John Wick anime planned as a prequel feature film – News

In an interview that The Hollywood Reporter Entertainment news source, published on Tuesday, John Wick franchise Co-creator and director Chad Stahelski revealed that the franchiseThe planned anime will be a prequel feature film. Accordingly The Hollywood Reporterit will show “at least part” of the “impossible task” that allowed the title character to escape the story of the first live-action film.

Stahelski directed all four live-action films John Wick Films from 2014 to 2023. He also produced the next year's films From the world of John Wick: Ballerina spinoff film, although he wasn't directly involved in it last year The Continental: From the world of John Wick Spinoff series. He designs the action sequences for Lazarus, Shinichiro Watanabe And MAPPAis the science fiction action anime for Swimming for adults. Before directing films, Stahelski was a stunt performer in live-action films Fist of the North Star film and the lead stunt coordinator for the live action Speed ​​racer Film.

diversity reported in 2020 that Derek Kolstad, the author of the first three John Wick Films, writes and produces, among other things splinter cell “Anime series” for Netflix And Ubisoft. Deadline reported that he is also developing a live-action film Kouta Hirano'S Hellsing Manga with Amazon Studiosand that he has written a script for a live-action film Sega'S Streets of Rage Game. John Wick star Keanu Reeves wrote that BRZRKR comic series, the Production IG is being adapted into an anime series for Netflix.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter (Brian Davids)