John Wick Chapter 4 is set to hit the theatres next year. But Lionsgate has already commenced the process of promoting the upcoming Keanu Reeves starrer. The film’s promotional poster has been set up at this year’s CinemaCon, scheduled to take place in Las Vegas from 25-28th April. The poster has the legendary assassin in the middle holding a gun in his hands.
The third instalment in Derek Kolstad’s action-thriller franchise was named “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum”. And the fans are anxious to know the title of the forthcoming Wick entry. Some of the earlier reports disclosed that the fourth instalment has been titled “John Wick: Chapter 4 – Hagakure”. The title is based on an ancient Japanese text that enlightens someone about the ways of the samurai. However, Lionsgate has not yet confirmed this piece of news.
Born in Belarus, John Wick’s birth name is Jardani Jovanovich. He had no one. Also, he was captured by a Russian mafia gang at a very small age. There, he learnt all the tricks and treats of a skilled assassin. Even the boss of the mafia, Viggo Tarasov, was afraid of his barbarity. But he also respected him. The first entry shows Wick as a retired hitman. He starts living a peaceful life with a dog that was gifted by his late wife. However, everything turns into chaos when the pompous and dumb son of Viggo Tarasov, Iosef, breaks into his home, steals his car, and mercilessly kills his pet dog. This sparks a chain of events that eventually leads to the death of Viggo and Iosef at the hands of Wick.
John Wick receives the tag of an “incommunicado” at the end of the second film after killing Santino D’Antonio inside ‘The Continental’ hotel. This scenario places a huge bounty on Wick and various assassins try to hunt him down. Parabellum displays the leading man doing whatever he can to protect himself from assassins. In the end, the Adjudicator sends an army of the High Table hitmen to slay John and Winston. However, John finishes them first with the help of Charon. Plus, he also annihilates Zero, a highly-skilled assassin who worked for the High Table.
John Wick: Chapter 4 will release on March 24, 2023. On the flip side, the spin-off project, The Continental, is yet to receive a dispatch date. Stay tuned for more updates.