If you watchedJohn Wickand thought to yourself, “There couldn’t possibly be any more action in this story,” get ready forJohn Wick: Chapter 2. Thefirst poster for the follow-uparrived earlier today, showing starKeanu Reevesgetting fitted for a dapper new suit, gun in hand. But in addition to the poster debut, we also learned a bit more about the film. Specifically, expecta lotmore action.
Speaking withEW, directorChad Stahelskirevealed that there is twice as much action inJohn Wick 2as there was inJohn Wick:
“I would say we had twice as much action as the first movie,” he says about the shoot. “We took it all a full notch up as far as the driving car stuff went. A great portion of the car chase in the opening of the filmisKeanu, which is very impressive.”
Stahelski made his feature directorial debut with the firstJohn Wickalongside co-directorDavid Leitchafter the two had a long and successful career as stunt coordinators and second unit directors on films likeThe Wolverine,Jurassic World, andCaptain America: Civil War. While Leitch was originally set to return and co-directJohn Wick 2, he became busy with his own directorial projectThe Coldest CitystarringCharlize Theronand simply serves as an executive producer on theJohn Wicksequel.
The story ofJohn Wick: Chapter 2will delve deeper into the criminal network of hotels that was glimpsed briefly in the first movie and will also relocate to Rome. Moreover, Stahelski gets the chance to reunite withLaurence Fishburneafter serving as a stunt coordinator on theMatrixsequels, with Fishburne playing a secretive character known only as The Bowery King.
New cast members forJohn Wick: Chapter 2also includeRuby RoseandCommon, withJohn Leguizamo,Lance Reddick, andIan McShanereprising their roles from the first movie.John Wick: Chapter 2opens in theaters on July 11, 2025.
