Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski.Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty
Keanu Reeves' John Wick could have more fight left in him after all.
After the well-reviewedJohn Wick: Chapter 4surpassed expectations and earned the biggest opening weekend to date for the action franchise last month, director Chad Stahelskisaid he would be open to moreof theWickfilms with star Reeves, 58.
Stahelski, 54, said onThe Hollywood Reporter’sBehind the Screenpodcast, “It’s very flattering for them to come back and, you know, say, ‘We want more’ and it’s not just a cash-grab. It’s legitimately the audience wants more. I think we all need that little bit of time to go, ‘Whew. Let’s see what’s next.’ "
“If Keanu and I a few months from now sit down at a whiskey bar in Japan again and go, ‘Yep, we’ll never do another one of those,’ and then all of a sudden go, ‘Yeah, but I got an idea,’ we’re open to it,” he added.
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While Reeves makes a cameo in theupcoming spinoff filmBallerinawith Ana de Armas and there’s an upcoming television series set in theWickuniverse calledThe Continental, Stahelski recently implied theywere “done” with movies about John Wickhimself.
“In our minds,Keanu and I are done for the moment. We’re going to giveJohn Wicka rest,” Stahelski toldThe Hollywood Reporterin March prior to the fourth movie’s release. “I’m sure the studio has a plan. If everyone loves it and it goes kooky, then we’ll take a quiet minute.”
He added at the time, “Keanu and I will take the long trip to Tokyo, we’ll sit in the Imperial Hotel Scotch Bar and go, ‘What do you think?’ We’ll have a couple 20-year-old whiskies and write some ideas on napkins. If those ideas stick, maybe we’ll make a movie.”
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“Love. I love playing the role. I love the world ofJohn Wick,” he said. “I love the opportunity and the storytelling. We really are inventing it, and I’m a part of that. It’s great to play in the sandbox of theJohn Wickworld and to continue to explore and create.”
John Wick: Chapter 4is now in theaters.
source: people.com
