Keanu Reeves has revealed the touching reason he’s kept starring in the John Wick films 10 years after his debut as the title character.
The stars were in force in London on Monday night for the premiere of John Wick: Chapter 4, where the 58-year-old actor chatted about the film.
He said of why he still plays the role: “I like his humor, I like his will, I like his sadness and it’s really fun to play him in these films, these films are fun.”
Keanu hinted that the character of John would be testing his limits, adding to Metro, “I’m trying really hard, but with John you just have to try a little bit harder.”
At the premiere, Keanu led the arrivals and looked dapper in a dark green corduroy suit, while leading actresses Natalia Tena and Rina Sawayama cut glamorous figures.
Love: Keanu Reeves has revealed the touching reason why he keeps starring in the John Wick films 10 years after his debut as the title character Event: The stars were in force for the premiere of John Wick: Chapter 4 in London on Monday night, in which the actor, 58, chatted about the film (pictured in trailer)
Nearly a decade after Keanus John Wick went on a deadly rampage following the death of his beloved dog, the assassin may have a new four-legged friend in the final trailer for John Wick: Chapter 4.
In the first John Wick film, the title character lived a peaceful retired life, with an adorable companion dog, a last gift from his dying wife.
When a group of assassins made the mistake of killing his beloved pooch, killer Wick came out of retirement and raged bloodily.
Now, John is fighting for his life trying to take down the mysterious hitman organization known as the High Table in the final trailer (via Lionsgate Movies) … which takes place in the middle of the “Wick Week” that started the News that the film will be almost three hours long.
The trailer features the Nas track from 2001’s Got Ur Self a Gun (which samples The Sopranos’ theme song Woke Up This Morning) and also teases the new canine friend.
The trailer begins with a mysterious DJ starting a song and saying, “This song goes to you Mister Wick” while she plays the new Nas track.
Wick meets up with The Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne), who hands him a new (probably bulletproof) suit and adds, “42 Regular, right?”
“Yeah,” says Wick, while Winston (Ian McShane) adds, “And that’s how it starts,” as we watch Wick take out a bunch of assassins in a crowded nightclub.
Passion: He said of why he still plays the role: “I like his humor, I like his will, I like his sadness and it’s really fun to play him in these films, these films are fun.” Drama: That Suggesting that the character of John was pushing his limits, Keanu added to Metro, “I try really hard, but with John, you just have to try a little bit harder.” Smart: At Monday’s premiere, Keanu led the Arrivals and looking dapper in a dark green corduroy suit Crew: Meanwhile, his leading ladies, Natalia Tena and Rina Sawayama, cut glamorous figures as they posed with him
Shimazu (Hiroyuki Sanada) is seen briefly, as is Marquis (Bill Skarsgard) as Winston tells John, “Challenge him to a one-on-one.”
John meets up with Marquis at a cafe overlooking the Eiffel Tower in Paris when Marquis tells him “if you win you will have your freedom”, although it is still unclear who John’s opponent is.
Another shot shows Akira (Rina Sawayama) stabbing a man with two knives while he’s crawling up a flight of stairs, while we see more shots of John dealing with multiple enemies at once on a rooftop.
We get a new look at Charon (Lance Reddick) and another shot of John in another shootout at a rainy nightclub.
John drives his black Boss 429 Ford Mustang (no driver’s door) as we take a look at a new character named Killa (Scott Adkins) who says “The Baba Yaga” and laughs.
We also get a new look at Caine, played by martial arts legend Donnie Yen, showing off his skills with a samurai sword, along with a look at Shamier Anderson’s tracker.
The Elder (George Georgiou) is heard saying, “The only way John Wick will ever have liberty and peace is through death,” while John rides a horse in a desert to see The Elder.
“Yeah, not really,” John says of his supposed prediction before pointing a gun at him.
John is spotted in another gunfight near the chaotic Champs-Élysées in Paris, overlooking the Arc de Triomphe… when he finds a surprising ally: a new dog that runs across the roofs of cars and a man’s arm bites who tries to kill John.
Storyline: The first John Wick film shows the title character living a peaceful retired life, with an adorable companion dog, a last gift from his dying wife. Movie: John Wick: Chapter 4 also stars Natalia Tena, Aimee Kwan and Marko Zaror and Clancy Brown, which hits theaters March 24
The last shot shows the dog looking up at John with a whimper while John looks back at him… as the trailer comes to an end.
Also starring Natalia Tena, Aimee Kwan, Marko Zaror and Clancy Brown, John Wick: Chapter 4 hits theaters March 24.
It will only compete against IFC Films’ The Lost King, starring Sally Hawkins, although no box office projections are currently available.
Lionsgate is also working on a John Wick spin-off Ballerina, starring Ana de Armas, with Reeves also returning as John Wick.