John Wick Anime in the works

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‘John Wick’: Chad Stahelski Says A More Cinematic, Non-‘Continental’ TV Show Is In The Works, As Is An Anime Project

“John Wick” fans should note while “John Wick 5” is on hold until filmmaker Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves can crack a new story (more on that soon), that doesn’t mean “John Wick” the franchise is staying idle. As the mythology grows and world-building evolves, there’s still potential to do so...

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The filmmaker also revealed a “John Wick” anime project is in the works, and it also sounds like it could be a TV series. “So we’re really looking forward to that; we’re really excited about it because we’re doing that and a Japanese anime because I love Japanese anime so much,” he explained. “So to create all the cool stories that anime could achieve better than we could and the TV show to expand our world, we’ll still get our fix, you know what I mean? And we’ll still have all the fun.”

“Cause I think, for TV especially, world-building and action, those two have stayed pretty separate,” he explained. “But to try and combine them and give fans [both]? Look, I love the [TV] slow-burn too, but after six episodes, I would like something to happen in my TV shows, you know? So, to try and bring that to TV, what we do with features would be really exciting,”