WATCH: John Wick 3 finally hits local cinemas
JOBURG – Keanu Reeves returns as the eternally embattled super-assassin John Wick.
In this third instalment of the adrenaline-fuelled franchise, Keanu Reeves returns as the eternally embattled super-assassin John Wick. At the end of John Wick: Chapter 2, he wasn’t in the best shape.
“The third chapter is literally connected to second and starts with John Wick on the run,” said Reeves.
In cinema all over the world and throughout the history of movies, we’ve come across plenty of men with guns seeking revenge or running for their lives. But we’ve never encountered anyone quite like John Wick.
Even the full title, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, hints at the carnage in store. The subtitle derives from the Latin phrase Si vis pacem, para bellum, meaning, ‘If you want peace, prepare for war’.
The slick action flick pulls out all the stops, and director, Chad Stahelski, has hinted that for all the bloodshed seen in the first two instalments, we really haven’t seen anything yet.
“This film ‘goes slightly north’ of the previous one with regards to body count,” Stahelski said.
Stahelski said the movie will feature horses, dogs, cats, a raven, a flock of pigeons, shotguns and ninjas.
Besides this strange assortment of animals – John Wick may be cinema’s most notorious dog lover and protector – Reeves won’t be alone in the threequel. Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane and Lance Reddick are all back as The Bowery King, Continental Hotel owner Winston and Continental concierge Charon.
There also won’t be a shortage of new assassins after Wick, with Mark Dacascos playing Zero and Jason Mantzoukas appearing as the Tick Tock Man.
In addition, Anjelica Huston has joined the cast as The Director, who will presumably work closely with The Adjudicator, played by Asia Kate Dillon. The two are members of The High Table, who are displeased that Wick killed one of their own in Chapter 2.
The most exciting new cast member, however, is Halle Berry in the role of Sofia, a fellow assassin and friend of Wick’s who risks everything to help him on his mission to escape New York City.
Watch the John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum trailer below:
