Whereas Lionsgate nonetheless has two extra John Wick films on their means, the studio is reportedly additionally contemplating a “massive AAA recreation” primarily based on the franchise.
Throughout an earnings name at present, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer talked about that the corporate has been discussing proposals for the sport, although nothing is ready in stone but.
“I don’t need to get forward of myself right here, however we imagine there’s a massive AAA recreation to be made out of ‘John Wick,'” Feltheimer stated in the course of the name, in accordance with a report by IndieWire. “We’ve been fielding proposals. We definitely are all in favour of transferring that ahead, however I don’t need to say something extra about that presently.”
As IndieWire identified, if Lionsgate goes by with the sport, it will mark the primary time the action-heavy franchise has been become an AAA title. Bithell Video games already created John Wick Hex, a technique recreation primarily based on the John Wick film collection. Nevertheless, the Lionsgate recreation would have a a lot bigger funds.
IGN gave John Wick Hex a 6.8 in our assessment calling it a “easy, sensible” technique recreation that lacked polish.
For the reason that franchise started with the discharge of John Wick in 2014, its three films have been box-office hits. We gave John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum an 8.5 in our assessment, calling it “chock filled with ingenious set-pieces and brutal kills.” John Wick: Chapter 4 can also be slated to launch in 2023 after being delayed by almost a yr.
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