 90-minute episodes, making The Continental a limited series.^[46] In October 2021, it was announced that Mel Gibson would star in the series,^[47] with Colin Woodell cast as a young Winston Scott. Hubert Point-Du Jour, Jessica Allain, Mishel Prada, Nhung Kate, and Ben Robson were also added to the cast.^[48][49] In November 2021, Ayomide Adegun, Peter Greene, and Jeremy Bobb joined the cast as a young Charon, a younger Uncle Charlie, and a new character named Mayhew, respectively.^[50] In February 2022, it was announced that Katie McGrath was cast as The Adjudicator.^[51]

In August 2022, Lionsgate announced it had sold premiere rights to the series to Peacock, having determined the series was no longer a fit for Starz. It is now expected to premiere in 2023.^[52]

Cast and characters[edit]

Character	Main films	Spin-off	Video games	Television
John Wick	John Wick: Chapter 2	John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum	John Wick: Chapter 4	John Wick: Chapter 5	Ballerina	Payday 2: John Wick	John Wick Hex	The Continental
2014	2017	2019	2023	TBA	2023	2014–present	2019	2023
Main cast
Jardani Jovonovich / Jonathan «John» Wick Baba Yaga / The Boogeyman	Keanu Reeves	Dave Fouquette
Winston Scott	Ian McShane	Colin WoodellY
Charon	Lance Reddick	Ayomide AdegunY
Helen Wick	Bridget Moynahan	Bridget MoynahanP	Bridget Moynahan
Aurelio	John Leguizamo
Jimmy	Thomas Sadoski
Charlie	David Patrick Kelly		Peter GreeneY
The Doctor	Randall Duk Kim		Randall Duk Kim
The Bowery King		Laurence Fishburne
Earl		Tobias Segal
Santino D’Antonio		Riccardo Scamarcio	Riccardo ScamarcioCS
The Elder		Saïd Taghmaoui	George Georgiou
The Adjudicator		Asia Kate Dillon		Katie McGrath
The Administrator		Robin Lord Taylor
Tick-Tock Man		Jason Mantzoukas
The Director		Anjelica Huston		Anjelica Huston
Rooney The Ballerina		Unity Phelan		Ana de Armas
The Dentist		Giancarlo Esposito
Hex		Troy Baker
Cormac		Mel Gibson
Mayhew		Jeremy Bobb
Supporting cast
Marcus	Willem Dafoe
Viggo Tarasov	Michael Nyqvist
Iosef Tarasov	Alfie Allen
Ms. Perkins	Adrianne Palicki
Ares		Ruby Rose
Cassian		Common
Abram Tarasov		Peter Stormare
Julius		Franco Nero
Gianna D’Antonio		Claudia Gerini
Sofia		Halle Berry
Zero		Mark Dacascos
Berrada		Jerome Flynn
Akira		Rina Sawayama
Caine		Donnie Yen
Tracker		Shamier Anderson
Marquis		Bill Skarsgård
Shimazu		Hiroyuki Sanada
Killa		Scott Adkins
Dallas		Eric Etebari Simon KerrV
Wolf		Ulf Andersson
Chains		Damion Poitier
Hoxton		Josh Lenn Pete GoldV
Clover		Aoife Duffin
The Butcher		Mira Furlan
Dragan		Dragomir Mrsic
Bonnie		Rhona Cameron
Aldstone		John Cleese

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

The premise for John Wick was conceived by screenwriter Derek Kolstad who began work on a treatment about a retired contract killer coming out to seek vengeance, entitled Scorn.^[53] After one month of work, he had completed the first draft of the screenplay. After addressing several issues he pitched the script to various clients, garnering at least three offers.^[54] When he first began to think about writing the script, Kolstad was influenced by film-noir classics, and the themes of revenge and the antihero. Kolstad explained that he tried to, «explore what would happen if the worst man in existence found salvation [… and] when the source of his salvation is ripped from him, what happens? Do the gates of Hades open?»^[55]

In December 2012, Thunder Road Pictures had bought the script with discretionary funds, with Kolstad agreeing to Thunder Road’s plan to make the film straight away.^[56] When Basil Iwanyk, head of Thunder Road Pictures, had first read Kolstad’s original screenplay, he was immediately drawn to the main character of Wick, stating: «The tone of the script was subversive and really fun». He also admired the emotional weight and action elements of the piece. After Thunder Road had optioned the script, Kolstad spent additional months rewriting the script with them. In the original script, the character of John Wick was written with «a man in his mid-sixties» to play the role, given the title character’s fabled reputation as a revered and respected assassin. However, Iwanyk believed that this was irrelevant and bent the original vision ever so slightly, stating: «Instead, we decided to look for someone who is not literally older, but who has a seasoned history in the film world».^[57]

In 2013, Keanu Reeves secured the film’s male lead. After Iwanyk and Peter Lawson of Thunder Road showed him the script, he thought it to be full of potential and stated: «I love the role but you want the whole story, the whole ensemble to come to life».^[57] Reeves and Kolstad worked closely together on further developing the screenplay and the story,^[54][58] with the screenwriter describing: «We spent as much time developing the other characters as we did his. [Keanu] recognizes that the strength of the storyline lies in even the smallest details».^[59] The title of the film was later changed from Scorn to John Wick, as according to Kolstad, «Keanu liked the name so much, that Reeves kept telling everyone that he was making a film called ‘John Wick‘«, and the producers agreed, changing the title.

