The best news for fans of The Witcher and John Wick

Fortunately, there is also good news among all the postponed series and movies: both fans of The Witcher and John Wick have a new chapter served.

In early May, more than 20,000 writers left their (digital) pen in Hollywood. The start of a great strike, which continues to this day and has paralyzed countless film and serial productions. From Stranger Things to Star Wars: all of Hollywood is paralyzed. There we mainly talk about the consequences of brands for about a year, when it starts to take a long time before your favorite series has a new season. Let’s hope the movie studios and talents that make our favorite franchises possible come out soon.

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Fortunately, there is also good news in the meantime. let’s start with The Wizard: yes, that meanwhile controversial Netflix adaptation. Even without Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, the streaming service is still a strong believer in the fantasy franchise. Where many originals get canceled after a season or two The Wizard that is, a fifth season. That has been officially announced by the show’s head of casting. And that although we can only start the third season at the end of June, the last episodes with Cavill. Only in the fourth season does Liam Hemsworth take over.

During a recent interview with Deadline, Sophie Holland, who is in charge of casting for the series, revealed that they will start production on a fifth season immediately after the fourth season ends: “We are about to start filming the fourth season with Liam Hemsworth, and then after a short break, we jump right into season five.” Hopefully, the ratings won’t make Netflix regret looking so far in the meantime. Whether the show is as successful without his face remains to be seen. Who knows!

“We are all excited with the arrival of Liam. He has big shoes to fill, but he also has a lot of energy and a lot of enthusiasm. Of course, it is a completely new chapter for us. And there are a lot of feelings involved. But in the end, we love what we do. So let’s continue,” showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich recently concluded.

John Wick: Chapter 5?

Speaking of continuing: John Wick is also getting a sequel! John Wick: Chapter 4 it is a great success. In fact, it is by far the biggest movie in the film franchise that ever started modestly to date. As we look forward to the already revealed spinoff series and female Wick movie starring Ana de Armas, Lionsgate has more exciting news. Despite his age, it seems Keanu Reeves has no intention of dwelling on cutthroat action movies. In a recent earnings call Studio head Joe Drake had an update for shareholders that will also be music to fans’ ears.
He talked about the future of what has since become a billion dollar franchise. New parts are “under development… including john wick 5 in the mainland.” The killer world of movies will continue to unfold, she added, and the fifth movie “will organically evolve from how we start to tell those stories.” Director Chad Stahelski was pretty vague during interviews about whether the Chapter 4 question really ‘the final chapter’ it was, but no. John Wick becomes a commodity cinematic universe.

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Plus it doesn’t stop john wick 5! Lionsgate boss Joe Drake also indicated that the goal is to have a “regular John Wick cadence,” and that includes a video game. Drake confirmed rumors that the company is “in talks” about a triple A videogame. According to the head of the studio, several developers have already submitted proposals and there is “a lot of energy” to make something beautiful. Nice and vague, but the fact that the Wick franchise is complete, big budget getting an action game is already cool.

For both john wick 5 Like the video game, details such as an eventual release date have not yet been announced. There were also almost four years between the third and fourth movies, although the pandemic naturally played a big part in this as well. In any case, the last few years were clearly just the beginning. The John Wick faucet opens further. Hopefully he will actually deliver some good movies, series, and therefore a game, and we’re not dealing with yet another franchise that’s completely torn to pieces.

????Tip: The Action Game sifu It’s pretty much a John Wick game already, especially if you play with a John Wick mod:

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