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John Wick spinoff series The Continental will focus on young Winston, consists of three 90-minute episodes

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After waiting for over a year for new information, Lionsgate TV chairman Kevin Beggs has finally revealed the episode count and episode length for the upcoming John Wick spinoff series The Continental as well as who the series will focus on. In an interview with Deadline, Beggs confirmed that The Continental will be set 40 years before the […]

John Wick: Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 no longer shooting back-to-back, Chapter 4 to begin filming this summer

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Last year, it was reported that John Wick: Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 were going to be filmed back-to-back, however, it seems like Lionsgate have changed their approach to the film franchise. According to a report by Collider, John Wick: Chapter 4 will begin shooting this coming June but there is no mention that Chapter 5 will begin filming after production has […]

Writer Derek Kolstad reveals why he won’t be returning for John Wick: Chapter 4

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The fourth instalment in the hugely popular action franchise John Wick is currently in pre-production but one of the creative team has confirmed they won’t be returning for the latest instalment. In an interview with Collider, Derek Kolstad, who wrote all three previous John Wick films, has revealed why he won’t be returning to write the screenplay for […]

A look back at the original Bourne trilogy

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at the original Jason Bourne trilogy, its impact on action cinema, and whether it still holds up… At a time when the Bond franchise was growing tired, and a slew of over the top action films attempted to have either edge or attitude (xXx) or riff on The Matrix, another franchise […]

Greenland: How to breath life into a tired genre and defy expectations

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Tom Jolliffe looks at one of the surprise critical successes of the year, Greenland… Remember when there seemed to be a new disaster film out every 6 months? Some world ending disaster, either natural or extra-terrestrial, would put the fate of mankind in the balance. The CGI tools at the disposal of filmmakers also meant […]

John Wick: Chapter 4 could start filming this year, says Ian McShane

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Although the release date for John Wick: Chapter 4 was pushed back by Lionsgate from May 2020 to May 2022, it sounds like the John Wick franchise could once again enter production this year. In an interview with Collider, Ian McShane, who plays Winston, the owner of the Continental Hotel, revealed that while there is no specific production start […]

10 More Essential Revenge Films

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Tom Jolliffe with another ten essential revenge films… Are you not entertained? No? Then you need some hardy revenge to pass some time. The revenge formula (served chilled, straight from the fridge or something) has remained popular for well over half a century. There’s something about that trigger of a protagonist who has been wronged […]

Jessica Henwick details an idea for a John Wick spinoff she pitched to Keanu Reeves while shooting The Matrix 4

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Although Jessica Henwick is currently filming The Matrix 4, it seems like she is spending some of her time pitching ideas for the expansion of the John Wick franchise to co-star Keanu Reeves. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Henwick revealed she has pitched an idea for Jess Wick to Reeves which would see her in the lead role […]

John Wick director Chad Stahelski says the original script only had three kills in the entire movie

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One of the biggest action franchises in the film industry in recent times is the Keanu Reeves-led John Wick series which has become infamous for the sheer number of people the titular character kills on-screen. However, in an interview with ComicBook.com, John Wick director Chad Stahelski revealed the original script for the first film only had three deaths […]