The John Wick franchise gets a vital update from Lionsgate alongside Highlander as director Chad Stahelski will oversee the creative direction of both properties, per a new agreement.Via Variety, Stahelski, who has helmed all four installments in the John Wick movie series and will direct the upcoming Highlander reboot, will have full creative oversight of the two franchises across all multimedia platforms, including film and TV. He also addresses his plans to launch “another franchise” with the Highlander reboot. Stahelski’s creative control will come through his production company, 87Eleven, which he co-founded with fellow filmmaker David Leitch. He will work with John Wick franchise producer Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee while he will collaborate on Highlander with Neal H. Moritz and the estate of late producer, Peter S. Davis,Stahelski is coming off the franchise-record-breaking success of Chapter 4, which grossed over $440 million following its release last March. Lionsgate is currently developing John Wick 5 after announcing the next sequel last May, despite Chapter 4 seemingly ending with the demise of Keanu Reeves’ eponymous hitman. Reeves’ participation in John Wick 5 has yet to be confirmed, though Lionsgate and Stahelski have made it clear the upcoming sequel won’t happen without the acclaimed actor.
The John Wick franchise gets a vital update from Lionsgate alongside Highlander as director Chad Stahelski will oversee the creative direction of both properties, per a new agreement.
Via Variety, Stahelski, who has helmed all four installments in the John Wick movie series and will direct the upcoming Highlander reboot, will have full creative oversight of the two franchises across all multimedia platforms, including film and TV. He also addresses his plans to launch “another franchise” with the Highlander reboot. Stahelski’s creative control will come through his production company, 87Eleven, which he co-founded with fellow filmmaker David Leitch. He will work with John Wick franchise producer Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee while he will collaborate on Highlander with Neal H. Moritz and the estate of late producer, Peter S. Davis,
Stahelski is coming off the franchise-record-breaking success of Chapter 4, which grossed over $440 million following its release last March. Lionsgate is currently developing John Wick 5 after announcing the next sequel last May, despite Chapter 4 seemingly ending with the demise of Keanu Reeves’ eponymous hitman. Reeves’ participation in John Wick 5 has yet to be confirmed, though Lionsgate and Stahelski have made it clear the upcoming sequel won’t happen without the acclaimed actor.
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