During story discussions for John Wick, Reeves contacted Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, whom he originally met on the set of The Matrix,^[60] to see if they were interested in choreographing or directing the action of the piece.^[61] Reeves admired Stahelski and Leitch’s work performing, choreographing and coordinating, stating that, «when I got the script…I immediately thought of Chad and Dave for the action design, but I was secretly hoping they’d want to direct it».^[61] He later added: «I knew that they would love the genre and I knew that they would love John Wick. And I thought the worlds that get created – the real world and then this underworld – would be attractive to them, and it was».^[61] After reading Kolstad’s script, Stahelski and Leitch told Reeves they wanted to tell the story of John Wick, as they both had a desire to get involved with a project as directors. Impressed with Reeves’ enthusiasm and the quality of the script, Stahelski and Leitch told him that they wished to direct the film and later presented him with their version of the story which was based on «[…] the idea of [Wick] as an urban legend, a thriller assassin movie with a realistic vibe and an otherworldly setting». Impressed with their concept, Reeves supported the pair, and Stahelski and Leitch pitched the idea to the studio, who hired them to direct, contrary to their initial request of directing the film’s second unit. In May 2013, Stahelski and Leitch came to direct the film together as a team,^[62][63] though it was later ruled by the Directors Guild of America that only Stahelski would be given the director credit. Leitch was credited as a producer.^[64]

Principal photography for the first film began in New York City, with an original shooting schedule from September 25 to December 5, 2013, and the filming process scheduled to continue in and around New York City and the greater New York area.^{[65][66][67][68]}

In February 2015, directors Stahelski and Leitch stated that a John Wick sequel had begun development, which was later titled John Wick: Chapter 2.^[69][70] The same month, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer stated during a conference call that they see John Wick as a multiple-title action franchise.^[71] Additionally, it was reported that Kolstad would return to write the screenplay.^[71] In May 2015, it was confirmed that a sequel was green-lit, and Lionsgate would be selling the film at the Cannes Film Festival. Principal photography on the film began on October 26, 2015, in New York City.^[72] It would later move to Rome, and eventually resume in Montreal, Canada on October 27, 2016.

In October 2016, Stahelski stated a third film was in development.^[73] In June 2017, it was reported that Kolstad would return again to write the screenplay for the third film.^[74] In September 2017, Lionsgate announced a release date of May 17, 2019.^[75] In January 2018, it was reported that Chad Stahelski was returning to direct the film and Common, Laurence Fishburne, and Ruby Rose were set to reprise their roles from the second film. Additionally, it was announced that Hiroyuki Sanada had been cast as the film’s antagonist. The film began production in early 2018.^[76] On May 21, 2018, it was reported that Halle Berry, Asia Kate Dillon, Anjelica Huston, Mark Dacascos and Jason Mantzoukas had joined the cast.

Inspiration for the film series[edit]

Director Chad Stahelski cited The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), Point Blank (1967), Le Cercle Rouge (1970), and The Killer (1989) as influences for the series.^[77]

About The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Stahelski said, «Look at Clint Eastwood in [the film] – there is so much back-story unsaid there. We’re big fans of leaving it to your imagination. We just give you some gold coins, and then it’s, ‘Where do the gold coins come from?’ We’ll get to that eventually. Have your imagination do some work there.» He also said Point Blank influenced John Wick: «One of the biggest inspirations for the film was Point Blank. We watched it on a loop in our office, and there are a couple of homages to that [in John Wick].»^[78] Park Chan-wook’s The Vengeance Trilogy (2002–2005) and Lee Jeong-beom’s The Man from Nowhere (2010) influenced the film due to «[their] minimalist composition and graphic nature.»^[79]

Alistair MacLean and Stephen King were huge influences in the creation of the story of John Wick in terms of characterization and world-building, with screenwriter Derek Kolstad stating, «MacLean could build a world, and King could surprise you by what the main character truly was capable of.»^[80] Outside of films, Stahelski and Leitch drew inspiration from the visual stylings of the ’60s and ’70s as well as cinematic influences, including Sergio Leone, Akira Kurosawa, Steve McQueen, Lee Marvin, William Friedkin and Sam Peckinpah. Stahelski himself said, «All the way back to Kurosawa up to Sergio Leone. We like the Spaghetti Western sensibility there, some of the composition.» About inspiration and emulation from the noir film genre, Stahelski added that «Noir maybe was sort of less impact for us than the other sort of westerns and Kurosawa and things like that. I think we wanted to make this hard-boiled character.»^[77][78][81]

Reception[edit]

Box office performance[edit]

Each film is linked to the «Box office» section of its article.

