What Is the Real Reason Why 'John Wick: Chapter 4' Was Pushed Back? The Fourthquel Is Now Set for a March 2023 Release
In a teaser released yesterday, the John Wick Twitter account announced that we'll be seeing Lionsgate's John Wick: Chapter 4 on March 24, 2023. This is the second time the Keanu Reeves-led action franchise has pushed back its release date, reportedly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to the teaser release, John Wick: Chapter 4 was scheduled for a 2022 Memorial Day weekend release, going head-to-head with Paramount's Top Gun: Maverick. And while some have speculated that the fourth John Wick film was pushed back to avoid competing with Paramount's highly-anticipated tentpole blockbuster, Deadline has revealed that its release date was actually delayed because the film is not yet ready.
According to Deadline's sources, production on John Wick: Chapter 4 was stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and still has yet to resume in Japan.
Be seeing you. 3.24.23. pic.twitter.com/7r9KKjEhSC
— John Wick: Chapter 4 (@JohnWickMovie) December 22, 2021
Additionally, Deadline has also been tracking the popularity race between the two films. Despite John Wick: Chapter 4 receiving little to no promotion outside of the recently released teaser, Reeves 'film still bested the heavily-marketed Tom Cruise-led Top Gun: Maverick by 90% in terms of which movie is the audience's first choice to see. Thus, there is no reason for Lionsgate to pull the release of John Wick: Chapter 4 due to competition with Top Gun: Maverick.
Regardless, both films are hotly anticipated. While we're disappointed that we're going to have to wait a whole another year to see the latest installment in the John Wick series, we're still hyped to see what intricately choreographed fights and beautiful cinematography John Wick: Chapter 4 has in store for us as it films around the world.
John Wick: Chapter 4 is set for release on March 24, 2023. Directed by Chad Stahelski, the fourth film stars Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Laurence Fishburne, Bill Skarsgård, Ian McShane, and more.
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