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Keanu Reeves Officially Returns for New John Wick Prequel
Keanu Reeves will return as John Wick in an animated prequel about the assassinās life before the first film. It will show how he completed the āImpossible Taskā, which allowed him to leave the criminal underworld and retire with his wife, Helen.
Shannon Tindle is set to direct from a script by Ryan and Kaz Firpo. Reeves and the franchiseās director Chad Stahelski will executive produce. The film will not explain Wickās apparent fate at the end of John Wick: Chapter 4; no release date has been announced.
In short
- Reeves will voice John Wick in an animated prequel.
- The story will explore the āImpossible Taskā.
- No release date has been announced.
Explained simply
The John Wick films centre on a former assassin drawn back into a criminal world of rival groups and hired killers. Johnās wife, Helen, is part of the life he hopes to leave behind, while the āImpossible Taskā is the name given to a dangerous job that made his retirement possible.
Keanu Reeves plays Wick in the films, and Chad Stahelski has directed the franchiseās live-action entries. The prequel is set before the first film and is being made as an animation, with Shannon Tindle directing and Ryan and Kaz Firpo writing the script.
The story adds background to how Wick left the underworld, a history that helps explain his relationships and reputation in the later films. The seriesā fourth film ends with uncertainty about Wickās fate, but this prequel takes place earlier and is not intended to resolve that ending.