Chapter 4’s ending is “mysterious,” as the producer puts it—variety

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Brake alert: Spoilers ahead for “John Wick: Chapter 4,” which is now in theaters.

Is John Wick really dead? The end of “John Wick: Chapter 4” unsettles fans of the long-running action series by apparently killing off the killer of the same name. John participates in the Sunrise Duel to free himself from the High Table, with his opponent, Marquis Vincent de Gramont (Bill Skarsgård), nominating Kane (Donnie Yen) to take his place. Kane shoots John and John appears to miss Kane during the third round of the duel, but John would save his last bullet to kill Marquis instead.

John sees a vision of his late wife, Helen, while on the steps of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and appears to succumb to his gunshot wound. Moviegoers see John hunched over the stairs, and then there’s a scene of Winston (Ian McShane) and Bury King (Laurence Fishburne) visiting John’s gravestone. But is John really dead? And not even Keanu Reeves knows the final answer.

“I don’t know,” Reeves said, “I guess I’m going to have to rely on ‘never say never’.” Entertainment Weekly When asked if John had died or if he would return to see a fifth “John Wick” movie. “I mean, I wouldn’t have done ‘John Wick’ without him [director] Chad Stahelski. We’ll have to see what that looked like. To me, it’s really right that John Wick find peace.”

The potential death of John Wick was the driving force behind Reeves’ interest in making “John Wick: Chapter 4.” As the actor said during a post-screening Q&A session at the SXSW Film Festival, “When Chad and I talked about it, ‘why’ is death, and John Wick was dead. For him to somehow have his safety or freedom, that was why the movie was made.” You must have a “why”.

in Interview with IndieWireFranchise producer Basil Iwanik said the finale of “John Wick: Chapter 4” is a “mysterious ending”. Of Wake’s death, he added, “I’ll put it this way. We don’t have that answer.”

“There are two characters, really,” Iwanyk added. “There’s John Wick and John the Civilian. The question for all of us is, well, if audiences embrace the story and it does box office work, is there another story to tell? I don’t know. But I don’t think we’ve cornered ourselves in any corner, dead or alive, in The end of this movie.

Lionsgate sure doesn’t want to say goodbye to Reeves just yet. “John Wick: Chapter 4” broke franchise records with its massive $73.5 million opening. Whether or not a fifth movie comes to fruition, the “John Wick” franchise will continue in 2024 with “Ballerina” starring Ana de Armas, which features killer Reeves in a supporting role.