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Chad Stahelski confirms John Wick: Chapter 4 Director’s Cut

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Prepare for more John Wick: Chapter 4 as director Chad Stahelski has confirmed to ComicBookMovie.com during a promotional interview for the upcoming home release that an extended cut of the R-rated, almost three-hour movie is on the way. “Yeah, I’ve been working on the Director’s Cut, the extended cut, which we’ve almost finished. There’s about […]

Oliver Stone slams John Wick 4: “It’s become a video game more than a movie”

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With impressive scores on Rotten Tomatoes and impressive box office numbers, John Wick: Chapter 4 has proven to be one of the most popular films of 2023. But someone who isn’t a fan is the filmmaker behind Natural Born Killers and Platoon, Oliver Stone. In a new interview with Variety, Stone held nothing back when […]

John Wick: Chapter 5 and more spin-offs are in development

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With the success of the John Wick franchise having expanded into spin-offs with the prequel series The Continental premiering this fall and the Ana de Armas-led Ballerina next year, it’s no surprise to learn Lionsgate is not only developing further spin-offs but have officially announced John Wick: Chapter 5 is in development as well. In Lionsgate’s earnings call, executive Joe Drake discussed […]

John Wick: The Best Assassins in the Franchise

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Olly Dyche on the best assassins in the John Wick franchise… Assassins in movies are without a doubt, awesome. No matter their skill, or specific way of killing, assassins tend to be incredibly fascinating characters, and there is no franchise that shows the breadth and intricacy of the assassin underworld better – nor cooler – […]

Keanu Reeves was originally set for Fast X in Alan Ritchson’s Aimes role

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Keanu Reeves almost joined the Fast & Furious family. In a casting choice that would’ve made the internet explode, Keanu Reeves was set to star in Fast X as a key bad guy. But as we know with the film’s release, Alan Ritchson (Reacher) plays Aimes.  Ritchson spoke to Entertainment Weekly about his role in […]

John Wick is now a billion dollar franchise with box office success of Chapter 4

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John Wick is a billion-dollar baby now. The action film franchise has been a fan-favorite pop culture moment since its debut in 2014, and now that’s paying off in the form of the franchise surpassing a billion at the box office. With the success of John Wick: Chapter 4, the franchise is now standing at […]

The Top 5 John Wick Action Scenes

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Ricky Church on the top five action scenes in the John Wick franchise… After a few delays in production, mostly due to pandemic related issues these last couple of years, John Wick: Chapter 4 was finally released and has dominated the box office with critics – including our very own Rob Kojder and EJ Moreno – citing […]

Tom Cruise vs. Keanu Reeves: Who will be 2023’s King of Action?

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Tom Jolliffe previews what promises to be a stellar year for action cinema as two titans bring franchise heavy-hitters to the table… As far as films have gone, 2022 was pretty damn stellar. It’s the first year in a long time where I can honestly say I’ll struggle to put a top ten together. It’s […]

John Wick: Chapter 4 scores franchise high $137.5 million global opening

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After a quiet couple of weeks for multiplexes, director Chad Stahelski and star Keanu Reeves injected some life into the box office this week as John Wick: Chapter 4 exploded into cinemas worldwide, racking up a franchise high global weekend in the process. Domestically, the fourth entry in the hit gun fu action series punched, […]