Keanu Reeves, everyone’s favorite stoic assassin with a knack for turning pencils into deadly weapons, has opened up about the future of John Wick. Spoiler alert: it involves his knees having a full-blown existential crisis.
After delivering yet another symphony of carnage in John Wick: Chapter 4, which hit theaters in 2023, the now 60-year-old action legend sat down with CBS News to chat about the possibility of donning that iconic black suit and grim expression for a fifth round.
“You can never say never,” Keanu mused, channeling his inner philosopher. “But my knees are currently screaming, ‘Keanu, please, no more staircases or bullet-dodging yoga moves!’ My heart says yes, but my knees are basically submitting retirement papers.”
But before you weep into your Continental-branded tissues, fear not! Keanu will be slipping back into his John Wick persona for Ballerina, an Ana de Armas-led spin-off set after John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. Think of it as John Wick 4.5: The Ballet of Revenge.
Fun fact: Ballerina is technically the fifth movie in the Wickiverse, but let’s not split hairs—or bullets. While the focus will be on Ana de Armas pirouetting through enemies, Keanu’s appearance as Wick promises to sprinkle in that classic broody charm we all love.
So, is John Wick 5 happening? Well, Keanu’s knees are on strike, but as history has taught us, if John Wick can survive an army of assassins, a fifth movie isn’t entirely out of the question. Just keep some icy hot and knee braces on standby.