The beforehand introduced John Wick anime venture continues to be on the way in which, and now it is apparently a movie about how the titular character retired.
Round this time final 12 months, John Wick sequence director Chad Stahelski shared that an anime venture set within the franchise’s world was within the works, and on the time it was deliberate to be a TV present. Now, although, in response to a latest interview from The Hollywood Reporter with Stahelski, plainly the anime has been retooled barely. This outing will apparently be a prequel, centered on everybody’s favorite titular murderer, as he units out on the “not possible activity” that allowed him to retire for love. Whether or not that is one thing that wanted to be coated in a movie or not is up for debate, however nonetheless, if executed proper a John Wick anime might be a fairly enjoyable journey to the cinema.
On the time of the anime’s announcement, Stahelski mentioned they’re doing an anime as a result of “I really like Japanese anime a lot. To create all of the cool tales that anime might obtain higher than we might and the TV present to increase our world, we’ll nonetheless get our repair, you already know what I imply? And we’ll nonetheless have all of the enjoyable.” Stahelski is clearly attempting to get his mitts on as a lot anime as potential, as he is additionally been overseeing the motion sequences within the upcoming Shinichiro Watanabe-directed sequence Lazarus, Watanabe finest recognized for creating Cowboy Bebop, so I am anticipating some sturdy battle scenes from that one.
Stahelski additionally spoke of a potential John Wick 5, although did not essentially decide to something coming that method, saying, “is there a chance to do [John Wick 5]? In fact, there may be, whether or not it’s for cash or for creativity. Jesus, within the final three years, I’ve already had three or 4 variations of a John Wick 5. They have been alternative ways to crack the story, but it surely’s nearly a psychological train for me.”
Nevertheless, to protect the ending of the fourth movie, he did be aware that it “wouldn’t be a part of that [John Wick: Chapter 4] storyline. It will not be what you’d assume it’s. So far as [John Wick: Chapter 4], we’ve peaked.”
There’s loads within the works for John Wick in any case, as there is a sequel TV sequence on the way in which, alongside that Ballerina spin-off due out subsequent 12 months.