John Wick is back, and it is even more action-packed than ever. Can he ever earn his freedom and finally be released from the grasp of the High Table?
Following the events of 2019’s ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is seeking out the new head of the High Table, Marquis Vincent de Gramont (Bill Skarsgård). With a hefty price on his head and hundreds of assassins go after Wick, including his old friend Caine – a blind assassin – Wick is in for the biggest and longest battle yet.
John Wick: Chapter 4: Showtimes & Tickets
John Wick (Keanu Reeves) uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances.
‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ see the return of Keanu Reeves (‘The Matrix Resurrections’) as John Wick, Ian McShane (‘My Father’s Dragon’) as Winston Scott, the late Lance Reddick (‘Jonah Hex’) as Charon, Laurence Fishburne (‘Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’) as Bowery King, and brand new cast members including Bill Skarsgård (‘Barbarian’) as Marquis Vincent de Gramont, Donnie Yen (‘Sakra’) as Caine, Hiroyuki Sanada (‘Bullet Train’) as Shimazu, Rina Sawayama as Akira, and Shamier Anderson (‘Bruised’) as Mr. Nobody.
The official synopsis for ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ is below:
“John Wick (Keanu Reeves) uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.” ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ opened to $73.8 million domestically, making it the highest opening grossing movie in the ‘John Wick’ franchise’. It is certified Tomatoe-meter fresh with a 91% score from critics, 93% from the audience, and 95% from Moviefone. The fourth installment has grossed $180 million domestically and $406 million worldwide since its release.
The Most Intense Fight Scenes of the Franchise
The ‘John Wick’ franchise has come a long way since the 2014 film where the former assassin was seeking revenge from those who murdered his beagle puppy, a gift from his late wife Helen (Bridget Moynahan). The film is known for its intricate “Gun-fu” fight choreography, carefully crafted by director and stuntman Chad Stahleski and his stunt team.
Working with stunt coordinators Scott Rogers and Stephen Dunlevy, who have over 30 years of experience in the industry, they created some of the most stunning fight sequences of the franchise including one involving a weapon named “Dragon’s Breath”. This scene takes place later on in the film and gives the audience a top-down view of the fight, something that has not been done yet in the franchise.
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The cameras had to be rigged on wires over the set-in order to shoot it from the top-down. The walls of the set had to be built shorter in order for the camera rig to be set up correctly for the scene. And the “Dragon’s Breath” weapon? It was a modified shotgun that shot fireballs. Each time it fired, it would ignite the victims on fire in a flurry of flames and sparks. Paired with the heart-thumping music, making this scene quite the spectacle.