Film	U.S. release date	Box office gross	All-time ranking	Budget	Ref(s)
U.S. and Canada	Other territories	Worldwide	U.S. and Canada	Worldwide
John Wick	October 24, 2014	$43,037,835	$45,723,826	$88,761,661	2,081	2,164	$30 million	[82][83]
John Wick: Chapter 2	February 10, 2017	$92,029,184	$79,510,703	$171,539,887	855	1,031	$40 million	[84][85][83]
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum	May 17, 2019	$171,015,687	$155,694,040	$326,709,727	310	464	$75 million	[86][83][87][88]
Total	$306,082,706	$280,928,569	$587,011,275		$145 million

Critical and public response[edit]

Each film is linked to the «Critical response» section of its article.

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore
John Wick	86% (221 reviews)[89]	68 (40 reviews)[90]	B[91][92]
John Wick: Chapter 2	89% (279 reviews)[93]	75 (43 reviews)[94]	A−[95][92]
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum	89% (358 reviews)[96]	73 (50 reviews)[97]	A−[98][92]

Other media[edit]

Video games[edit]

Wick appears as a playable character in Payday 2.^[99] John Wick-themed elements were also added to Fortnite Battle Royale upon the launch of its ninth season, occurring a day before the third film’s release.^[100] A Wick-inspired character had previously been available in the game’s third season.

John Wick Chronicles, a virtual reality game game set in the Continental Hotel, was released on February 9, 2017. Players assassinate multiple targets inside the hotel as John Wick using a multitude of weapons.^[101]

John Wick Hex, a tactical role-playing game, was announced in May 2019 and released on October 8, 2019. The game has the player control Wick in various missions to use his array of skills to take down opponents and features the voices of Ian McShane and Lance Reddick reprising their film roles, among others.^[102] The PlayStation 4 version of the game was released on May 5, 2020.^[103]

Lionsgate has also revealed that they have received several pitches for a AAA John Wick’ title but are still currently fielding those proposal.^[104]

Comic books[edit]

A John Wick comic book mini-series was released between November 29, 2017 and January 31, 2018 by Dynamite Entertainment. It was written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Giovanni Valletta (issues 1 and 2) and Matt Gaudio (issues 3–5). The five-book series chronicles a young John Wick after his release from prison and his first vendetta. It serves as a prequel to the movie franchise and introduces the Book of Rules, The Continental and other aspects familiar within the John Wick movie series.^[105]

The Simpsons[edit]

On May 23, 2021, thirty-second season finale of The Simpsons, titled «The Last Barfighter», aired on Fox as an official parody of John Wick: Chapter 2 and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, featuring Ian McShane guest star as Artemis Scott, Winston’s twin brother and the manager of «The Confidential» hotel, part of a secret society of bartenders of which members include Moe Szyslak and Dr. Julius Hibbert.^[106][107]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

John Wick
John Wick character
Keanu Reeves as John Wick in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
First appearance	John Wick (2014)
Created by	Derek Kolstad
Portrayed by	Keanu Reeves Dave Fouquette (Payday 2)
In-universe information
Full name	Jardani Jovanovich
Aliases	Jonathan Wick Baba Yaga The Boogeyman
Gender	Male
Occupation	Professional hitman Vigilante
Affiliation	Ruska Roma Tarasov crime syndicate The Continental The High Table
Fighting style	Japanese Jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu Judo Gun Fu Sambo
Spouse	Helen Wick (deceased)
Origin	Belarus
Nationality	Soviet American

John Wick is a fictional character created by Derek Kolstad, and the titular protagonist of the neo-noir action thriller film series John Wick, portrayed by Keanu Reeves. John is a legendary hitman who had retired until a gang invades his house, steals his car, and kills the puppy that his late wife Helen had given him. This sets him on a path of revenge, returning him to the criminal underworld and eventually coming into conflict with the international organization of assassins of which he was once a part.^[1]

Fictional character biography[edit]

