Good News! Keanu Reeves¡¯ Super Hit John Wick Franchise Is Being Developed Into Anime Series
Iconic assassin John Wick has taken over the world! The massively popular movie franchise starring Keanu Reeves is expanding further with a fifth installment getting a confirmation. As if this wasn¡¯t enough, an anime series has also been greenlit, leaving fans elated with joy.
The director of the hit franchise, Chad Stahelski has made the big revelation that a John Wick anime is in the works.?
In an episode of The Discourse Podcast, the director expressed his love for the Japanese media and said that he is excited to be taking on the project.?The stunt performer-turned-director said that in addition to a TV show being made with the help of Lionsgate, an anime series is also being produced.?
Although the specifics of the anime remain unknown, he expressed his excitement and the possibilities that only an anime would be able to explore.?
Interestingly, a series based on the world of John Wick called The Continental has already come out but Chad Stahelski isn¡¯t involved in it.
Fans couldn¡¯t be happier with this development as it would be fun to watch the legendary hitman take on thrilling adventures in the form of anime. What¡¯s more, with anime there can be endless possibilities of exploring lethal and high-octane fights. This freedom of creativity of this medium has produced some of the best action sequences in animation history.?
¡°We¡¯re really looking forward to that; we¡¯re really excited about it because we¡¯re doing that and a Japanese anime because I love Japanese anime so much. So to create all the cool stories that anime can achieve better than we can, and the TV show to expand our world. We'll still get our fix, you know what I mean? And we'll still have all the fun¡±, said Chad Stahelski.
Anime has evolved over the years and has attracted tons of viewers over time. Western productions like Warner Bros' Suicide Squad Isekai and Netflix's Devil May Cry are also being adapted into anime.?
The John Wick anime is the latest entrant of this club, and it marks the beginning of a revolution as anime continues to take the entertainment industry by storm.
John Wick 4 is available for streaming on Lionsgate Play.
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