‘John Wick’ director wants to cast Cillian Murphy in spin-off film

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Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy for a spin-off film in the John Wick universe.The fourth instalment of the action movie was released back in March, and despite the shocking ending, Stahleski is scouting his next cast for a fifth movie.The John Wick franchise is also expanding with two spin-off projects underway.

Ana de Armas is set to star in Ballerina, the first sequel film of the John Wick franchise, which will be released in 2024. In addition, the prequel show The Continental recently shared the trailer for the three-event series ahead of its September 2023 release.In an interview with The Direct, Stahleski revealed some of the actors he is interested in collaborating with. “There’s a huge list, but just the first thing that came to mindset was Cillian Murphy,” he said. “I’m a big Peaky Blinders fan.

So, you know, I just think Cillian would fit right in.”He continued: “Colin Farrell is fantastic. Charlize Theron when she did Atomic Blonde, I saw that went, ‘Oh my God, I gotta work with this woman.

She’s awesome. I worked with Michelle Yeoh way back on a commercial years ago, and I’ve been dying to work with her ever since.