John was born Jardani Jovanovich (Russian: Джордани Йованович, Belarusian: Ярдані Яванавіч) in Padhorje, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union on September 12, 1964. He was orphaned at a young age before being taken in by an old friend of his father, who would eventually become John’s mentor.^[2] It is revealed in the John Wick comic book mini-series that he spent a significant portion of his adolescence in El Sauzel, Mexico.^[3] At one point, he was recruited by a Ruska Roma organized crime group and trained by its leader, a woman known as «the Director», in New York City. Under the Director’s supervision, John was trained as a hitman and learned skills including martial arts, firearms and other weaponry, tactical driving, infiltration, escapology, and more. After leaving the Ruska Roma organization, he was arrested for an unspecified crime and incarcerated.^[4] Upon release, he was manipulated into joining the underground crime world operating out of the Continental Hotel chain.^[5] John eventually became the top enforcer for the New York Russian crime syndicate, becoming a feared and ruthless hitman that people describe as «a man of focus, commitment, and sheer will». He was later nicknamed «Baba Yaga», being further described as the man one would send to «kill the Bogeyman». His prowess was such that he once single-handedly killed three men in a bar with a pencil.

Eventually, John fell in love with a woman named Helen. Hoping to leave his past as a contract killer behind him and pursue a normal life, he met with Viggo Tarasov, boss of the Tarasov mob, who agreed to grant him his freedom if he could carry out what was described as an «impossible task», implying that Wick was not expected to survive the mission. In order to accomplish his goal, Wick requested assistance from crime boss Santino D’Antonio and subsequently ended up owing him a blood oath called a «marker». John eliminated all of Tarasov’s major rivals, thus enabling him to become one of New York’s most powerful crime bosses. John retired and settled down with Helen, his reputation now legendary, and the two lived happily together for five years.

Returning from retirement[edit]

Following Helen’s death from a terminal illness, John largely remains isolated from society. He spends his days driving his prized 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1,^{[citation needed]} and caring for his new dog, a beagle pup named Daisy, the last gift from his deceased wife. When Iosef Tarasov, Viggo’s son, breaks into his home, assaults John, steals his car and kills Daisy, the vengeful John goes on a violent rampage. Knowing that John will likely stop at nothing to kill Iosef, Viggo attempts to protect his son and sends numerous assassins to stop John, but he kills them all. John eventually kills both Iosef and Viggo. Afterwards, John rescues a pit bull puppy scheduled to be euthanized from an animal shelter and returns home.

Completing his blood oath[edit]

After taking revenge on the Tarasovs, John retrieves his prized car from Viggo’s brother, Abram, and forms a truce with him. Wick’s hopes of returning to retirement are ruined by Camorra crime boss Santino D’Antonio, who demands he complete his blood oath and assassinate Santino’s own sister, Gianna D’Antonio, allowing Santino to take her place at The High Table. When John refuses, Santino retaliates by destroying his house. John reluctantly travels to Rome and fulfills the oath, only to realize that Santino is targeting him to tie up loose ends. Santino sends his bodyguard Ares and Gianna’s former bodyguard Cassian after John, but ultimately John kills Ares and wounds Cassian.^[6] Santino places a $7 million bounty on John’s head, after which John enlists assistance from the Bowery King. John, after massacring hordes of assassins, eventually finds Santino in the Continental, where no bloodshed is permitted. John breaks the rule by killing Santino on the hotel premises, forcing Winston to declare him «excommunicado», meaning that he has been thrown out of the Continental without any way to call on it again for help. Winston, however, gives John one hour to flee before the excommunicado becomes active and the bounty on his head is doubled and offered globally by The High Table.^[7]

Excommunicated and reuniting with Sofia[edit]

Excommunicated, exhausted, and wounded, John prepares to escape from New York as assassins gather to kill him after learning of the $14 million bounty placed on his head. Fleeing to Morocco using his former allegiances, John meets with Sofia, an old friend, manager of the Moroccan Continental, and someone whose marker John holds for rescuing Sofia’s daughter. Sofia helps him find the Elder, the one man who is above the High Table itself. The Elder agrees to rescind the excommunicado in return for John killing Winston and serving the High Table for the remainder of his life. John severs his ring finger and offers his wedding ring to the Elder to prove his fealty. John then returns to New York and is pursued by assassins until he reaches the safe haven of the Continental. John reunites with Winston but decides to spare him. Instead, John and the hotel’s concierge, Charon, fight against the High Table and their enforcers. Successfully defeating waves of attackers, Winston and High Table representative, the Adjudicator, have a parley on the hotel roof. Ultimately, Winston knowingly shoots John in his bulletproof jacket multiple times to restore his standing with the High Table, while not wanting to betray him, and John tumbles from the roof into the street. The Bowery King, recovering from grave wounds inflicted by the Adjudicator’s assassin named Zero, retrieves the badly injured John in his hideout, where he tells John that he plans to declare war against the High Table and John agrees to join him.

