It’s reported that the untitled film will begin principal photography in Hong Kong in 2025. No director has been revealed yet.

John Wick director Chad Stehelski is producing the spinoff movie under his production company, 87Eleven Entertainment, along with franchise producers, Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee.

Robert Askins is attached as the film’s screenwriter.

“Working on John Wick: Chapter 4 was an extraordinary experience. The reason these films resonate so deeply is because, like myself, Chad, Basil and Erica push themselves to create action, fights and stunts that are not only thrilling, inventive and artistic, but also expressive of character, story and emotion. Caine is an incredible character with a haunted past, and I am excited to return to the role,” Yen said in a statement via THR.

“From the moment Donnie Yen appeared on screen in John Wick: Chapter 4, he captivated audiences and created an authentic, emotional connection that left an indelible mark and had fans asking for more,” said Adam Fogelson, chair of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, in a statement.

In John Wick: Chapter 4, Caine is free from his duty from the High Table, and after the end credits, we see him visiting his daughter’s performance. A happy ending turns sour when he is tracked down by Shimazu Akira, portrayed by Rina Sawayama, who seeks vengeance for the death of her father, the manager of the Osaka Continental Hotel, played by Hiroyuki Sanada (Shogun, Avengers: Endgame). With the setting in Hong Kong for the upcoming film, audiences can expect plenty of crazy action sequences.

Lionsgate wants to capitalize on the popularity of the John Wick franchise, and it has already done so with spin-offs including the TV mini-series The Continental and the upcoming Ballerina film starring Ana de Armas and featuring the return of Keanu Reeves. The former is available on Peacock and the latter will be released in theaters on June 6, 2025.

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The John Wick Pinball Game features artwork and mechanical features inspired by the world of John Wick. To give players that feeling of defeating baddies left and right, it also features a dynamic AI combat system. The games come in Pro, Premium, and Limited Edition (LE) models featuring different artwork on the cabinets.

The game’s playfield captures many moments, locations and items from the John Wick franchise including car chases, shootouts, the Red Circle Club, the New York Continental Hotel, John Wick’s weapons crate, the Blood Oath Marker, and more. The Blood Oath Marker inside the playfield was recreated using the actual prop from the film, and if it’s activated, it would open up and show off the blood oath. When the weapons crate is activated, it opens up to reveal a hidden shot target path so that you can get more weapons.

Missions include surviving attacks from assassins, working for the Factions of the High Table, and taking on John Wick’s “Special Assignment.”

Ian McShane, who played Winston in the films, was brought on board to voice the custom narrations in the pinball game. Charlie Benante (Anthrax, Pantera) composed the original score. The LE models will feature pieces of John Wick’s suits from the franchise, courtesy of Lionsgate.

The neo-noir-style paintings featured in the pinball game are illustrated by Randy Martinez.

Players can connect to the Insider Connected system, which allows them to compete with other players worldwide, earn Achievements, track progress, and complete John Wick quests and Faction Contracts.

Featured image courtesy of Stern Pinball and Lionsgate

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The show is produced by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror and was held yesterday at the L.A. Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel and aired on ElectricNOW, the premium OTT app and FAST channel from Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment. If you missed out on the show, reruns will be made available throughout the month on the streaming channel.

The winners were announced at the ceremony along with a dedication to Lance Reddick, who starred in the John Wick films. Joel McHale (Community, Stargirl) hosted the event for the second year in a row.

Highlights of the night included Christopher Nolan receiving The Saturn’s Visionary Award from Oppenheimer co-star Emily Blunt, who won Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film. William Shatner presented the Robert Forster Artists Award to Seth MacFarlane and Ming-Na Wen, who won Best TV Actress for The Book of Boba Fett, presented the George Pal Memorial Award to Dave Filoni (Ahsoka). Keanu Reeves received the first Lance Reddick Legacy Award from presenter Titus Welliver (Bosch). The legendary Jodie Foster received The Life Career Award from presenter Issa Lopez, the writer and director of True Detective: Night Country Season 4.

Other presenters and winners included Nicolas Cage, Heather Graham, James Cameron, Norman Reedus, Sir Patrick Stewart, Ernie Hudson, Henry Thomas, Rebecca De Mornay, Todd Stashwick, Paul Wesley, Lee Majors, Lindsay Wagner, Danai Gurira, Xolo Maridueña, Harvey Guillén and more.

Check out the full list of winners for the 51st Annual Saturn Wards:

Special Awards

1. VISIONARY AWARD – Christopher Nolan
2. ROBERT FORSTER ARTIST’S AWARD – Seth MacFarlane
3. GEORGE PAL MEMORIAL AWARD – Dave Filoni
4. THE DAN CURTIS LEGACY AWARD – The Walking Dead Franchise
5. LANCE REDDICK LEGACY AWARD – Keanu Reeves
6. LIFE CAREER AWARD – Jodie Foster
7. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Star Trek: The Next Generation Cast

FILM

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM
Avatar: The Way of Water

BEST FANTASY FILM
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

BEST HORROR FILM
Talk to Me

BEST SUPERHERO FILM
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

BEST THRILLER FILM
Oppenheimer

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

BEST INDEPENDENT FILM
Pearl

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Sisu

BEST FILM DIRECTION
James Cameron (Avatar: The Way of Water)

