That film is being helmed by Underworld director Len Wiseman. Lionsgate also has a John Wick spinoff in the works with Ballerina, a planned expansion of the franchise about a younger assassin. The third chapter’s final moments sets up Wick’s revenge against The High Table, the mysterious organization that oversees assassins in his assassin-dominated world. John Wick 3 ended on something of a cliffhanger, with a gravely injured Wick recovering in the care of the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne) after being gunned down by Winston (Ian McShane) on the roof of the Continental.
John Wick 4 was announced the weekend John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum hit movie theaters and set a new box-office record for the franchise.
The delays are a result of movie-theater closures and production issues related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and they come after dozens of other films from major studios have been pushed back months or a full year. The horror film was supposed to hit theaters May 15, but has been delayed to May 2021, taking over John Wick 4’s original date.
Lionsgate is also delaying more of its movie slate, including the Chris Rock and Samuel L. still has The Matrix 4 on its schedule for May 21, 2021. That moves the film out of the way of another Keanu Reeves action movie that was set to drop the same day: Warner Bros. Originally slated for a May 21, 2021, release, John Wick: Chapter 4 is now scheduled to hit theaters on May 27, 2022. This GIF by John Wick: Chapter 2 has everything: keanu reeves, john wick, JOHN WICK 2 John Wick: Chapter 2.
Lionsgate has pushed back the next John Wick film a full year, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Keanu Reeves Premiere GIF by John Wick: Chapter 2.