Director Chad Stahelski says that audiences preferred the resolution that ended up in theaters, though.
At one point, there were two different endings to John Wick: Chapter 4.
That said, since Wick dies off screen, there is debate about whether he’s gone for good.
And Stahelski admitted toEmpirethat John Wick: Chapter 4 “had a different ending.”
So it was very clear that he was still alive.
The audiences we tested with absolutely preferred the ambiguous ending."
Stahelski also stated that Wick dying was the starting block for Chapter 4.
And we’re like, ‘Yeah, he’s got to die.’
And we got to come up with the coolest way to make [that] happen.
That’s the first line we wrote on a napkin in Japan, three years out.
We wrote the movie backwards off that one thing."
This isn’t the first timeStahelski has broken down John Wick 4’s shocking ending.
John Wick 5 was confirmed by Lionsgateearlier this year, possibly implying Wick is still alive.
The franchise will continue living on without Wick as the main character, though.
Ana De Armas will star inThe Ballerina, which is apparently aiming for a June 2024 premiere.
Coming even sooner is aPeacock series called The Continentalin September.
It will focus on a young Winston taking over the New York hotel for assassins.
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