Characterization[edit]

The character and franchise has been described as a «central boogeyman character who can’t be killed» and a «modern, action-oriented equivalent of ’80s horror franchises», and reportedly has a kill count of 306, exceeding Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers combined.^[8][9] Wick’s violent one-man crusade has been described as an extreme case of workplace revenge.^[10] He is largely seen wearing dark colored, tailored suits outfitted with ballistic armor. He is a deadly combatant and proficient with handguns, rifles, knives, and various other forms of weaponry as well as with hand-to-hand fighting. He has a large tattoo on his back with a Latin phrase written across praying hands holding a cross that reads, Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat.

Reception[edit]

Since the franchise’s inception, the character of John Wick and his development in subsequent sequels have been seen as a reinvigoration of Keanu Reeves’s career. The films have a massive cult following and Reeves’s portrayal of the character has been wildly praised.^[11]

In other media[edit]

John Wick appeared in Payday 2 as part of free tie-in content and later on the John Wick Heists DLC.^[12]

John Wick appeared as a crossover cosmetic outfit in the battle royale game Fortnite.^[13][14] This was the result of young players mistaking Reeves for another outfit named The Reaper.^[14]

A parody of John Wick, simply referred to as «the Boogeyman» and «the Living Blade», and visually based on a beardless Keanu Reeves, is featured in a Marvel Comics Black Widow storyline published in January 2022, written by Kelly Thompson and illustrated by Rafael T. Pimente.^[15]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• «John Wick (2014) — Trivia — IMDb». Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
• Bean, Travis (September 12, 2019). «The Reason People Connect So Deeply With John Wick». Forbes. Archived from the original on September 12, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
• Film Locations

John Wick
John Wick character
Keanu Reeves as John Wick in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
First appearance	John Wick (2014)
Created by	Derek Kolstad
Portrayed by	Keanu Reeves Dave Fouquette (Payday 2)
In-universe information
Full name	Jardani Jovanovich
Aliases	Jonathan Wick Baba Yaga The Boogeyman
Gender	Male
Occupation	Professional hitman Vigilante
Affiliation	Ruska Roma Tarasov crime syndicate The Continental The High Table
Fighting style	Japanese Jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu Judo Gun Fu Sambo
Spouse	Helen Wick (deceased)
Origin	Belarus
Nationality	Soviet American

John Wick is a fictional character created by Derek Kolstad, and the titular protagonist of the neo-noir action thriller film series John Wick, portrayed by Keanu Reeves. John is a legendary hitman who had retired until a gang invades his house, steals his car, and kills the puppy that his late wife Helen had given him. This sets him on a path of revenge, returning him to the criminal underworld and eventually coming into conflict with the international organization of assassins of which he was once a part.^[1]

Fictional character biography[edit]

John was born Jardani Jovanovich (Russian: Джордани Йованович, Belarusian: Ярдані Яванавіч) in Padhorje, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union on September 12, 1964. He was orphaned at a young age before being taken in by an old friend of his father, who would eventually become John’s mentor.^[2] It is revealed in the John Wick comic book mini-series that he spent a significant portion of his adolescence in El Sauzel, Mexico.^[3] At one point, he was recruited by a Ruska Roma organized crime group and trained by its leader, a woman known as «the Director», in New York City. Under the Director’s supervision, John was trained as a hitman and learned skills including martial arts, firearms and other weaponry, tactical driving, infiltration, escapology, and more. After leaving the Ruska Roma organization, he was arrested for an unspecified crime and incarcerated.^[4] Upon release, he was manipulated into joining the underground crime world operating out of the Continental Hotel chain.^[5] John eventually became the top enforcer for the New York Russian crime syndicate, becoming a feared and ruthless hitman that people describe as «a man of focus, commitment, and sheer will». He was later nicknamed «Baba Yaga», being further described as the man one would send to «kill the Bogeyman». His prowess was such that he once single-handedly killed three men in a bar with a pencil.

Eventually, John fell in love with a woman named Helen. Hoping to leave his past as a contract killer behind him and pursue a normal life, he met with Viggo Tarasov, boss of the Tarasov mob, who agreed to grant him his freedom if he could carry out what was described as an «impossible task», implying that Wick was not expected to survive the mission. In order to accomplish his goal, Wick requested assistance from crime boss Santino D’Antonio and subsequently ended up owing him a blood oath called a «marker». John eliminated all of Tarasov’s major rivals, thus enabling him to become one of New York’s most powerful crime bosses. John retired and settled down with Helen, his reputation now legendary, and the two lived happily together for five years.

Returning from retirement[edit]

Following Helen’s death from a terminal illness, John largely remains isolated from society. He spends his days driving his prized 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1,^{[citation needed]} and caring for his new dog, a beagle pup named Daisy, the last gift from his deceased wife. When Iosef Tarasov, Viggo’s son, breaks into his home, assaults John, steals his car and kills Daisy, the vengeful John goes on a violent rampage. Knowing that John will likely stop at nothing to kill Iosef, Viggo attempts to protect his son and sends numerous assassins to stop John, but he kills them all. John eventually kills both Iosef and Viggo. Afterwards, John rescues a pit bull puppy scheduled to be euthanized from an animal shelter and returns home.

