John Wick is Getting an Animated Prequel, and Keanu Reeves is Back!

Info in Movie News | John Wick is far from done. After four action-packed movies that took him from New York to Osaka, the legendary assassin is about to explore a whole new world—animation. That’s right, there is a John Wick animated prequel movie in the works, and it is set to bring the audience closer to his backstory.

According to Collider, the movie will take us back to a time when John Wick was still fully immersed in the assassin underworld, long before the events of the 2014 movie. The story will focus on the infamous “Impossible Task”, where John must eliminate all his rivals in a single night to secure his freedom and start a new life with his one true love, Helen.

The best part? Keanu Reeves is expected to return as the voice of John Wick. Let’s be real—John Wick just wouldn’t be the same without him.

Shannon Tindle, the one behind Ultraman: Rising, Kubo and the Two Strings, and Lost Ollie, will sit in the director's chair with the script being written by Vanessa Taylor who co-wrote The Shape of Water and also worked on Game of Thrones. With a team like this, it's safe to say the movie is in good hands.

And of course, the OG John Wick production team is back. Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, and Chad Stahelski (also read: His Sifu Project with Netflix) joined by Reeves as a producer are the ones who will be producing it. Stahelski, who has always been vocal about his love for anime, called the project a natural step for the franchise, and said that animation allows them to expand the John Wick universe in ways never seen before.

But that’s not all—John Wick 5 is officially in development, along with a spin-off focused on Caine, Donnie Yen’s badass character from John Wick: Chapter 4. So yeah, Wick fans, buckle up—there’s plenty more action coming your way!