Keanu Reeves on ‘John Wick: Chapter 5’: “Never Say Never”
CBS Mornings co-anchor Nate Burleson asked Reeves the question during promotion for Sonic The Hedgehog 3.
The beloved mainline John Wick franchise may not be over yet! Though we last saw our hero, played by the fantastic Keanu Reeves, in John Wick 4 back in 2023; the assassin is back again in From The World Of John Wick: Ballerina. Read below about Reeves’ latest John Wick: Chapter 5 tease.
Keanu also voices Shadow in the latest instalment of the Sonic The Hedgehog franchise. In a press interview with director Jeff Fowley for CBS Mornings, Keanu was questioned by co-anchor Nate Burleson about the future of the John Wick series:
“And before we let you go, Keanu I gotta ask, you are back in the John Wick spinoff Ballerina. So I have to find out, will there be a Chapter 5 of John Wick?”
“Um, you can never say never, but my knees right now are saying, ‘You can’t do another John Wick.’ So, my heart does, but I don’t know if my knees can do it.”
Director of Sonic The Hedgehog 3, Jeff Fowley, continues on; teasing a bright future for the character of Shadow in the Sonic franchise:
“Which is why you can voice Shadow for decades to come! No physical limitations, just your voice! You heard it here first folks, Keanu will be playing Shadow for the next 20 years.”
“I’m free!” Reeves jokes back in response.
We last saw Wick resting and bleeding out on a set of stairs in Paris following the final conflict of John Wick: Chapter 4 (dir. by Chad Stahelski) before being implied as dead in a grave visit by Ian McShane’s Winston. Audiences have been theorizing since the release of the 2023 film that the death is far from final, with Wick shown to have survived more life threatening injuries than the one sustained in Chapter 4.
John Wick: Chapter 5 is reportedly currently in development at Lionsgate, while an anime prequel about Wick’s impossible task also in development. Further, spin-offs for The High Table and Caine are also in development.
Paramount Pictures’ Sonic The Hedgehog 3 was directed by Jeff Fowler and stars Jim Carrey as Ivo and Gerald Robotnik, Ben Schwartz as Sonic, Keanu Reeves as Shadow, Idris Elba as Knuckles, Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Tails, James Marsden as Tom, and Tika Sumpter as Maddie. The film debuted in theatres on December 20th, 2024, and will continue playing in cinemas through the holidays.
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