Lionsgate Officially Confirms ‘John Wick 5’ Is Moving Forward With New Story Details Image via Lionsgate Apr 28, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT Keanu Reeves’ John Wick first debuted in 2014, no one could have imagined it would blow up into a franchise full of prequels and sequels. With four exciting films, director Chad Stahelski brought John’s wrath to the High Table and joy to millions of action-fans around the world. So, while John Wick Chapter 4killed off the titular character, fans have been expecting him to make a grand return nonetheless. Fans clamored for his return, and soon the news came that a fifth movie was in the works with both Stahelski and Reeves set to return. With a complete character arc spanning four films, it’s hard to imagine what will bring John Wick back from the dead, but it seems the team has finally cracked the story. While we know the fifth installment is in the works, no concrete updates were revealed as to casting or story. But that changes now, as Lionsgate film head Adam Fogelson has revealed to Business Insider, "Chad and Keanu have an idea that they think can be really exciting," he said. While he didn’t commit to a timeline, he teased that the Donnie Yen-led Caine spin-offand animated prequel would both come out first. He explained: "There are a lot of steps, so I wouldn't want to put a timeline on it. But in terms of finding a core idea, they seem to have landed on something that they are excited about, and now we'll see."
When Bill and Ted came out, I never would have imagined Keanu would go on to be in 2 of the biggest franchise`s in history between John Wick and The Matrix. And to boot he seems like a very levelheaded and nice dude.............good for him, personally I was done with JW after the second one
Guessing either he fakes his death or it's a prequel of early John when he met his wife and got the puppy? If you're going for the cash cow, make sure it's the highest quality. Really take your time and develop it.
Personally, I wish they went with the whole he faked his own death so he could have time to gather and go on the offensive, destroying the high table and its members, leaving the criminal underworld in chaos. Go ahead and gather a team to do so, as the franchise already established he can't do it alone. Future franchise movies could explore where it all goes from there if they want to keep milking the franchise. John deserves his revenge upon the high table, not just faking his death or worse, just dying like he did at the end of JW4 (allegedly).
Yeah, I suppose you could make several movies of his exploits as a hitman, culminating in the "impossible job" that he accomplishes and leaves with his wife. But considering that was all in his younger life and Keanu is much older now, it would be hard to sell that one, despite the actor's apparent immortality. I'll probably still see these because I love the character and the movie so much. But I expect it will probably be a lot like the Bourne movies beyond the original trilogy. Not terrible, exactly, but kind of makes you sad that they couldn't just leave well enough alone.
