¡®Shut up and take my money¡¯: Keanu Reeves starrer John Wick anime announcement sparks fan frenzy
Keanu Reeves starrer John Wick anime has been announced. The popular franchise is currently developing and after making fans fall in love with its concept, an anime now is underway. Derek Kolstad is the creator of the John Wick media franchise and neo-noir action movie series.
The world of Keanu Reeves's John Wick is growing with a prequel anime that aims to explore some of the most intriguing secrets of the series. As per reports a prequel anime film based in the John Wick universe is presently in development, offering audiences a peek of the "impossible task" that led to the retirement of the film's title character, played by Keanu Reeves.
A JOHN WICK prequel Anime is now in production pic.twitter.com/cKr6DfKuNB
¡ª Anime Craze (@crazedanime_) October 22, 2024
All you need to know about John Wick anime
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, co-creator of the action thriller series Chad Stahelski, who previously served as the other Neo in The Matrix franchise as a stunt double for his future John Wick star Reeves, said that three new projects are in the works.
Talking about the release date, he said, ¡°We¡¯re knee-deep in development on a feature anime about John Wick.¡± Consequently, the project is still in its very early phases of development. The date of release is still pending.
What to expect from John Wick anime
In terms of what to anticipate, he stated that the anime can be a little more bizarre and wild, and the TV show's world-building and narrative can be much more explicit. He added, ¡°So those are exciting to us without seeming repetitive, and that¡¯s where we¡¯re putting our energies right now.¡±
Internet reacts to the announcement
When the news went viral, fans of John Wick went crazy. People were sure that the production house will do a great job in making the anime version.
Damn, definitely gonna be keeping up with this
¡ª Physixdude | tD¡¶TYR TYP-O¡· (@Physixdude13) October 22, 2024
One shared a GIF that read, ¡°Shut up and take my money.¡±
JOHN WICK ANIME??? pic.twitter.com/1v75bOrFyf
¡ª Fullname (@dimas_fajar098) October 23, 2024
Another added, ¡°Okay, if this is handled right it could be VERY good.¡±
I want the John Wick anime to look like this *sorry I don't know who the artist is ? pic.twitter.com/ppPoqcrmHB
¡ª ?Lee Jay??NZ GZB ??? (@pois0nberrychae) October 23, 2024
More information about the project¡¯s details are awaited.
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