This evening, Collider had the honor of hosting directing legendsTim Miller,Andrew Stanton,andChad Stahelskifor our San Diego Comic-Con panel, Directors of Directing, hosted bySteve Weintraub. As promised, this was a must-see panel. In addition to discussing their previous work and teasing what their next projects might be, as the panel came to a close, Stahleski shared the first poster forJohn Wick 4. The first epic red-toned poster featuresKeanu Reevesfront and center with nunchucks. Fans who attended the panel got a major surprise, as Keanu Reeves arrived with the poster!
In 2014, theJohn Wickfranchise fought its way to the screen with Reeves starring as the titular John Wick—a former hitman who is brought back into the criminal underworld after Russian gangsters break into his house and kill his beagle puppy Daisy. Who can blame a man for getting back in the game after someone killed his dog? And yes, we all know this is a plot point that has spawned many memes and jokes.
The poster and teaser footage come on the heels of anotherJohn Wick-related story that dropped during San Diego Comic-Con. This week,we got the first image of Reeves as Wick, standing amidst the glow of candles. The new poster that arrived during the Directors on Directing panel also features Wick’s nickname throughout the franchise: Baba Yaga.
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John Wick 4will reunite with his formerMatrixco-starLaurence Fishburnein this next outing as Wick. The cast of characters also includes Winston (Ian McShane) and Charon (Lance Reddick), as well asDonnie Yen,Shamier Anderson,Bill Skarsgård,Rina Sawayama,Hiroyuki Sanada,Scott Adkins, andClancy Brown, who recentlyrevealed new detailsabout his character while chatting with Collider.John Wick 4was originally slated to arrive in theaters in May 2022,but delays pushed its release date to June 11, 2025.
TheJohn Wickuniverse continues to expand too.Earlier this month it was announcedthatPromising Young Woman’sEmerald Fennellwill write the spin-offBallerina. The film will seeAna de Armasstar as a young assassin seeking to avenge her murdered family. Puppies. Families. This is the heartbreaking stuff that pushes people into the world of the underworld.
John Wick 4arrives in theaters on August 17, 2025. Collider is excited to share the epic new poster from theJohn Wick 4down below:
