Chad Stahelski
‘John Wick 5’? Director Chad Stahelski Says “We’re Open To It”
John Wick: Chapter 4 director Chad Stahelski admits he’s open to a fifth film in his assassin franchise starring Keanu Reeves for Lionsgate, following Chapter 4’s big debut. In its second weekend, the movie has already topped $245 million globally. “It’s very flattering for them to come back and, you know, say ‘We want more’ and […]
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‘John Wick 5’ Back on the Table After Box Office Blowup
[The following story contains spoilers for John Wick: Chapter 4.] Yeah, Lionsgate is thinking John Wick is back. John Wick: Chapter 4 had widely been expected to be the final installment in the main action franchise, but a fifth film is back on the table after the latest movie’s astonishing opening at the global box […]
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Director Chad Stahelski Breaks Down the Ending That Made the Studio Say, “Are You Insane?”
[The following story contains spoilers for John Wick: Chapter 4.] Ding-dong, the Wick is dead. John Wick: Chapter 4 director Chad Stahelski has closed the book on Keanu Reeves’ revered assassin, John Wick, and it comes as quite a shock considering there was once a plan to shoot John Wick: Chapter 5 on the heels […]
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Ending: Keanu Reeves Explains That Emotional Surprise
[This story contains a major spoiler for John Wick: Chapter 4] The ending of John Wick: Chapter 4 is coming as a shock for fans. Wick wins his climatic duel against the villainous Marquis Vincent de Gramont (Bill Skarsgard) yet is seemingly fatally wounded, having finally suffered one gunshot too many. He utters his late […]
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Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne Remember Lance Reddick at ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ L.A. Premiere
Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre hosted the Los Angeles premiere of Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4 on Monday night and while the festivities had the requisite red carpet, cast, filmmakers and media in place, the focus fell on the missing member of the John Wick family: Lance Reddick. The beloved actor, who reprises his role as […]
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‘John Wick’ Filmmaker Chad Stahelski Talks Sequels, Oscar Stunt Snubs and Why Guns Still Show Up on Sets
Few, if any, stunt doubles go on to direct their A-list counterparts in a string of blockbusters, but that’s been the curious trajectory of Chad Stahelski. The exceptionally fit filmmaker, who stood in for Keanu Reeves in the first Matrix movie before becoming the trilogy’s martial arts coordinator, has now collaborated with the star for […]
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Review: Latest Entry in Keanu Reeves Franchise Is Pure, Over-the-Top Action Spectacle
Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgard and Scott Adkins are among the newcomers for this new installment of the big-screen series about the hitman who just can't stay successfully retired.
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‘John Wick 4’ Trailer Teases Baba Yaga and New Pup as Keanu Reeves Fights for Freedom Across the Globe
The final trailer for John Wick 4 promises the franchise’s latest installment will be a real hit. Released by Lionsgate on Thursday, the newest look at the Chad Stahelski-directed movie offers a different spin from the family affair of past trailers, opting to instead focus on Reeves’ fight for freedom as he faces new and […]
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Michael B. Jordan’s ‘Rainbow Six’ Finds Writers (Exclusive)
Paramount’s high-flying adaptation of Tom Clancy novel Rainbow Six has found its writers. Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan and Marlon Smith, who co-created the 2013 British crime drama Run, has been tapped to write the action thriller that has Michael B. Jordan starring and Chad Stahelski directing. In addition to staring, Jordan is producing with Elizabeth Raposo via the […]
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‘Day Shift’ Producer Chad Stahelski Discusses the Netflix Movie’s Origin and ‘John Wick 4’ Pressure
Chad Stahelski is paying it forward. When he’s not conducting well-choreographed chaos for Keanu Reeves’ John Wick, Stahelski strives to lift up the stunt community that launched his career as a stunt performer, as well as his second act as a director. With the success of the John Wick franchise, Stahelski and his company, 87eleven […]
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Keanu Reeves Had One Goal for John Wick in ‘Chapter 4’: Make Him Suffer
Before charming theater owners from the Colosseum stage to close out CinemaCon last month, Keanu Reeves and Chad Stahelski walked the red carpet inside Caesars Palace and told The Hollywood Reporter that they had a simple goal for John Wick: Chapter 4. “We keep finding new and interesting ways to have John Wick suffer,” filmmaker […]
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