Keanu Reeves Slays Enemies With Nunchucks in ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ CinemaCon Footage
variety.comZack Sharf Keanu Reeves is back to crushing skulls and making movie theater owners scream with adoration, as the star closed CinemaCon with a first look of “John Wick: Chapter 4.”Appearing during the Lionsgate presentation at the annual exhibition trade show, Reeves was greeted with lusty applause and chants of “You’re the man!” from attendees.The next installment once again teams Reeves with stuntman-turned-director Chad Stahelski.
Lionsgate has high hopes for “John Wick: Chapter 4,” considering each chapter in the franchise has outgrossed its predecessor.
The original “John Wick” grossed $86 million worldwide in 2014 followed by $171.5 million for “John Wick: Chapter 2” in 2017 and $327 million for “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” in 2019.
In the footage screened, Wick is on his perpetual revenge tour — this time taking on a decidedly lone ninja vibe — seen punching a wooden post to the point of his knuckles bleeding as costar Laurence Fishburne acts as his hype man.“I want you to find peace, John,” an off-screen voice booms as a montage of Reeves slaying his enemies plays., “but the only path this leads to is death.”In the heart-pounding final moments of the trailer, Reeves takes on two baddies in the lobby of an art gallery — brutalizing them with nunchucks in a relentless, face-busting merry-go-round motion.Joining Reeves in “John Wick: Chapter 4” are Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Donnie Yen, Shamier Anderson, Bill Skarsgård, Hiroyuki Sanada, Scott Adkins and Clancy Brown.
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