As the sequels have continued to grow with each episode, director Chad Stahelski shares this John Wick 4 will be the longest film in the franchise to date. Stahelski returns to the forefront of the action series he helped create with 87North Productions co-founder David Leitch, who later directed Deadpool 2, Hobbs & Shaw and fast train. John Wick 4 marks the first part of the franchise not written by creator Chad Stahelski John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum‘s Shay Hatten returns to co-write the screenplay predators“Michael Finch.
Keanu Reeves again leads the cast of new and returning faces John Wick 4 alongside Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Donnie Yen, Shamier Anderson, Bill Skarsgård, Hiroyuki Sanada, Scott Adkins and Clancy Brown. The action fourquel is set to follow up on the ending of its predecessor when Wick is shot and left for dead and rescued by Fishburne’s Bowery King, with the two plotting to go to war against the High Table over their actions against the two. The anticipation continues to grow John Wick 4 It’s less than a year until it hits theaters, and now the man at the helm is sharing an exciting update about the film.
When speaking to colliders to promote Netflix day shiftChad Stahelski offered an update John Wick 4‘s post production. In addition to confirming that he and the team are in the “Final spurt‘ the director teased that the upcoming sequel will be the longest film in the franchise to date, but didn’t say how much longer it will be. See what Stahelski said below:
“It’s longer than the other three, but not as long. We’re on the last stretch for the frame lock, and then we have our VFX music. But that’s the furthest I’ve ever had, so much post. We love the music we have so far. We still have Tyler Bates composing some of the larger sequences. VFX will be added throughout the rest of the year. But we’re dangerously close. In our edit, as far as our image lock is concerned, we are within a few minutes of the lock. Our sequences are ready. The film is essentially finished. There’s probably a few more weeks to tweak overall, then we’ll lock the image and we’ll work on the music sound and effects.”
With the first John Wick The film only ran 101 minutes while its sequels ran 122 and 131 minutes respectively, Stahelski teases that John Wick 4 will be the longest part of the franchise, should raise eyebrows from fans of the series. Given the fact that the director states that the next chapter will not “so long“Compared to the first three films, it seems likely that viewers who are averse to longer running times shouldn’t worry about a running time of 3 hours or more being dwarfed. However, looking at the pattern of previous episodes, it seems possible that John Wick 4 could surpass the two and a half hour mark, which is either appealing to those who want lots of action and more worldbuilding, or disappointing to those wanting a simplified story.
Given that the film features characters like Donnie Yen, Mortal Kombat‘s Hiroyuki Sanada and It‘s Bill Skarsgård, among others, John Wick 4 Being the longest film in the franchise should at least work to give its newer characters better time to shine on screen and influence Reeves’ story in one way or another. Although the general preference for sequels is to double down on what works and get bigger and better, a longer run should also help deliver far more of what fans have come to love in the first three films. Only time will tell when John Wick 4 hits theaters on March 24, 2023.
Source: Colliders