It all started with a dog and a pencil. From humble beginnings, the John Wick series morphed into an adrenaline-fueled globetrotting epic that broke new ground for action cinema and has given the career of Keanu Reeves a welcome latter-day revival.
But where do you go after John Wick 4? No spoilers here, but Reeves, director Chad Stahelski, and an all-star team of stuntmen and creatives left it all on the (high) table. While it admittedly might be hard to top Wick’s labored ascent up the 222 steps to Sacre-Coeur or his Hotline Miami-style onslaught, the fourth entry was quietly working away at something – to use a word from Reeves' wholesome E3 appearance – even more breathtaking: by fleshing out a richer world, it has given the titular hitman a chance to get off the board and allow the wider franchise to flourish.
