Summary
TheJohn Wickfranchise has another spinoff movie in development, and it is a good sign that Keanu Reeves' character will remain dead. All signs pointed toJohn Wick: Chapter 4’s endingbeing the end of Reeves' time playing the deadly assassin due to the seemingly definitive way that he died. However, that did not stop constant speculation that future installments will revive the character. The various updates thatJohn Wick 5is in developmentonly made it become more likely that the franchise will reveal that John Wick is not dead.
There is now a world whereJohn Wickcan continue without bringing Keanu Reeves' character back from the dead. It has been confirmed thatDonnie Yen will return as Caine for a new spinoff movie. This comes after his scene-stealing debut andJohn Wick 4’s post-credits scenesetting up more of his story that needs to be told. The development of another spinoff movie does preventJohn Wick 5with Keanu Reeves from happening. But announcing a Caine spinoff is a good sign that John Wick’s death will not be reversed.
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Caine’s Spinoff Movie Can Move The Franchise Beyond John Wick’s Death
It Should Take Place After John Wick: Chapter 4
Story details for Caine’sJohn Wickspinoff are not yet confirmed, but there is every expectation that it will take place afterJohn Wick 4. The movie directly teased how the franchise could revisit Donnie Yen’s character bysetting up a conflict with Rina Sawayama’s Akira. The post-credits scene showed Akira approaching Caine as she held a knife. She is ready to get her revenge on the man responsible for killing her father, and Caine’s spinoff telling that story would mean taking theJohn Wicktimelinebeyond the point when John Wick died.
If the franchise is going to expand, there must be the freedom to move past John Wick’s death. This movie should build directly on the events ofJohn Wick 4and explore the assassin underworld at a time when John Wick is now dead. It would be cheap for future installments to then reveal that John was still alive during the events of this spinoff and did not get involved. Caine’s spinoff is better off taking place in a world where Keanu Reeves' character is definitively gone and not secretly lurking in the shadows.
Keanu Reeves Could Still Be In Caine’s Movie Even If John Wick Stays Dead
Caine & John Wick Have A Past
Thetemptation to include Keanu Reeves in the Caine spinoff is likely to be strong, and the franchise is in luck there. Thanks toJohn Wick 4establishing that Caine and John know each other from the past, there is the option to include flashback scenes that explore this portion of their lives. This would be the simplest way to have Keanu appear in the spinoff without worrying about retconning John’s death.
Considering it is already confirmed that Keanu Reeves will appear inBallerina, theJohn Wickfranchise does not need to shy away from including its star in another spinoff appearance. Caine’s movie could benefit in many ways from having Keanu make a cameo, butit would still be a mistake for it to reverse John’s death.Ballerinawill already establish the precedence of theJohn Wickmovies exploring more of John’s life beforeJohn Wick: Chapter 4, so it only makes sense that Caine’s spinoff could do the same.
