The word is everywhere that in John Wick 4 the legendary Keanu Reeves will be accompanied by the successful actor-filmmaker from the east; Donnie Yen.
It is a directorial of Chad Stahelski. Yen is to play John Wick’s old friend who shares a similar past with him and has the same enemies too.
Yen is famous for the extra ordinary style of contemporary screen combat that he brings to the audience. He is popular internationally from roles in such features: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the IP Man franchise, xXx: Return of Xander Cage etc.
It is beautifully Scripted by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch. It is produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee and Stahelski alongside with Reeves and Louise Rosner as the executive producers of the movie.
The project will kick start this summer itself and will be shooting in exotic locations like Japan, France and Germany. An interesting end is to see Japanese-British pop superstar Rina Sawayama for a lead role in the movie.
“We are very lucky to have Donnie Yen join the franchise,” said Stahelski. “I am looking forward to working with him in this exciting new role.”
To which Iwanyk added : “Donnie Yen will bring a vibrant and powerful energy to the franchise. We were determined to bring him on board to John Wick 4 and are thrilled for the opportunity to have such a major talent to collaborate with Keanu.”