BEST FILM SCREENWRITING
Avatar: The Way of Water (James Cameron and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver)

BEST ACTOR IN A FILM
Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny)

BEST ACTRESS IN A FILM
Margot Robbie (Barbie)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FILM
Nicolas Cage (Renfield)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A FILM
Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A FILM
Xolo Maridueña (Blue Beetle)

BEST FILM MUSIC
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (John Williams)

BEST FILM MAKE-UP
The Covenant (Donald Mowat)

BEST FILM VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: The Way of Water (Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett)

BEST FILM COSTUME DESIGN
Barbie (Jacqueline Durran)

BEST FILM PRODUCTION DESIGN
Barbie (Sarah Greenwood)

BEST FILM EDITING
Oppenheimer (Jennifer Lame)

TELEVISION

BEST SCIENCE FICTION TELEVISION SERIES
Star Trek: Picard

BEST SUPERHERO TELEVISION SERIES
Superman & Lois

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER TELEVISION SERIES
Outlander

BEST TELEVISION PRESENTATION
Marvel’s Werewolf by Night

BEST ANIMATED SERIES OR SPECIAL
Star Wars: The Bad Batch

BEST NEW GENRE TELEVISION SERIES
Star Wars: Andor

BEST HORROR TELEVISION SERIES
The Last of Us

BEST FANTASY TELEVISION SERIES
Wednesday

BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Patrick Stewart (Star Trek: Picard)

BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Caitriona Balfe (Outlander)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: Picard)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Picard)

BEST FEATURED GUEST STAR IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Paul Wesley (Strange Trek: Strange New Worlds)

BEST YOUNGER PERFORMER IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)

HOME MEDIA

BEST TELEVISION HOME MEDIA RELEASE
Night Gallery, Season 3 (Kino Lorber)

BEST 4K HOME MEDIA RELEASE
John Wick, Chapter 4 – 4K (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)

BEST FILM HOME MEDIA COLLECTION:
Superman 1978-1987 4K Collection (Warner Home Video)

Best Classic Film Home Media Release
Invaders from Mars 4K (Ignite)

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The Continental: From the World of John Wick is a 3-episode miniseries that follows a young Winston, played by Colin Woodell, as he is sucked into the dangerous world of assassins in 1970s New York City. He’ll discover the special assassin haven at the Continental Hotel and will have to face its manager and crime lord, Cormac O’Connor (Mel Gibson). Albert Hughes is a director of the series whose credits include Menace II Society, The Book of Eli, and Dead Presidents. The ’70s setting was one of the reasons that got him excited about the project.

“You had me at ’70s,” Hughes tells Nerd Reactor. “You know, the music, the style, the fashion, the architecture, the TV commercials from my childhood, the songs from my mother and father. That’s an easy sell.”

“I think anybody would kind of raise an eyebrow and say, ‘Well, okay, what can I do without Keanu?’ I’m like, ‘Okay, well, I can explore music and make that a character,'” Hughes said. “If you use pop songs or B-sides, that’s very familiar to the audience. It makes them feel nostalgic. It puts them in a time in place. It can be whimsical, it can be ironic, it can be contrast to a scene, and it takes on a life of its own. And it’s basically another character. So there are little tricks you can use as a filmmaker that keep the audience involved. And that was one of them that was I very excited about.”

Hughes felt liberated in The Continental since the series isn’t meant to be taken seriously compared to his other films.

“I would say it was a liberating feeling for me on this because my other films were dealing with real life, social issues, inner-city violence, gun violence, generational trauma, slavery,” Hughes explained. “And when you kind of move all at the table, you have space in your brain to create this almost parallel universe of the subculture of assassins. Sure, the common theme is there’s violence in both, but one is not meant to be taken so seriously. The other is a reflection of real life. And again, that’s what’s liberating. It’s like, ‘Oh, God, I don’t have to make sure that this shootout is so realistic. Do the audience buy it?’ To make this shootout entertaining and fun is my only mandate. It doesn’t have to be like, ‘What are the chances you’re going to shoot 50 guys and come out of a room alive?’ That’s not going to happen in real life.”

The Continental: The World of John Wick has brutal action sequences, and Larnell Stovall was brought on board to help choreograph those scenes. His credits include Titans, Judas and the Black Messiah, Mortal Kombat: Legacy, Mortal Kombat: Rebirth and more.

“I will say this, it felt like we were three films back to back,” Stovall said. “I can’t believe that in nine months, we basically filmed three films as to where some films take nine months for one film. So we try not to think about the time, the scope, just the quality. That’s the main thing. If we’re going to ask 90 minutes of your time as the audience, what’s the best payoff? Trying to make some memorable moments and also competing with ourselves. Once you get one film done, you move on to the next one. You don’t have time to pat yourself on the back about what you accomplished and all the challenges you overcame. It’s like, ‘Okay, here’s the newest challenge. How do we make this film better? How do we make episode two just as good as episode one, and yet not have a lot of action? It’s got a lot of story, but the little action that people are going to remember from episode two, it has to be great.”

Night 1 of The Continental: From the World of John Wick is currently streaming on Peacock. Night 2 will air on September 29th and Night 3 on October 6th.

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