Bad for the local thugs: John Wick sets down his suitcases in Paris.
The former hitman played by Keanu Reeves will resume service between the French capital and Berlin in the fourth installment of the saga.
Postponed due to the health crisis, shooting of the film will begin in June in Europe and will continue in New York and Japan.
Read also: Keanu Reeves at the helm of
BRZRKR
, his first comic book
According to
Collider
, the feature film should be released in theaters, except for a setback linked to Covid-19, on May 27, 2022. It will be the first episode without Derek Kolstad in the screenplay, replaced in the exercise by Mike Finch (
American Assassins
,
Predators
,
Countdown
).
Launched in 2014, the
John Wick
saga
- a fifth installment of which is also in production - has met with tremendous success around the world.
Hailed by critics and audiences alike, the adventures of the repentant assassin rekindled the career of Keanu Reeves, who had spent the previous decade trying to shake off his role as Neo in The
Matrix
.
The actor, now on all fronts, has just signed a contract with Netflix.
The streaming platform will finance a film and a series taken from the comics
BRZRKR,
written by the actor (supported by Matt Kindt and Ron Garney) and available in France from June 9.
According to
BFMTV
, Keanu Reeves will be the producer of these adaptations and have a role in each one.
Having already lent his features to the cartoonists for the hero of the comics, he could also embody him on the screen.
And for the more impatient, the 56-year-old Canadian will be playing
Matrix 4
at the end of the year.