Completing his blood oath[edit]

After taking revenge on the Tarasovs, John retrieves his prized car from Viggo’s brother, Abram, and forms a truce with him. Wick’s hopes of returning to retirement are ruined by Camorra crime boss Santino D’Antonio, who demands he complete his blood oath and assassinate Santino’s own sister, Gianna D’Antonio, allowing Santino to take her place at The High Table. When John refuses, Santino retaliates by destroying his house. John reluctantly travels to Rome and fulfills the oath, only to realize that Santino is targeting him to tie up loose ends. Santino sends his bodyguard Ares and Gianna’s former bodyguard Cassian after John, but ultimately John kills Ares and wounds Cassian.^[6] Santino places a $7 million bounty on John’s head, after which John enlists assistance from the Bowery King. John, after massacring hordes of assassins, eventually finds Santino in the Continental, where no bloodshed is permitted. John breaks the rule by killing Santino on the hotel premises, forcing Winston to declare him «excommunicado», meaning that he has been thrown out of the Continental without any way to call on it again for help. Winston, however, gives John one hour to flee before the excommunicado becomes active and the bounty on his head is doubled and offered globally by The High Table.^[7]

Excommunicated and reuniting with Sofia[edit]

Excommunicated, exhausted, and wounded, John prepares to escape from New York as assassins gather to kill him after learning of the $14 million bounty placed on his head. Fleeing to Morocco using his former allegiances, John meets with Sofia, an old friend, manager of the Moroccan Continental, and someone whose marker John holds for rescuing Sofia’s daughter. Sofia helps him find the Elder, the one man who is above the High Table itself. The Elder agrees to rescind the excommunicado in return for John killing Winston and serving the High Table for the remainder of his life. John severs his ring finger and offers his wedding ring to the Elder to prove his fealty. John then returns to New York and is pursued by assassins until he reaches the safe haven of the Continental. John reunites with Winston but decides to spare him. Instead, John and the hotel’s concierge, Charon, fight against the High Table and their enforcers. Successfully defeating waves of attackers, Winston and High Table representative, the Adjudicator, have a parley on the hotel roof. Ultimately, Winston knowingly shoots John in his bulletproof jacket multiple times to restore his standing with the High Table, while not wanting to betray him, and John tumbles from the roof into the street. The Bowery King, recovering from grave wounds inflicted by the Adjudicator’s assassin named Zero, retrieves the badly injured John in his hideout, where he tells John that he plans to declare war against the High Table and John agrees to join him.

Characterization[edit]

The character and franchise has been described as a «central boogeyman character who can’t be killed» and a «modern, action-oriented equivalent of ’80s horror franchises», and reportedly has a kill count of 306, exceeding Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers combined.^[8][9] Wick’s violent one-man crusade has been described as an extreme case of workplace revenge.^[10] He is largely seen wearing dark colored, tailored suits outfitted with ballistic armor. He is a deadly combatant and proficient with handguns, rifles, knives, and various other forms of weaponry as well as with hand-to-hand fighting. He has a large tattoo on his back with a Latin phrase written across praying hands holding a cross that reads, Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat.

Reception[edit]

Since the franchise’s inception, the character of John Wick and his development in subsequent sequels have been seen as a reinvigoration of Keanu Reeves’s career. The films have a massive cult following and Reeves’s portrayal of the character has been wildly praised.^[11]

In other media[edit]

John Wick appeared in Payday 2 as part of free tie-in content and later on the John Wick Heists DLC.^[12]

John Wick appeared as a crossover cosmetic outfit in the battle royale game Fortnite.^[13][14] This was the result of young players mistaking Reeves for another outfit named The Reaper.^[14]

A parody of John Wick, simply referred to as «the Boogeyman» and «the Living Blade», and visually based on a beardless Keanu Reeves, is featured in a Marvel Comics Black Widow storyline published in January 2022, written by Kelly Thompson and illustrated by Rafael T. Pimente.^[15]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• «John Wick (2014) — Trivia — IMDb». Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
• Bean, Travis (September 12, 2019). «The Reason People Connect So Deeply With John Wick». Forbes. Archived from the original on September 12, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
• Film Locations

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Предложения

Starz working on a series set in the ‘John Wick‘ universe

Starz снимает сериал во вселенной «Джона Уика»

Next Article The incredible ‘John Wick: Chapter 3′ trailer dreams the impossible dream

Невероятный трейлер «Джон Уик З» мечтает о несбыточной мечте

But, even if Reeves‘ John Wick rides off into the sunset with his dog — or that horse — there’s still the TV series in the works.

