John Wick 5 confirmed by Lionsgate executive

Lionsgate executive Jenefer Brown has revealed that a fifth 'John Wick' movie is in development.

The future of the action franchise had been uncertain after Keanu Reeves' titular hitman seemingly died in the 2023 movie 'John Wick: Chapter 4' but the studio chief has revealed that another film is in the pipeline.

Discussing the future of the series with ComicBook.com, Brown said: "This world continues to grow and expand in incredible ways.

"Up next, of course, we have 'Ballerina', which is our first spin-off movie and (we) can't wait for that to release to the world. Of course, we've announced we're working on a fifth 'John Wick' film. I think there are more spin-offs to come, a TV series, video game."

The Lionsgate boss added: "We've shared that we're developing a fifth 'John Wick' film... (John Wick) may be (dead). We are all on baited breath waiting to find out."

The revelation comes after Keanu, 60, dismissed the prospect of another movie following the character's death.

In an interview with ComicBook.com, he said: "You know, the character’s dead. He died in ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’."

'The Matrix' star insisted that he wasn't involved in discussions about a possible resurrection for the assassin.

When asked if there was a plan to revive John Wick, Keanu replied: "Right now? Right now there isn’t."

Producer Erica Lee previously admitted that "the stars have to align" if a fifth film is to be made.

She told Screen Rant: "I think we set this bar so high in ['John Wick: Chapter 4'] and we left it all on the table. I say we burn the house down when we make the movie.

"So I think to pull it all together, it has to be a great idea and the stars have to align, and there's a lot of pressure to get that right.

"So that's what I'm most hopeful and excited and anxious about."

The spin-off movie 'Ballerina' is slated for release this summer but lead actress Ana de Armas claims that her character Eve Macarro is different from John Wick.

She told Collider: "I think there are some trademarks in the style of the fights in John Wick, and things that he does that are very particular to him. But because in this movie we’re seeing through Eve’s eyes the background of that training that John had, and how these assassins and ballerinas, how these people become these assassins, there are some little details that are the same, but Eve Macarro is Eve Macarro. She’s not John Wick!"

Ana explained that she became "really good at kicking" as a result of her rigorous training process for the action flick.

The 36-year-old star said: "Through the training process and rehearsals, we kind of built these fights and tailored them to the things that I would do best. I was really good at kicking, and also because I’m a 'ballerina', I’m supposed to be good at kicking; I was really good at close fights, like with knives and things like that."