Test audiences, however, did not approve of the ending
Consider a different ending to John Wick's Chapter 4 cryptic one.
Well, the director Chad Stahelski has one ready for the film, which would settle the debate on John Wick's fate.
However, the focus group preferred the theatrical cut ending.
During an interview with Empire magazine, the filmmaker confirmed that he filmed two different endings for the movie during production, one of which would have ended the speculation over John Wick's fate.
"We had a different ending," Stahelski admitted.
"[The
theatrical ending] was the ending Keanu and I wanted, but we shot a
different ending. We shot an ending where you actually saw John Wick at the
end of the movie. So it was very clear that he was still alive. The
audiences we tested with absolutely preferred the ambiguous ending."
Meanwhile, Keanu Reeves has coy about the aftermath of his
character in Chapter 4 as he told IGN, "I mean, I have an opinion, but I
don't know if we should concretize it. Let the audience decide."
Earlier,
Lionsgate is going forward with John Wick 5 after intense speculations about
the renewal after the booming business of Chapter 4.
During the
company's earnings call, the president, Joe Drake, announced, "What is
official is that, as you know, Ballerina is the first spinoff that comes out
next year. We're in development on three others, including [John Wick 5] and
including television series The Continental."