Но, даже если Джон Уик со своей собакой закончит своё существование, идёт работа над телесериалом.

‘John Wick: Chapter 4′ is coming in 2021

«Джон Уик: Глава 4» выйдет в 2021 году

Production is set to start in Mumbai in spring 2019, and the movie’s action sequences will be designed and choreographed by 87Eleven following work on the likes of ‘Atomic Blonde’ and ‘John Wick‘.

Съёмки начнутся весной 2019 года в Мумбаи, постановкой хореографии и экшн-сцен займётся 87Eleven, ранее работавший над фильмами «Взрывная блондинка» и «Джон Уик».

New ‘John Wick: Chapter 2′ trailer released

‘John Wick 3′ Already in the Works

‘John Wick 4′ Release Date Confirmed For 2021

«Джон Уик 4″ подтверждён — премьера в 2021 году

‘John Wick: Chapter 2′ — New Trailer and Poster

«Джон Уик 2» — второй трейлер и постер

Keanu Reeves Reveals The Official Title For ‘John Wick 3′

Киану Ривз раскрыл официальное название «Джона Уика З»

‘John Wick 2′ Title, Location and Release Date Announced

«Джон Уик 2» получил название и дату релиза

‘John Wick: Chapter 4′ Scheduled For Release In 2021

Ian McShane Says ‘John Wick‘ Films Could Continue for Another Decade

Иэн Макшейн: «Джон Уик» может продолжаться и через десять лет

Charlize Theron Teams With ‘John Wick‘ Directors for ‘The Coldest City’

Шарлиз Терон отправится в «Самый холодный город» с режиссёрами «Джона Уика»

The Second Official ‘John Wick: Chapter 2′ Trailer

How Many Kills Did Keanu Reeves Rack Up in ‘John Wick‘?

The ‘John Wick 3′ Director Claims That The Wachowskis Are Working On A Fourth ‘Matrix’ Movie

Режиссер фильма «Джон Уик З» заявил, что Вачовски работают над новой «Матрицей»

Trailers of the Week: ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home,’ ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘John Wick 3′

Трейлеры недели: «Человек-паук: Вдали от дома», «Оно 2», «Хищники» и «Джон Уик 3»

Другие результаты

It was written and produced by the eponymous lead singer and Tyler Bates, and was first released when it appeared in Keanu Reeves‘ 2014 film John Wick.

Это было написано и произведено одноименным вокалистом и Тайлером Бейтсом, и было сначала выпущено, когда это появилось в фильме Киану Ривза 2014 года Джона Вика.

Among his recent works, the best known were «Hotel ‘Grand Budapest‘» and «John Wick».

Из последних работ актера наибольшую известность получили «Отель ‘Гранд Будапешт»» и «Джон Уик».

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Предложения, которые содержат ‘John Wick

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The coolest action film you’ll see all year

At first glance, John Wick sounds like a terrible film on paper but with the slickness of Keanu Reeves’ performance as the titular character and the sheer brilliance in its action sequences, this marks the best action film of the year and one of the absolute best in the past decade. Following a brutal home invasion that leaves his beloved dog murdered by thugs from his past, John Wick vows revenge on the ones who have taken what he loves most. Like I said, on paper, this seems like a direct-to-DVD slopfest starring John Cena but as a film with Keanu Reeves as the lead, it marks the very welcomed return for Reeves to the genre. John Wick is insanely fun, violently brutal and an overall romp especially for those disappointed by The Expendables 3. John Wick is propelled by Tarantino-esque dialog mixed with the swagger of action stars from the 70s. Reeves literally emulates cool in this film and does it with such confidence, that we don’t even doubt the character…even when he kills countless bad guys with extreme force in some utterly ridiculous and implausible situations. We don’t doubt it for a minute. This is EXACTLY what you want out of an action film. It is briskly paced, brilliantly shot and meticulously choreographed and keeps you wanting more and more. The supporting cast filled with the likes of John Legiuzamo, Ian McShane, and Willen Dafoe also keeps this film very interesting. These guys don’t play good guys, hell, John Wick by traditional standards would be a bad guy in any other film. Every character is more ruthless than the next and pushes John Wick to be more ruthless than they are, creating a very cool dynamic between the character and the plot regarding the idea of how far is too far? However, don’t expect some revelation from John Wick regarding the morality of bad and evil. This film wants you entertained and does so with brute force, it never lets up, not even for a second. One scene in particular that will have your blood pumping is a showdown between thugs and Wick in a nightclub. This action sequence remains the best in the film and will have you grasping your theater seat because of the sheer intensity of it. Overall, John Wick is slick, violent fun that turns into a remarkable, surprising film that will catch you off guard. It is THAT good. I highly recommend this film to action buffs especially but I’m sure those who just like a good movie will love it as well.

