Chad Stahelski has revealed that “John Wick: Chapter 4” would feature plenty of mythology and ninjas. The 53-year-old director is returning to helm the fourth movie in the action franchise and revealed that the movie would use its extra runtime to cram more plot in. Stahelski told Variety: “I love mythology. I love a good…
Chad Stahelski has revealed that “John Wick: Chapter 4” would feature plenty of mythology and ninjas. The 53-year-old director is returning to helm the fourth movie in the action franchise and revealed that the movie would use its extra runtime to cram more plot in.
Stahelski told Variety: “I love mythology. I love a good myth. I don’t believe – at least for the ‘John Wick’ movies – in a three-act structure. I believe in storytelling and leaving it.
The last movie in the series – “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” – featured a wide variety of action sequences, including ninjas on motorcycles, and Stahelski isn’t sure how to top it with the new movie, which is set to be released in March 2023 and sees Keanu Reeves return in the titular role. The filmmaker said: “Ninjas in cars, I guess. I don’t know! It’s always ninjas, man.”
Stahelski has produced the new Netflix film “Day Shift”, which stars Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco, and Snoop Dogg and is helmed by debutant director JJ Perry.
Stahelski met Perry over 30 years ago when they did stunts together on “The King of the Kickboxers” and is thrilled to see his friends make the step into directing.
He said: “That’s the thing about our circle of friends. Everybody’s their guy. Everybody helps everybody. The hierarchy is circular. Look, we came up with one of the best generations that have been in stunts for a long time. So, for a bunch of us that used to get hit by cars for a living here on the red carpet, it’s pretty awesome.”