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• Oct 20, 2014

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Пример переведенного предложения: That’s why I need the ghost, lo spettro, John Wick. ↔ Потому мне и был нужен призрак, Lo Spettro, Джон Уик.

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That’s why I need the ghost, lo spettro, John Wick.

Потому мне и был нужен призрак, Lo Spettro, Джон Уик.

«John Wick: Chapter 2″.

John Wick: Chapter 2 (англ.).

The story reportedly involves a child assassin, in the fictional world created for the John Wick films.

Сообщается, что история рассказывает о ребенке убийце в вымышленном мире созданном для фильмов Джона Уика.

In February 2015, directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch stated that a John Wick sequel had begun development.

В феврале 2015 года режиссеры Чад Стахелски и Дэвид Литч заявили, что началась работа над продолжением Джона Уика.

The series began in 2014 with the release of John Wick.

Серия началась в 2014 году с выпуска «Джона Уика».

That fuckin’nobody is John Wick.

Этот » никто, на хуй » — это Джон Уик.

And while it was open, you had every chance, every opportunity to kill John Wick.

А пока не отозвал, у тебя был миллион шансов, миллион возможностей убить Джона Уика.

In 2014, Eiland contributed to the soundtrack of the film John Wick with 4 original songs.

В 2014 году Дилан выпускает саундтрек для фильма Джон Уик с 4 оригинальными композициями.

Would you kill John Wick for two million dollars?

Ты бы убил Джона Уика за два миллиона долларов?

Put a contract on John Wick.

Назначь награду за голову Джона Уика.

Can I go back to watching » John Wick «?

– Можно я продолжу смотреть Джона Уика?

The skin caused a significant increase in searches for «John Wick» towards the end of April.

Скин вызвал значительное увеличение поисков «Джона Уика» к концу апреля.

Yes, John Wick, that’s right.

The following is a list of cast members who portrayed characters appearing in John Wick film series.

Список актеров которые изображали персонажей появляющихся в Джон Уик фильмах.

Later that year it was reported that Reeves would reprise his role as John Wick for the TV show.

Позже в том же году стало известно, что Ривз снова сыграет роль Джона Уика в телесериале.

He made his directorial debut on the 2014 action film John Wick with Chad Stahelski, though only Stahelski was credited.

Он дебютировал как режиссёр в фильме 2014 года «Джон Уик» совместно с Чадом Стахелски, однако в титрах числится только Стахелски.

You’ve got about 90 seconds before a BBD recovery team comes in and goes all John Wick on your ass.

У вас 90 секунд, прежде чем команда зачистки Черного Значка ворвется сюда и надерет тебе задницу.

He also said Point Blank (1967) influenced John Wick: «One of the biggest inspirations for the film was Point Blank.

Он также сказал, что «Выстрел в упор» (1967) оказал влияние на Джона Уика: «Одним из главных источников вдохновений фильма был «Выстрел в упор».

Richard Corliss of Time magazine wrote, «Action movies are about movement, and John Wick pursues that goal with remorseless verve.»

Ричард Корлисс писал, что «суть экшн-фильмов в действии, и Джон Уик следует этой цели с беспощадной энергией».

John Wick is an American media franchise which consists of action thriller films created by Derek Kolstad and directed by Chad Stahelski.

Джон Уик — это американская медиафраншиза, которая состоит из боевиков, созданных Дереком Колстадом и режиссёром Чадом Стахелски.

In September 2014, her representative confirmed that she was engaged to stuntman Jackson Spidell, whom she met on the set of John Wick.

В сентябре 2014 года подтвердила, что помолвлена с каскадером Джексоном Спиделлом, с которым познакомилась на съёмках фильма «Джон Уик».

The game was released on February 9, 2017 with the name John Wick Chronicles. and has a standalone narrative based on the Continental Hotel.

Игра была выпущена 9 февраля 2017 года под названием «Хроники Джона Уика» и имеет отдельный сюжет, в основе которого лежит отель Континентальный.

He had returned to compose original music for John Wick: Chapter 2 as well as making a cameo appearance as a DJ in the film.

Он вернулся к созданию музыки во второй части, Джон Уик 2, также сыграет камео диджея в самом фильме.

In the same month, Jon Feltheimer, CEO of Lionsgate, stated during a conference call that «We see John Wick as a multiple-title action franchise».

В том же месяце Джон Фелтаймер, генеральный директор Lionsgate, заявил во время телефонной конференции, что «мы видим Джона Уика как франшизу из нескольких серий».

When a gangster’s son steals his car and kills his dog, ex-hit man John Wick takes on his entire mob to get his revenge.

Когда сын гангстера крадет его машину и убивает его собаку, бывший наемный убийца Джон Уик идет против целой мафии чтобы отомстить.